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NetBird Instance API

Instance setup and status endpoints for initial configuration.

NetBird Instance API is one of 39 APIs that NetBird publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 0.0.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.netbird.io.

3 operations 3 paths 4 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
0.0.1
Base URL
https://api.netbird.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

NetBird Instance API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (BearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (TokenAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • TokenAuth — Enter the token with the Token prefix, e.g. "Token nbpF3f0d.....".

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Instance 3

Instance setup and status endpoints for initial configuration.

GET
/api/instance
Get Instance Status
→ 200500
GET
/api/instance/version
Get Version Info
→ 200401403500
POST
/api/setup
Setup Instance
body → 200400412500

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SetupRequest (5 properties), InstanceVersionInfo (4 properties), SetupResponse (3 properties), InstanceStatus (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SetupResponse
object
Response after successful instance setup
3 properties 2 required
InstanceStatus
object
Instance status information
1 property 1 required
SetupRequest
object
Request to set up the initial admin user
5 properties 3 required
InstanceVersionInfo
object
Version information for NetBird components
4 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

netbird-instance-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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