autobrr Categories API

Category management

Operations 4

GET /api/instances/{instanceID}/categories List categories #
POST /api/instances/{instanceID}/categories Create category #
PUT /api/instances/{instanceID}/categories Edit category #
DELETE /api/instances/{instanceID}/categories Delete categories #

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OpenAPI Specification

autobrr-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: qui Categories API
  description: 'qui API for managing multiple qBittorrent instances.

    If allowedHosts is configured, a missing, invalid, or unlisted received Host

    returns HTTP 400 before authentication or routing. X-Forwarded-Host is ignored.

    Request ports do not affect matching. Only direct loopback GET and HEAD

    requests to /health, /healthz/readiness, and /healthz/liveness bypass the list.


    For automation create and update requests, set `conditions.category.enabled` to `true`

    and `conditions.category.category` to an empty string to remove the torrent category.

    Set `conditions.category.enabled` to `false` to disable the category action.'
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: GPL-2.0-or-later
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0
servers:
- url: http://localhost:7476
  description: Local development server
- url: /
  description: Current server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
- SessionAuth: []
tags:
- name: Categories
  description: Category management
paths:
  /api/instances/{instanceID}/categories:
    get:
      tags:
      - Categories
      summary: List categories
      description: Get all categories
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/instanceID'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of categories
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
      operationId: getApiInstancesByInstanceIDCategories
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      tags:
      - Categories
      summary: Create category
      description: Create a new category
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/instanceID'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                savePath:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Category created
      operationId: postApiInstancesByInstanceIDCategories
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    put:
      tags:
      - Categories
      summary: Edit category
      description: Edit an existing category
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/instanceID'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                savePath:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Category updated
      operationId: putApiInstancesByInstanceIDCategories
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      tags:
      - Categories
      summary: Delete categories
      description: Delete one or more categories
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/instanceID'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - categories
              properties:
                categories:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Categories deleted
      operationId: deleteApiInstancesByInstanceIDCategories
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        savePath:
          type: string
        download_path:
          description: The category's own download path option, from qBittorrent 4.4. Left out when the category inherits it, false when it is turned off, and the path when it is on. qBittorrent resolves an empty or relative path itself. On qBittorrent 5.1 and earlier a change back to inherit can take until the next full sync to show.
          oneOf:
          - type: boolean
            enum:
            - false
          - type: string
  parameters:
    instanceID:
      name: instanceID
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
      description: qBittorrent instance ID. 0 is the unified scope on the endpoints that support it.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for authentication
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: API key via query parameter for external webhook integrations
    SessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: qui_user_session
      description: 'Browser session cookie set by the qui web UI. POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE

        requests authenticated by this cookie must also send an `X-Requested-With`

        header. Other clients should use an API key.

        '