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Backstage Tasks API

Endpoints for creating and managing scaffolder tasks.

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

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

This API exposes 7 operations across 6 paths, and defines 1 schema. 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.

7 operations 6 paths 1 schemas 4 GET3 POST

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 Tasks 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 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 4 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tasks 7

Endpoints for creating and managing scaffolder tasks.

GET
/v2/tasks
Backstage List scaffolder tasks
listTasks 1 param → 200401
POST
/v2/tasks
Backstage Create a scaffolder task
createTask body → 201401
GET
/v2/tasks/{taskId}
Backstage Get task by ID
getTask 1 param → 200404401
POST
/v2/tasks/{taskId}/cancel
Backstage Cancel a task
cancelTask 1 param → 200404401
GET
/v2/tasks/{taskId}/eventstream
Backstage Get task event stream
getTaskEventStream 2 params → 200404401
GET
/v2/tasks/{taskId}/logs
Backstage Get task logs
getTaskLogs 2 params → 200404401
POST
/v2/dry-run
Backstage Dry-run a template
dryRunTask body → 200401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Task (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Task
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

backstage-tasks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Backstage publishes across the network.

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