# Akeneo Reference entity API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-reference-entity-api/  
**Provider:** Akeneo — https://apis.io/providers/akeneo/  
**Base URL:** https://api.akeneo.com  
**Documentation:** https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html

Akeneo Reference entity API is one of 42 APIs that [Akeneo](https://apis.io/providers/akeneo/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Reference entity. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

A reference entity is a custom entity that can be used to store additional information about products or product models. It allows you to create your own entities with their own attributes and values, which can be linked to products or product models. Reference entities are useful for managing complex data structures or for integrating with external systems.

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/rest/v1/reference-entities` | Get list of reference entities |
| GET | `/api/rest/v1/reference-entities/{code}` | Get a reference entity |
| PATCH | `/api/rest/v1/reference-entities/{code}` | Update/create a reference entity |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akeneo/refs/heads/main/openapi/akeneo-reference-entity-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://api.akeneo.com/getting-started.html

## Other Akeneo APIs (12)

- [Akeneo Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-authentication-api/)
- [Akeneo Catalogs API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-catalogs-api/)
- [Akeneo System API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-system-api/)
- [Akeneo Workflows API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-workflows-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset attribute API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-attribute-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset attribute option API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-attribute-option-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset family API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-family-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset media file API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-media-file-api/)
- [Akeneo Association type API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-association-type-api/)
- [Akeneo Attribute API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-attribute-api/)
- [Akeneo Attribute group API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-attribute-group-api/)

## Tags

Reference entity

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