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Curse Files API

The Files API from Curse — 7 operation(s) for files.

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Curse Files API is one of 7 APIs that Curse publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 25 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.curseforge.com.

7 operations 7 paths 25 schemas 6 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://api.curseforge.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Curse Files API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (API_KEY). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • API_KEY — The API key can be generated in the CurseForge for Studios [developer console](https://console.curseforge.com/).

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 6 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Files 7
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files/{fileId}
Get a single file of the specified mod.
Get Mod File 2 params → 200500404
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files
Get all files of the specified mod.
Get Mod Files 10 params → 200500404
POST
/v1/mods/files
Get a list of files.
Get Files body → 200500404400
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files/{fileId}/changelog
Get the changelog of a file in HTML format.
Get Mod File Changelog 5 params → 200500404
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files/{fileId}/download-url
Get a download url for a specific file.
Get Mod File Download URL 2 params → 200500404
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files/{fileId}/download-info
Get a download information for a specific file. This can include different formats and delta-diffs and allows the client to select the best suited file to download.
Get Mod File Download URL2 3 params → 200500404
GET
/v1/mods/{modId}/files/{newFileId}/deltas/{oldFileId}
Get a single file of the specified mod.
Get Mod File2 3 params → 200500404

Schemas 25

The contract defines 25 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are File (27 properties), FileDeltaDiff (14 properties), DownloadInfo (7 properties), SortableGameVersion (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

HashAlgo
integer
1 = Sha1 2 = Md5
GetModFilesRequestBody
object
1 property
FileRelationType
integer
1 = EmbeddedLibrary 2 = OptionalDependency 3 = RequiredDependency 4 = Tool 5 = Incompatible 6 = Include
File
object
27 properties
FileDependency
object
2 properties
CookerInfo
object
2 properties
SortableGameVersion
object
5 properties
ProjectFileReleaseType
integer
1 = Release 2 = Beta 3 = Alpha
ApiResponseOfListOfDownloadInfo
object
1 property
PlatformType
integer
0 = Empty 1 = Windows 2 = XboxOne 3 = XboxXS 4 = Linux 5 = PS4 6 = PS5 7 = Mac 8 = IOS 9 = TVOS 10 = Android 11 = Switch 12 = WindowsServer 13 = LinuxServer
String_Response
object
1 property
DownloadInfo
object
7 properties
ModLoaderType
integer
0 = Any 1 = Forge 2 = Cauldron 3 = LiteLoader 4 = Fabric 5 = Quilt 6 = NeoForge
Get_Mod_Files_Response
object
2 properties
FileHash
object
2 properties
FileReleaseType
integer
1 = Release 2 = Beta 3 = Alpha
FileStatus
integer
1 = Processing 2 = ChangesRequired 3 = UnderReview 4 = Approved 5 = Rejected 6 = MalwareDetected 7 = Deleted 8 = Archived 9 = Testing 10 = Released 11 = ReadyF…
FileDeltaDiffStatus
integer
1 = Generating 2 = Approved 3 = Deleted
FileDeltaDiff
object
14 properties
ApiResponseOfFileDeltaDiff
object
1 property
Pagination
object
4 properties
DownloadInfoType
integer
1 = Default 2 = Diff 3 = Compression7z
Get_Mod_File_Response
object
1 property
Get_Files_Response
object
1 property
FileModule
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

curse-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
curse:curse-files-api
Base URL
https://api.curseforge.com
Docs
https://docs.curseforge.com/rest-api/
Provider
Curse
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