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Netdata management API

Everything related to managing netdata Agents

Netdata management API is one of 20 APIs that Netdata publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include management. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v1-rolling.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://registry.my-netdata.io, http://registry.my-netdata.io, http://localhost:19999.

4 operations 4 paths 1 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v1-rolling
Base URL
http://localhost:19999
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer, API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Netdata management API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (aclkAuth). An API key is passed in the header as X-Forwarded-For (ipAcl).

  • bearerAuth — Bearer token authentication for API access when bearer protection is enabled. How to obtain a token: 1. Token must be obtained via /api/v3/bearergettoken endpo…
  • aclkAuth — ACLK-only authentication - these APIs are ONLY accessible via Netdata Cloud (ACLK). Access Requirements: - User must be authenticated via Netdata Cloud (SIGNED…
  • ipAcl — IP-based Access Control List restrictions (informational only). Configuration: APIs are subject to IP-based ACL restrictions configured in netdata.conf: conf […

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

management 4

Everything related to managing netdata Agents

GET
/api/v1/manage/healthdeprecated
Accesses the health management API to control health checks and notifications at runtime.
health1 5 params → 200403
GET
/api/v1/aclkdeprecated
Get information about current ACLK state
aclk1 → 200
GET
/api/v1/dbengine_statsdeprecated
[DEPRECATED] Get DBEngine storage statistics
dbengine_stats1 → 200404503
GET
/api/v1/ml_infodeprecated
[DEPRECATED] Get machine learning detection information
ml_info1 → 200503

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is aclk_state (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

aclk_state
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

netdata-management-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Netdata Agent API
Netdata alerts API
Netdata authentication API
Netdata badges API
Netdata charts API
Netdata claiming API
Netdata config API
Netdata contexts API
Netdata data API
Netdata dyncfg API
Netdata functions API
Netdata nodes API