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Weaviate users API

The users API from Weaviate — 6 operation(s) for users.

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

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

This API exposes 8 operations across 6 paths, and defines 7 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.

8 operations 6 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET4 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 users 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 8

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

users 8
GET
/users/own-info
Weaviate Get Current User Info
getOwnInfo → 200401500501
GET
/users/db
Weaviate List All Users
listAllUsers 1 param → 200401403500
GET
/users/db/{user_id}
Weaviate Get User Info
getUserInfo 2 params → 200401403404422500
POST
/users/db/{user_id}
Weaviate Create A New User
createUser 1 param body → 201400401403404409422500
DELETE
/users/db/{user_id}
Weaviate Delete A User
deleteUser 1 param → 204400401403404422500
POST
/users/db/{user_id}/rotate-key
Weaviate Rotate API Key Of A User
rotateUserApiKey 1 param → 200400401403404422500
POST
/users/db/{user_id}/activate
Weaviate Activate A User
activateUser 1 param → 200400401403404409422500
POST
/users/db/{user_id}/deactivate
Weaviate Deactivate A User
deactivateUser 1 param body → 200400401403404409422500

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Permission (12 properties), DBUserInfo (8 properties), UserOwnInfo (3 properties), Role (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Role
object
2 properties 2 required
UserApiKey
object
1 property 1 required
DBUserInfo
object
8 properties 4 required
Permission
object
Permissions attached to a role.
12 properties 1 required
GroupType
string
If the group contains OIDC or database users.
ErrorResponse
object
An error response returned by Weaviate endpoints.
1 property
UserOwnInfo
object
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weaviate-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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