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IPFS Tar API

The Tar API from IPFS — 2 operation(s) for tar.

IPFS Tar API is one of 40 APIs that IPFS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Tar. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: http://localhost:5001, http://127.0.0.1:5001, https://ipfs.infura.io:5001.

2 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v0
Base URL
http://localhost:5001
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

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

Tar 2
POST
/api/v0/tar/adddeprecated
Import a tar file into IPFS.
tar/add body → 200
POST
/api/v0/tar/catdeprecated
Export a tar file from IPFS.
tar/cat 1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ipfs-tar-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IPFS publishes across the network.

IPFS HTTP Gateway API
IPFS Delegated Routing V1 HTTP API
IPFS Add API
IPFS Bitswap API
IPFS Block API
IPFS Bootstrap API
IPFS Cat API
IPFS Cid API
IPFS Commands API
IPFS Config API
IPFS Dag API
IPFS Dht API