Bannerbear

Bannerbear Instant Urls API

The Instant Urls API from Bannerbear — 2 operation(s) for instant urls.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /instant_urls List instant URLs #
POST /instant_urls Create an instant URL #
GET /instant_urls/{uid} Get an instant URL #
PATCH /instant_urls/{uid} Update an instant URL #
DELETE /instant_urls/{uid} Delete an instant URL #

Documentation

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https://www.bannerbear.com/product/image-generation-api/
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https://developers.bannerbear.com/
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https://www.bannerbear.com/product/video-generation-api/
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Documentation
https://www.bannerbear.com/help/articles/159-create-a-collection-via-api/
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Documentation
https://www.bannerbear.com/product/url-to-screenshot-api/
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Documentation
https://developers.bannerbear.com/

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bannerbear/refs/heads/main/openapi/bannerbear-instant-urls-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

bannerbear-instant-urls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bannerbear V5 Instant Urls API
  version: '5.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.bannerbear.com/v5
  description: Async render host. All endpoints.
- url: https://sync.api.bannerbear.com/v5
  description: Synchronous render host. Only accepts POST /images — returns the finished image inline instead of a pending record. Long-running requests may return 408.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Instant Urls
paths:
  /instant_urls:
    get:
      summary: List instant URLs
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of instant URLs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    uid:
                      type: string
                    name:
                      type: string
                    template:
                      type: string
                      description: Source image template UID
                    template_version:
                      type: integer
                      nullable: true
                      description: Pinned template version, or null for latest
                    mode:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - encoded
                      - named_params
                    security:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - signed
                      - open
                    status:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - active
                      - disabled
                    scale:
                      type: integer
                      enum:
                      - 1
                      - 2
                      - 3
                      - 4
                    rate_limit:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Whether per-IP rate limiting is enabled
                    max_renders:
                      type: integer
                      nullable: true
                    render_count:
                      type: integer
                    expires_at:
                      type: string
                      format: date-time
                      nullable: true
                    base_url:
                      type: string
                      format: uri
                    sample_url:
                      type: string
                      format: uri
                    created_at:
                      type: string
                      format: date-time
      tags:
      - Instant Urls
      operationId: getInstantUrls
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      summary: Create an instant URL
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              - template
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                template:
                  type: string
                  description: Image template UID this Instant URL is bound to
                mode:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - encoded
                  - named_params
                security:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - signed
                  - open
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - active
                  - disabled
                scale:
                  type: integer
                  enum:
                  - 1
                  - 2
                  - 3
                  - 4
                rate_limit:
                  type: boolean
                template_version:
                  type: integer
                  nullable: true
                max_renders:
                  type: integer
                  nullable: true
                expires_at:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  nullable: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Instant URL created. The signing_key field is only returned here — store it now.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uid:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  template:
                    type: string
                    description: Source image template UID
                  template_version:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                    description: Pinned template version, or null for latest
                  mode:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - encoded
                    - named_params
                  security:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - signed
                    - open
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - active
                    - disabled
                  scale:
                    type: integer
                    enum:
                    - 1
                    - 2
                    - 3
                    - 4
                  rate_limit:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether per-IP rate limiting is enabled
                  max_renders:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                  render_count:
                    type: integer
                  expires_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                    nullable: true
                  base_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  sample_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  signing_key:
                    type: string
                    description: HMAC signing key. Only returned at creation time — store it now.
        '402':
          description: Trial cap hit — upgrade required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable explanation of the error
        '422':
          description: Validation failure — e.g. missing name/template, invalid enum value
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable explanation of the error
      tags:
      - Instant Urls
      operationId: postInstantUrls
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /instant_urls/{uid}:
    get:
      summary: Get an instant URL
      parameters:
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instant URL details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uid:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  template:
                    type: string
                    description: Source image template UID
                  template_version:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                    description: Pinned template version, or null for latest
                  mode:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - encoded
                    - named_params
                  security:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - signed
                    - open
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - active
                    - disabled
                  scale:
                    type: integer
                    enum:
                    - 1
                    - 2
                    - 3
                    - 4
                  rate_limit:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether per-IP rate limiting is enabled
                  max_renders:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                  render_count:
                    type: integer
                  expires_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                    nullable: true
                  base_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  sample_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
      tags:
      - Instant Urls
      operationId: getInstantUrlsByUid
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    patch:
      summary: Update an instant URL
      parameters:
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              - template
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                template:
                  type: string
                  description: Image template UID this Instant URL is bound to
                mode:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - encoded
                  - named_params
                security:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - signed
                  - open
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - active
                  - disabled
                scale:
                  type: integer
                  enum:
                  - 1
                  - 2
                  - 3
                  - 4
                rate_limit:
                  type: boolean
                template_version:
                  type: integer
                  nullable: true
                max_renders:
                  type: integer
                  nullable: true
                expires_at:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  nullable: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated instant URL
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uid:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  template:
                    type: string
                    description: Source image template UID
                  template_version:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                    description: Pinned template version, or null for latest
                  mode:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - encoded
                    - named_params
                  security:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - signed
                    - open
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - active
                    - disabled
                  scale:
                    type: integer
                    enum:
                    - 1
                    - 2
                    - 3
                    - 4
                  rate_limit:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether per-IP rate limiting is enabled
                  max_renders:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                  render_count:
                    type: integer
                  expires_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                    nullable: true
                  base_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  sample_url:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
        '404':
          description: Instant URL not found in this workspace
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable explanation of the error
        '422':
          description: Validation failure
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable explanation of the error
      tags:
      - Instant Urls
      operationId: patchInstantUrlsByUid
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      summary: Delete an instant URL
      parameters:
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instant URL deleted
      tags:
      - Instant Urls
      operationId: deleteInstantUrlsByUid
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key (e.g. bb_ak_v5_...)
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Bannerbear
  source: https://api.bannerbear.com/v5/openapi.json
  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)