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Ably apps API

The apps API from Ably — 3 operation(s) for apps.

Ably apps API is one of 12 APIs that Ably publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include apps. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.32.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://control.ably.net/v1.

5 operations 3 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0.32
Base URL
https://rest.ably.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Ably apps API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearer_auth).

  • bearer_auth — Control API uses bearer authentication. You need to generate an access token for use with this API. More details can be found in the Ably docs .

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

apps 5
GET
/accounts/{account_id}/apps
Lists account apps
1 param → 200401404500
POST
/accounts/{account_id}/apps
Creates an app
1 param body → 201400401404422500
PATCH
/apps/{id}
Updates an app
1 param body → 200400401404422500
DELETE
/apps/{id}
Deletes an app
1 param → 204401404422500
POST
/apps/{id}/pkcs12
Updates app's APNs info from a .p12 file
1 param body → 200400401404500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are app_post (9 properties), app_patch (9 properties), app_response (7 properties), error (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

app_pkcs12
object
2 properties 2 required
error
object
5 properties 4 required
app_response
object
7 properties
app_patch
object
9 properties
app_post
object
9 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ably-apps-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Ably publishes across the network.

Ably Authentication API
Ably History API
Ably keys API
Ably namespaces API
Ably Publishing API
Ably Push API
Ably queues API
Ably rules API
Ably Stats API
Ably Status API
Ably tokens API