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Kong Add-Ons API

The Add-Ons API from Kong — 2 operation(s) for add-ons.

Kong Add-Ons API is one of 139 APIs that Kong publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Add-Ons. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, an API reference, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 53 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.14.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}:{port}{path}.

5 operations 2 paths 53 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.14.0
Base URL
https://konghq.com/
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Kong Add-Ons API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Kong-Admin-Token (adminToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

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

Add-Ons 5
POST
/v2/cloud-gateways/add-ons
Create Add-On
create-add-on body → 201400401403404409
GET
/v2/cloud-gateways/add-ons
List Add-Ons
list-add-ons 3 params → 200400401403
GET
/v2/cloud-gateways/add-ons/{addOnId}
Get Add-On
get-add-on 1 param → 200401403404
DELETE
/v2/cloud-gateways/add-ons/{addOnId}
Delete Add-On
delete-add-on 1 param → 204400401403404
PATCH
/v2/cloud-gateways/add-ons/{addOnId}
Update Add-On
update-add-on 1 param body → 200400401403404

Schemas 53

The contract defines 53 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AddOnResponse (8 properties), AddOnsFilterParameters (7 properties), ManagedCacheAddOnDataPlaneGroup (6 properties), InvalidParameterDependentItem (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AddOnStateFieldEqualsFilter
Filter add-on state by exact match.
InvalidParameterMinimumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
ControlPlaneGeo
string
Set of control-plane geos supported for deploying cloud-gateways configurations.
ManagedCacheCapacityConfig
object
Configuration for managed cache capacity and performance characteristics.
AddOnConfigKind
string
Type of add-on config.
UpdateAddOnRequest
object
Request body for updating an add-on.
1 property 1 required
ControlPlaneGeoFieldEqualsFilter
Filter a control-plane geo by exact match.
AddOnConfigKindFieldFilter
Filter for add-on config kind field.
CreateManagedCacheAddOnConfig
object
Configuration for creating a managed cache add-on.
2 properties 2 required
InvalidParameterChoiceItem
object
5 properties 4 required
ConflictError
UpdateManagedCacheAddOnConfig
object
Configuration for updating a managed cache add-on.
2 properties 2 required
AddOnState
string
The current state of the add-on. Possible values: - initializing - The add-on is in the process of being initialized/updated. - ready - The add-on is fully ope…
InvalidParameterMaximumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
CreateAddOnConfig
object
Configuration for creating different types of add-ons.
AddOnsFilterParameters
object
Filter parameters for add-ons list operation.
7 properties
AddOnName
string
Unique human-readable name of the add-on.
UuidFieldFilter
object
Filter using one of the following operators: eq, oeq, neq
3 properties
AddOnStateFieldOrEqualityFilter
object
Filter add-on state by determining if the value is equal to any in a set of values, where the set is a comma-delimited list.
1 property 1 required
AddOnConfigKindFieldEqualsFilter
Filter add-on config kind by exact match.
CloudGatewaysStringFieldFilterOverride
object
Filter using one of the following operators: eq, oeq, neq, contains, ocontains
5 properties
ManagedCacheAddOnConfigResponse
object
Configuration for managed cache add-on.
4 properties 4 required
ForbiddenError
UnauthorizedError
TieredCapacityConfig
object
Capacity tiers with pre-configured size and performance characteristics.
2 properties 2 required
AddOnOwner
object
Owner for the add-on.
ControlPlaneAddOnOwner
object
Control Plane is the owner for the add-on.
3 properties 3 required
AddOnStateFieldEqualsComparison
object
1 property 1 required
AddOnConfigResponse
object
Configuration object for different types of add-ons.
PaginatedMeta
object
returns the pagination information
1 property 1 required
ProviderName
string
Name of cloud provider.
CreateAddOnRequest
object
Request schema for creating an add-on.
3 properties 3 required
AddOnConfigKindFieldNotEqualsFilter
object
Filter add-on config kind by inequality match.
1 property 1 required
BaseError
object
standard error
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterDependentItem
object
5 properties 4 required
ControlPlaneGeoFieldFilter
InvalidRules
string
invalid parameters rules
ControlPlaneGeoFieldOrEqualityFilter
object
Filter a control-plane geo by determining if the value is equal to any in a set of values, where the set is a comma-delimited list.
1 property 1 required
InvalidParameters
array
invalid parameters
BadRequestError
ManagedCacheAddOnDataPlaneGroup
object
Object that describes a data-plane group where managed cache add-on is deployed.
6 properties 6 required
UpdateAddOnConfig
object
Configuration for updating different types of add-ons.
ControlPlaneGroupAddOnOwner
object
Control Plane Group is the owner for the add-on.
3 properties 3 required
InvalidParameterStandard
object
4 properties 2 required
AddOnResponse
object
Object containing information about an add-on.
8 properties 8 required
AddOnConfigKindFieldEqualsComparison
object
1 property 1 required
AddOnStateFieldFilter
AddOnId
string
AddOnConfigKindFieldOrEqualityFilter
object
Filter add-on config kind by determining if the value is equal to any in a set of values.
1 property 1 required
AddOnStateFieldNotEqualsFilter
object
Filter add-on state by inequality match.
1 property 1 required
NotFoundError
PageMeta
object
Contains pagination query parameters and the total number of objects returned.
3 properties 3 required
ControlPlaneGeoFieldNotEqualsFilter
object
Filter a control-plane geo by inequality match.
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kong-add-ons-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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