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Ably namespaces API

The namespaces API from Ably — 2 operation(s) for namespaces.

Ably namespaces 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 namespaces. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 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.

4 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 PATCH1 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 namespaces 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 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

namespaces 4
GET
/apps/{app_id}/namespaces
Lists namespaces
1 param → 200401404500504
POST
/apps/{app_id}/namespaces
Creates a namespace
1 param body → 201400401404422500
PATCH
/apps/{app_id}/namespaces/{namespace_id}
Updates a namespace
2 params body → 200400401404500504
DELETE
/apps/{app_id}/namespaces/{namespace_id}
Deletes a namespace
2 params → 204401404500504

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are namespace_response (12 properties), namespace_post (10 properties), namespace_patch (9 properties), error (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

namespace_response
object
12 properties
namespace_post
object
10 properties 1 required
namespace_patch
object
9 properties
error
object
5 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ably-namespaces-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Ably publishes across the network.

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