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Weaviate export API

The export API from Weaviate — 2 operation(s) for export.

Weaviate export API is one of 22 APIs that Weaviate publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Export. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.38.0-dev.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://localhost:8080.

3 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.38.0-dev
Server
http://localhost:8080
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

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

  • ApiKeyAuth — API key authentication
  • BearerAuth — OIDC/JWT bearer authentication

Paths & Operations 3

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

export 3
POST
/export/{backend}
Weaviate Start A New Export
export.create 1 param body → 200401403409422500
GET
/export/{backend}/{id}
Weaviate Get Export Status
export.status 2 params → 200401403404422500
DELETE
/export/{backend}/{id}
Weaviate Cancel An Export
export.cancel 2 params → 204401403404409422500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ExportStatusResponse (10 properties), ExportCreateResponse (6 properties), ShardProgress (4 properties), ExportCreateRequest (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
An error response returned by Weaviate endpoints.
1 property
ExportCreateRequest
object
Request to create a new export operation
4 properties 2 required
ShardProgress
object
Progress information for exporting a single shard
4 properties
ExportStatusResponse
object
Current status of an export operation
10 properties
ExportCreateResponse
object
Response from creating an export operation
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weaviate-export-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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