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Canonical Networks API

The networks API from Canonical — 5 operation(s) for networks.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Canonical Networks API is one of 122 APIs that Canonical publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Networks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and release notes.

This API exposes 10 operations across 5 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.snapcraft.io.

10 operations 5 paths 15 schemas 1 DELETE5 GET1 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.snapcraft.io
Contact
LXD upstream
License
AGPL-3.0-only
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 10

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 5 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Networks 10
GET
/1.0/networks
Get the networks
networks_get 2 params → 200403500
POST
/1.0/networks
Add a network
networks_post 2 params body → 202400403500
DELETE
/1.0/networks/{name}
Delete the network
network_delete 1 param → 202400403404500
GET
/1.0/networks/{name}
Get the network
network_get 2 params → 200403500
PATCH
/1.0/networks/{name}
Partially update the network
network_patch 2 params body → 202400403412500
POST
/1.0/networks/{name}
Rename the network
network_post 1 param body → 202400403500
PUT
/1.0/networks/{name}
Update the network
network_put 2 params body → 202400403404412500
GET
/1.0/networks/{name}/leases
Get the DHCP leases
networks_leases_get 2 params → 200403500
GET
/1.0/networks/{name}/state
Get the network state
networks_state_get 2 params → 200403500
GET
/1.0/networks?recursion=1
Get the networks
networks_get_recursion1 3 params → 200403500

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Operation (15 properties), Network (10 properties), NetworkState (10 properties), NetworkStateBond (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

NetworkStateBridge
object
NetworkStateBridge represents bridge specific state
6 properties
NetworkPost
object
NetworkPost represents the fields required to rename a LXD network
1 property
NetworkLease
object
NetworkLease represents a DHCP lease
6 properties
Network
object
Network represents a LXD network
10 properties
StatusCode
integer
Operation
object
Operation represents a LXD background operation
15 properties
NetworkState
object
NetworkState represents the network state
10 properties
NetworkStateCounters
object
NetworkStateCounters represents packet counters
4 properties
NetworkStateAddress
object
NetworkStateAddress represents a network address
4 properties
OperationRequestor
object
API extension: operationrequestor.
3 properties
NetworkStateVLAN
object
NetworkStateVLAN represents VLAN specific state
2 properties
NetworkStateBond
object
NetworkStateBond represents bond specific state
7 properties
NetworksPost
object
NetworksPost represents the fields of a new LXD network
4 properties
NetworkStateOVN
object
NetworkStateOVN represents OVN specific state
1 property
NetworkPut
object
NetworkPut represents the modifiable fields of a LXD network
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

canonical-networks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
canonical:canonical-networks-api
Base URL
https://api.snapcraft.io
Docs
https://api.snapcraft.io/docs/
Provider
Canonical
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