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Kong Catalog Services API

Create and maintain a centralized catalog of all services running in your organization.Add custom fields and map resources from across your organization to provide a 360-degree overview of your services.Custom fields allow you to surface key information such as:- `Owner`: The person or team responsible for the service- `Product Manager`: The person assigned to guide the service's direction for customer success- `Jira Project`: The Jira project which represents past, present and future work for the serviceResources are discovered from the integrations you use within your organization to create, operate and manage your services.Mapping the resources relevant to your service will provide a rich view of the service's communication channels, dependencies and more.Types of resources which you can map to a service include:- `Code Repositories:` The software project(s) that make up the service- `Monitors and Dashboards:` Tools providing visibility into the health and performance of the service- `Communication Channels`: Virtual spaces where questions and concerns can be raised about the service- `Incident Management Resources`: Alerts setup within your incident management platform to notify individuals regarding issues with the service

Kong Catalog Services 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 Catalog Services. 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 35 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 35 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 Catalog Services 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.

Catalog Services 5

Create and maintain a centralized catalog of all services running in your organization. Add custom fields and map resources from across your organization to provide a 360-degree o…

POST
/v1/catalog-services
Create Service
create-catalog-service body → 201400401403
GET
/v1/catalog-services
List Services
list-catalog-services 4 params → 200400401403
GET
/v1/catalog-services/{id}
Get a Service
fetch-catalog-service 1 param → 200401403404
PATCH
/v1/catalog-services/{id}
Update Service
update-catalog-service 1 param body → 200400401403404409
DELETE
/v1/catalog-services/{id}
Delete Service
delete-catalog-service 1 param → 204401403404

Schemas 35

The contract defines 35 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CatalogService (8 properties), CatalogServiceFilterParameters (7 properties), InvalidParameterMinimumLength (5 properties), InvalidParameterMaximumLength (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InvalidParameterMinimumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
UrlCustomField
object
2 properties 2 required
UpdatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity update date.
InvalidParameterChoiceItem
object
5 properties 4 required
ConflictError
InvalidParameterMaximumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
UuidFieldFilter
object
Filter using one of the following operators: eq, oeq, neq
3 properties
CatalogService
object
The service object contains information about a Service Catalog service.
8 properties 8 required
Labels
object
Labels store metadata of an entity that can be used for filtering an entity list or for searching across entity types. Keys must be of length 1-63 characters,…
ForbiddenError
UnauthorizedError
CreateCatalogService
object
5 properties 2 required
LabelsUpdate
object
Labels store metadata of an entity that can be used for filtering an entity list or for searching across entity types. Labels are intended to store INTERNAL me…
TextCustomField
string
StringFieldFilter
object
Filter using one of the following operators: eq, oeq, neq, contains, ocontains
5 properties
NumericCustomField
number
CustomFields
object
Map of customizable, catalog-defined fields providing information about a service.
PaginatedMeta
object
returns the pagination information
1 property 1 required
BooleanFieldFilter
boolean
Filter by a boolean value (true/false).
CreatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity creation date.
BaseError
object
standard error
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterDependentItem
object
5 properties 4 required
SortQuery
string
The asc suffix is optional as the default sort order is ascending. The desc suffix is used to specify a descending order. Multiple sort attributes may be provi…
InvalidRules
string
invalid parameters rules
InvalidParameters
array
invalid parameters
BadRequestError
UpdateCatalogService
object
5 properties
NumericFieldFilter
Filter by a numeric value.
InvalidParameterStandard
object
4 properties 2 required
CatalogServiceFilterParameters
object
7 properties
DateTimeFieldFilter
Filters on the given datetime (RFC-3339) field value.
NotFoundError
PageMeta
object
Contains pagination query parameters and the total number of objects returned.
3 properties 3 required
LabelsFieldFilter
BooleanCustomField
boolean

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kong-catalog-services-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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