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Weaviate namespaces API

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

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

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 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.

4 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

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 namespaces 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 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

namespaces 4
GET
/namespaces
Weaviate List Namespaces
listNamespaces → 200401404422500
POST
/namespaces/{namespace_id}
Weaviate Create A New Namespace
createNamespace 1 param → 201401403404409422500
GET
/namespaces/{namespace_id}
Weaviate Get A Namespace
getNamespace 1 param → 200401403404422500
DELETE
/namespaces/{namespace_id}
Weaviate Delete A Namespace
deleteNamespace 1 param → 204401403404422500

Schemas 3

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

NamespaceListResponse
array
Response object containing a list of namespaces.
ErrorResponse
object
An error response returned by Weaviate endpoints.
1 property
Namespace
object
A cluster-level namespace used to group resources under a common administrative unit. Namespace names must start with a lowercase letter, contain only lowercas…
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weaviate-namespaces-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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