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Canny Ideas API

The Ideas API from Canny — 4 operation(s) for ideas.

Canny Ideas API is one of 16 APIs that Canny publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Ideas. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://canny.io/api/v1, https://canny.io/api/v2.

4 operations 4 paths 4 schemas 4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://canny.io/api/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Canny Ideas API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (apiKeyBody). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (apiKeyHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyBody — Secret API key. Canny documents the key as a body parameter named apiKey; it is modeled here as an apiKey security scheme.

Paths & Operations 4

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

Ideas 4
POST
/ideas/list
List ideas
body → 200
POST
/ideas/retrieve
Retrieve an idea
body → 200
POST
/ideas/merge
Merge two ideas
body → 200
POST
/ideas/delete
Delete an idea
body → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GenericList (2 properties), AuthedRequest (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PagedAuthedRequest
GenericList
object
2 properties
GenericObject
object
AuthedRequest
object
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canny-ideas-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Canny Comments API
Canny Companies API
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Canny Insights API
Canny Opportunities API
Canny Posts API
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