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Quix Definitions API

Declare parameter and event metadata for a stream (Streaming Writer API).

Quix Definitions API is one of 9 APIs that Quix publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://writer-{environmentId}.cloud.quix.io, https://portal-api.platform.quix.io.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://writer-{environmentId}.cloud.quix.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Quix Definitions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (PAT) (bearerAuth).

  • bearerAuth — Quix Personal Access Token (PAT) presented as Authorization: Bearer . Generate from the Quix portal under your profile Personal Access Tokens, or Settings APIs…

Paths & Operations 2

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

Definitions 2

Declare parameter and event metadata for a stream (Streaming Writer API).

POST
/topics/{topicName}/streams/{streamId}/parameters/definitions
Set parameter definitions
setParameterDefinitions 2 params body → 200401
POST
/topics/{topicName}/streams/{streamId}/events/definitions
Set event definitions
setEventDefinitions 2 params body → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Error (3 properties), ParameterDefinitionsRequest (1 property), EventDefinitionsRequest (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

EventDefinitionsRequest
object
Event definitions for the stream.
1 property
ParameterDefinitionsRequest
object
Parameter definitions for the stream.
1 property
Error
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

quix-definitions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Quix publishes across the network.

Quix Streaming Reader API (Real-time)
Quix Streams (Open Source)
Quix Deployments API
Quix Event Data API
Quix Parameter Data API
Quix Streams API
Quix Topics API
Quix Workspaces API