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Xano Content API

Table records (database content) CRUD and search.

Xano Content API is one of 7 APIs that Xano publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Content. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 7 operations across 4 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta.

7 operations 4 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Xano Content API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Scoped Metadata API access token generated from your Xano instance settings (Instances Metadata API Manage Access Tokens). Sent as Authorization: Bearer .

Paths & Operations 7

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Content 7

Table records (database content) CRUD and search.

GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content
Browse table records (paginated).
listRecords 4 params → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content
Create a table record.
createRecord 2 params body → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content/bulk
Create multiple records in one call.
createRecordsBulk 2 params body → 200
GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content/{record_id}
Retrieve a single record.
getRecord 3 params → 200404
PATCH
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content/{record_id}
Update a single record.
updateRecord 3 params body → 200
DELETE
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content/{record_id}
Delete a single record.
deleteRecord 3 params → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/content/search
Search records with filtering, sorting, and pagination.
searchRecords 2 params body → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RecordList (7 properties), SearchRequest (4 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RecordList
object
7 properties
SearchRequest
object
4 properties
Record
object
A table record; properties correspond to the table's columns.
Error
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

xano-content-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Xano publishes across the network.

Xano Generated User APIs
Xano API Groups API
Xano Auth API
Xano Files API
Xano Tables API
Xano Workspace API