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Kong System Accounts - Access Tokens API

The System Accounts - Access Tokens API from Kong — 2 operation(s) for system accounts - access tokens.

Kong System Accounts - Access Tokens 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 System Accounts - Access Tokens. 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 16 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 16 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 System Accounts - Access Tokens 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.

System Accounts - Access Tokens 5
GET
/v3/system-accounts/{accountId}/access-tokens
List System Account Access Tokens
get-system-account-id-access-tokens 4 params → 200400401403404
POST
/v3/system-accounts/{accountId}/access-tokens
Create System Account Access Token
post-system-accounts-id-access-tokens 1 param body → 201401403404409
GET
/v3/system-accounts/{accountId}/access-tokens/{tokenId}
Get a System Account Access Token
get-system-accounts-id-access-tokens-id 2 params → 200401403404
PATCH
/v3/system-accounts/{accountId}/access-tokens/{tokenId}
Update System Account Access Token
patch-system-accounts-id-access-tokens-id 2 params body → 200401403404409
DELETE
/v3/system-accounts/{accountId}/access-tokens/{tokenId}
Delete System Account Access Token
delete-system-accounts-id-access-tokens-id 2 params → 204401403404

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SystemAccountAccessToken (6 properties), InvalidParameterMinimumLength (5 properties), BaseError (5 properties), InvalidParameterMaximumLength (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InvalidParameterMinimumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterChoiceItem
object
5 properties 4 required
ConflictError
InvalidParameterMaximumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
LegacyStringFieldFilter
object
Filter using one of the following operators: eq, contains
2 properties
UnauthorizedError
PaginatedMeta
object
returns the pagination information
1 property 1 required
BaseError
object
standard error
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterDependentItem
object
5 properties 4 required
InvalidRules
string
invalid parameters rules
InvalidParameters
array
invalid parameters
BadRequestError
SystemAccountAccessToken
object
Schema of the system account access token.
6 properties
InvalidParameterStandard
object
4 properties 2 required
PageMeta
object
Contains pagination query parameters and the total number of objects returned.
3 properties 3 required
NotFoundError

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kong-system-accounts-access-tokens-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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