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Backstage Documentation API

The Documentation API from Backstage — 2 operation(s) for documentation.

Backstage Documentation API is one of 13 APIs that Backstage publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://localhost:7007/api/auth.

2 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://localhost:7007/api/auth
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Backstage Documentation API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as backstage-auth (cookieAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth).

Paths & Operations 2

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

Documentation 2
GET
/docs/{namespace}/{kind}/{name}
Backstage Get TechDocs index page
getTechDocsIndex 3 params → 200404
GET
/docs/{namespace}/{kind}/{name}/{path}
Backstage Get a specific TechDocs page or asset
getTechDocsPage 4 params → 200404

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

backstage-documentation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Backstage publishes across the network.

Backstage Events System
Backstage Actions API
Backstage Authentication API
Backstage Authorization API
Backstage Entities API
Backstage Locations API
Backstage Metadata API
Backstage Search API
Backstage Sync API
Backstage Tasks API
Backstage Templates API
Backstage Token Verification API
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