Onshape OpenApi API
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Onshape OpenApi API is one of 42 APIs that Onshape publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
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This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 34 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.218.84032-34acba44be17.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://cad.onshape.com/api/v16.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Onshape OpenApi API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 24 scopes.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
OAuth2— Use OAuth 2.0 to authenticate requests.BasicAuth— Use Basic Authentication with API Keys (key as username and secret as password) to authenticate requests.
Paths & Operations 2
Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
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Schemas 34
The contract defines 34 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Schema (67 properties), SchemaObject (64 properties), Parameter (15 properties), PathItem (14 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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