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Apache Airflow

Apache Airflow Backfill API

The Backfill API from Apache Airflow — 6 operation(s) for backfill.

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Apache Airflow Backfill API is one of 26 APIs that Apache Airflow publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Backfill. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 7 operations across 6 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://localhost:8080/api/v2.

7 operations 6 paths 9 schemas 2 GET2 POST3 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2
Base URL
http://localhost:8080/api/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Apache Airflow Backfill API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2PasswordBearer) using the password flow. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (HTTPBearer).

  • OAuth2PasswordBearer — To authenticate Airflow API requests, clients must include a JWT (JSON Web Token) in the Authorization header of each request. This token is used to verify the…

Paths & Operations 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Backfill 7
GET
/api/v2/backfills
Airflow List Backfills
list_backfills 4 params → 200401403422
POST
/api/v2/backfills
Airflow Create Backfill
create_backfill body → 200401403400404409422
GET
/api/v2/backfills/{backfill_id}
Airflow Get Backfill
get_backfill 1 param → 200401403404422
PUT
/api/v2/backfills/{backfill_id}/pause
Airflow Pause Backfill
pause_backfill 1 param → 200401403404409422
PUT
/api/v2/backfills/{backfill_id}/unpause
Airflow Unpause Backfill
unpause_backfill 1 param → 200401403404409422
PUT
/api/v2/backfills/{backfill_id}/cancel
Airflow Cancel Backfill
cancel_backfill 1 param → 200401403404409422
POST
/api/v2/backfills/dry_run
Airflow Create Backfill Dry Run
create_backfill_dry_run body → 200401403404409422

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BackfillResponse (12 properties), BackfillPostBody (8 properties), ValidationError (5 properties), DryRunBackfillResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DryRunBackfillResponse
object
Backfill serializer for responses in dry-run mode.
3 properties 3 required
HTTPValidationError
object
1 property
DryRunBackfillCollectionResponse
object
Backfill collection serializer for responses in dry-run mode.
2 properties 2 required
BackfillCollectionResponse
object
Backfill Collection serializer for responses.
2 properties 2 required
ValidationError
object
5 properties 3 required
HTTPExceptionResponse
object
HTTPException Model used for error response.
1 property 1 required
BackfillResponse
object
Base serializer for Backfill.
12 properties 12 required
BackfillPostBody
object
Object used for create backfill request.
8 properties 3 required
ReprocessBehavior
string
Internal enum for setting reprocess behavior in a backfill. :meta private:

Specification

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Source

airflow-backfill-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
airflow:airflow-backfill-api
Base URL
http://localhost:8080/api/v2
Docs
https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/stable-rest-api-ref.html
Provider
Apache Airflow
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