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Canonical Execution Metadata API

The execution-metadata API from Canonical — 1 operation(s) for execution-metadata.

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Operations 1

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GET /v1/execution-metadata Get test execution metadata · Get Execution Metadata #
Ask an LLM
“What metadata categories are recorded on test executions in Test Observer?”
“Which execution metadata values can I filter test runs by?”
Tell an agent
Show the execution metadata recorded across test runs.
List all test execution metadata.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://snapcraft.io/docs/reference/development/snapd-rest-api/
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Documentation
https://ubuntu.com/landscape/docs
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APIReference
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/landscape/reference/api/
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Documentation
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd/latest/rest-api/
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APIReference
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd/latest/api-extensions/
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Documentation
https://ubuntu.com/security/api/docs
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APIReference
https://ubuntu.com/security/api/spec.json
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Documentation
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/pebble/
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Documentation
https://canonical-testflinger.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/
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Documentation
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/anbox-cloud/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canonical/refs/heads/main/openapi/canonical-execution-metadata-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canonical/refs/heads/main/json-schema/canonical-execution-metadata-get-response-schema.json

Other Resources

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HowTo
https://snapcraft.io/docs/how-to-guides/snap-development/use-the-rest-api/
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ReleaseNotes
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/landscape/reference/release-notes/
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Portal
https://ubuntu.com/landscape
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/lxd
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Portal
https://canonical.com/lxd
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Portal
https://ubuntu.com/security
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/pebble
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/testflinger
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/hardware-api
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Portal
https://ubuntu.com/certified
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/identity-platform-api
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/test_observer
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Portal
https://canonical.com/anbox-cloud
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SourceCode
https://github.com/canonical/cos-registration-server

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OpenAPI Specification

canonical-execution-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Test Observer Execution Metadata API
  description: Test Observer API (see https://github.com/canonical/test_observer)
  license:
    name: GNU Affero General Public License v3
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canonical/test_observer/refs/heads/main/backend/LICENSE
  version: 0.1.0
tags:
- name: execution-metadata
paths:
  /v1/execution-metadata:
    get:
      tags:
      - execution-metadata
      summary: Get Execution Metadata
      operationId: get_execution_metadata_v1_execution_metadata_get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionMetadataGetResponse'
      x-permissions:
      - view_test
components:
  schemas:
    ExecutionMetadata:
      additionalProperties:
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 200
          minLength: 1
          description: Execution Metadata Value
        type: array
      propertyNames:
        maxLength: 200
        minLength: 1
        description: Execution Metadata Category
      type: object
      title: Execution Metadata
      description: A mapping of string categories to lists of string values.
      examples:
      - charm:
        - postgresql-k8s
        - mysql-k8s
        charm:postgresql-k8s:revision:
        - '495'
    ExecutionMetadataGetResponse:
      properties:
        execution_metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionMetadata'
      type: object
      required:
      - execution_metadata
      title: ExecutionMetadataGetResponse