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Weaviate meta API

The meta API from Weaviate — 1 operation(s) for meta.

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

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.38.0-dev.

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

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.38.0-dev
Server
http://localhost:8080
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Weaviate meta 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 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

meta 1
GET
/meta
Weaviate Get Instance Metadata
meta.get → 200401403500

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Meta (4 properties), ErrorResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Meta
object
Contains meta information of the current Weaviate instance.
4 properties
ErrorResponse
object
An error response returned by Weaviate endpoints.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weaviate-meta-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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