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Weaviate references API

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

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

Tagged areas include references. 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 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.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 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 references 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 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

references 1
POST
/batch/references
Weaviate Create Cross-References In Bulk
batch.references.create 1 param body → 200400401403422500

Schemas 3

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

BatchReferenceResponse
ErrorResponse
object
An error response returned by Weaviate endpoints.
1 property
BatchReference
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weaviate-references-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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