Apache NiFi Provenance Events API

The ProvenanceEvents API from Apache NiFi — 6 operation(s) for provenanceevents.

Operations 6

POST /provenance-events/latest/replays Replays content from a provenance event #
GET /provenance-events/latest/{componentId} Retrieves the latest cached Provenance Events for the specified component #
POST /provenance-events/replays Replays content from a provenance event #
GET /provenance-events/{id} Gets a provenance event #
GET /provenance-events/{id}/content/input Gets the input content for a provenance event #
GET /provenance-events/{id}/content/output Gets the output content for a provenance event #

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OpenAPI Specification

apache-nifi-provenanceevents-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: dev@nifi.apache.org
    url: https://nifi.apache.org
  description: REST API definition for Apache NiFi web services
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  title: Apache NiFi REST Provenance Events API
  version: 2.12.0
security:
- HTTPBearerJWT: []
- CookieSecureAuthorizationBearer: []
tags:
- name: ProvenanceEvents
paths:
  /provenance-events/latest/replays:
    post:
      operationId: submitReplayLatestEvent
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplayLastEventRequestEntity'
        description: The replay request.
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplayLastEventResponseEntity'
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Read Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Write Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Replays content from a provenance event
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
  /provenance-events/latest/{componentId}:
    get:
      operationId: getLatestProvenanceEvents
      parameters:
      - description: The ID of the component to retrieve the latest Provenance Events for.
        in: path
        name: componentId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The number of events to limit the response to. Defaults to 10.
        in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LatestProvenanceEventsEntity'
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Read Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Retrieves the latest cached Provenance Events for the specified component
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
  /provenance-events/replays:
    post:
      operationId: submitReplay
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubmitReplayRequestEntity'
        description: The replay request.
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProvenanceEventEntity'
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Read Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Write Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Replays content from a provenance event
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
  /provenance-events/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getProvenanceEvent
      parameters:
      - description: The id of the node where this event exists if clustered.
        in: query
        name: clusterNodeId
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The provenance event id.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LongParameter'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProvenanceEventEntity'
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Gets a provenance event
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
  /provenance-events/{id}/content/input:
    get:
      operationId: getInputContent
      parameters:
      - description: Range of bytes requested
        in: header
        name: Range
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The id of the node where the content exists if clustered.
        in: query
        name: clusterNodeId
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The provenance event id.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LongParameter'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingOutput'
        '206':
          description: Partial Content with range of bytes requested
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
        '416':
          description: Requested Range Not Satisfiable based on bytes requested
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Read Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Gets the input content for a provenance event
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
  /provenance-events/{id}/content/output:
    get:
      operationId: getOutputContent
      parameters:
      - description: Range of bytes requested
        in: header
        name: Range
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The id of the node where the content exists if clustered.
        in: query
        name: clusterNodeId
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The provenance event id.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LongParameter'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingOutput'
        '206':
          description: Partial Content with range of bytes requested
        '400':
          description: NiFi was unable to complete the request because it was invalid. The request should not be retried without modification.
        '401':
          description: Client could not be authenticated.
        '403':
          description: Client is not authorized to make this request.
        '404':
          description: The specified resource could not be found.
        '409':
          description: The request was valid but NiFi was not in the appropriate state to process it.
        '416':
          description: Requested Range Not Satisfiable based on bytes requested
      security:
      - Read Component Provenance Data - /provenance-data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      - Read Component Data - /data/{component-type}/{uuid}: []
      summary: Gets the output content for a provenance event
      tags:
      - ProvenanceEvents
components:
  schemas:
    ProvenanceEventDTO:
      type: object
      description: The provenance events that matched the search criteria.
      properties:
        alternateIdentifierUri:
          type: string
          description: The alternate identifier uri for the fileflow for the event.
        attributes:
          type: array
          description: The attributes of the flowfile for the event.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeDTO'
        childUuids:
          type: array
          description: The child uuids for the event.
          items:
            type: string
            description: The child uuids for the event.
        clusterNodeAddress:
          type: string
          description: The label for the node where the event originated.
        clusterNodeId:
          type: string
          description: The identifier for the node where the event originated.
        componentId:
          type: string
          description: The id of the component that generated the event.
        componentName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the component that generated the event.
        componentType:
          type: string
          description: The type of the component that generated the event.
        connectorId:
          type: string
          description: The id of the connector that manages the component that generated the event. If the component is not managed by a connector, this will not be set.
        contentEqual:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the input and output content claim is the same.
        details:
          type: string
          description: The event details.
        eventDuration:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The event duration in milliseconds.
        eventId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The event id. This is a one up number that's unique per node.
        eventTime:
          type: string
          description: The timestamp of the event.
        eventTimestamp:
          type: string
          description: Event Timestamp formatted using ISO8601
        eventType:
          type: string
          description: The type of the event.
        fileSize:
          type: string
          description: The size of the flowfile for the event.
        fileSizeBytes:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The size of the flowfile in bytes for the event.
        flowFileUuid:
          type: string
          description: The uuid of the flowfile for the event.
        groupId:
          type: string
          description: The id of the group that the component resides in. If the component is no longer in the flow, the group id will not be set.
        id:
          type: string
          description: The event uuid.
        inputContentAvailable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the input content is still available.
        inputContentClaimContainer:
          type: string
          description: The container in which the input content claim lives.
        inputContentClaimFileSize:
          type: string
          description: The file size of the input content claim formatted.
        inputContentClaimFileSizeBytes:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The file size of the intput content claim in bytes.
        inputContentClaimIdentifier:
          type: string
          description: The identifier of the input content claim.
        inputContentClaimOffset:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The offset into the input content claim where the FlowFiles content begins.
        inputContentClaimSection:
          type: string
          description: The section in which the input content claim lives.
        lineageDuration:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The duration since the lineage began, in milliseconds.
        outputContentAvailable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the output content is still available.
        outputContentClaimContainer:
          type: string
          description: The container in which the output content claim lives.
        outputContentClaimFileSize:
          type: string
          description: The file size of the output content claim formatted.
        outputContentClaimFileSizeBytes:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The file size of the output content claim in bytes.
        outputContentClaimIdentifier:
          type: string
          description: The identifier of the output content claim.
        outputContentClaimOffset:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The offset into the output content claim where the FlowFiles content begins.
        outputContentClaimSection:
          type: string
          description: The section in which the output content claim lives.
        parentUuids:
          type: array
          description: The parent uuids for the event.
          items:
            type: string
            description: The parent uuids for the event.
        relationship:
          type: string
          description: The relationship to which the flowfile was routed if the event is of type ROUTE.
        replayAvailable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether or not replay is available.
        replayExplanation:
          type: string
          description: Explanation as to why replay is unavailable.
        sourceConnectionIdentifier:
          type: string
          description: The identifier of the queue/connection from which the flowfile was pulled to generate this event. May be null if the queue/connection is unknown or the flowfile was generated from this event.
        sourceSystemFlowFileId:
          type: string
          description: The source system flowfile id.
        transitUri:
          type: string
          description: The source/destination system uri if the event was a RECEIVE/SEND.
    StreamingOutput:
      type: object
    LongParameter:
      type: object
      properties:
        long:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    NodeReplayLastEventSnapshotDTO:
      type: object
      description: The node-wise results
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
          description: The API address of the node
        apiPort:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: The API port used to communicate with the node
        nodeId:
          type: string
          description: The unique ID that identifies the node
        snapshot:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplayLastEventSnapshotDTO'
      xml:
        name: nodeReplayLastEventSnapshot
    ProvenanceEventEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        provenanceEvent:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProvenanceEventDTO'
      xml:
        name: provenanceEventEntity
    LatestProvenanceEventsEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        latestProvenanceEvents:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LatestProvenanceEventsDTO'
      xml:
        name: latestProvenanceEventsEntity
    SubmitReplayRequestEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        clusterNodeId:
          type: string
          description: The identifier of the node where to submit the replay request.
        eventId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The event identifier
      xml:
        name: copySnippetRequestEntity
    LatestProvenanceEventsDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        componentId:
          type: string
        provenanceEvents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProvenanceEventDTO'
    AttributeDTO:
      type: object
      description: The attributes of the flowfile for the event.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The attribute name.
        previousValue:
          type: string
          description: The value of the attribute before the event took place.
        value:
          type: string
          description: The attribute value.
    ReplayLastEventResponseEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        aggregateSnapshot:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplayLastEventSnapshotDTO'
        componentId:
          type: string
          description: The UUID of the component whose last event should be replayed.
        nodeSnapshots:
          type: array
          description: The node-wise results
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NodeReplayLastEventSnapshotDTO'
        nodes:
          type: string
          description: Which nodes were requested to replay their last provenance event.
          enum:
          - ALL
          - PRIMARY
      xml:
        name: replayLastEventResponseEntity
    ReplayLastEventSnapshotDTO:
      type: object
      description: The snapshot from the node
      properties:
        eventAvailable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether or not an event was available. This may not be populated if there was a failure.
        eventsReplayed:
          type: array
          description: The IDs of the events that were successfully replayed
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int64
            description: The IDs of the events that were successfully replayed
        failureExplanation:
          type: string
          description: If unable to replay an event, specifies why the event could not be replayed
      xml:
        name: replayLastEventSnapshot
    ReplayLastEventRequestEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        componentId:
          type: string
          description: The UUID of the component whose last event should be replayed.
        nodes:
          type: string
          description: Which nodes are to replay their last provenance event.
          enum:
          - ALL
          - PRIMARY
      xml:
        name: replayLastEventRequestEntity
  securitySchemes:
    CookieSecureAuthorizationBearer:
      description: JSON Web Token authentication with session cookie
      in: cookie
      name: __Secure-Authorization-Bearer
      type: apiKey
    HTTPBearerJWT:
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: HTTP Bearer authentication with JSON Web Token
      scheme: Bearer
      type: http
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Apache NiFi
  source: https://nifi.apache.org/nifi-docs/swagger.yaml
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)