Canonical Network Peers API

The network-peers API from Canonical — 3 operation(s) for network-peers.

Operations 7

GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers Get the network peers #
POST /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers Add a network peer #
DELETE /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers/{peerName} Delete the network peer #
GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers/{peerName} Get the network peer #
PATCH /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers/{peerName} Partially update the network peer #
PUT /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers/{peerName} Update the network peer #
GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers?recursion=1 Get the network peers #

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canonical-network-peers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: lxd@lists.canonical.com
    name: LXD upstream
    url: https://github.com/canonical/lxd
  description: 'This is the REST API used by all LXD clients.

    Internal endpoints aren''t included in this documentation.


    The LXD API is available over both a local unix+http and remote https API.

    Authentication for local users relies on group membership and access to the unix socket.

    For remote users, the default authentication method is TLS client.'
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0-only
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
  title: LXD external REST Network Peers API
  version: '1.0'
tags:
- name: network-peers
paths:
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of network peers (URLs).
      operationId: network_peers_get
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API endpoints
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    description: List of endpoints
                    example: "[\n  \"/1.0/networks/lxdbr0/peers/my-peer-1\",\n  \"/1.0/networks/lxdbr0/peers/my-peer-2\"\n]"
                    items:
                      type: string
                    type: array
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network peers
      tags:
      - network-peers
    post:
      description: Initiates/creates a new network peering.
      operationId: network_peers_post
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Operation'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Add a network peer
      tags:
      - network-peers
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkPeersPost'
        description: Peer
        required: true
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers/{peerName}:
    delete:
      description: Removes the network peering.
      operationId: network_peer_delete
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Operation'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Delete the network peer
      tags:
      - network-peers
    get:
      description: Gets a specific network peering.
      operationId: network_peer_get
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Peer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkPeer'
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network peer
      tags:
      - network-peers
    patch:
      description: Updates a subset of the network peering configuration.
      operationId: network_peer_patch
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Operation'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '412':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PreconditionFailed'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Partially update the network peer
      tags:
      - network-peers
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkPeerPut'
        description: Peer configuration
        required: true
    put:
      description: Updates the entire network peering configuration.
      operationId: network_peer_put
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Operation'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '412':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PreconditionFailed'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Update the network peer
      tags:
      - network-peers
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkPeerPut'
        description: Peer configuration
        required: true
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/peers?recursion=1:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of network peers (structs).
      operationId: network_peer_get_recursion1
      parameters:
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API endpoints
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    description: List of network peers
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkPeer'
                    type: array
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network peers
      tags:
      - network-peers
components:
  schemas:
    StatusCode:
      format: int64
      title: StatusCode represents a valid LXD operation and container status.
      type: integer
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
    NetworkPeersPost:
      description: NetworkPeersPost represents the fields of a new LXD network peering
      properties:
        config:
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Peer configuration map (refer to doc/network-peers.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the peer
          example: Peering with network1 in project1
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        name:
          description: Name of the peer
          example: project1-network1
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
        target_network:
          description: Name of the target network
          example: network1
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetNetwork
        target_project:
          description: Name of the target project
          example: project1
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetProject
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
    NetworkPeerPut:
      description: NetworkPeerPut represents the modifiable fields of a LXD network peering
      properties:
        config:
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Peer configuration map (refer to doc/network-peers.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the peer
          example: Peering with network1 in project1
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
    Operation:
      description: Operation represents a LXD background operation
      properties:
        child_count:
          description: 'Number of child operations.


            API extension: operation_child_count'
          example: 2
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ChildCount
        class:
          description: Type of operation (task, token or websocket)
          example: websocket
          type: string
          x-go-name: Class
        created_at:
          description: Operation creation time
          example: '2021-03-23T17:38:37.753398689-04:00'
          format: date-time
          type: string
          x-go-name: CreatedAt
        description:
          description: Description of the operation
          example: Executing command
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        err:
          description: Operation error message
          example: Some error message
          type: string
          x-go-name: Err
        err_code:
          description: 'Operation error code


            API extension: bulk_operations'
          example: 404
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ErrCode
        id:
          description: UUID of the operation
          example: 6916c8a6-9b7d-4abd-90b3-aedfec7ec7da
          type: string
          x-go-name: ID
        location:
          description: 'Which cluster member this record was found on


            API extension: operation_location'
          example: lxd01
          type: string
          x-go-name: Location
        may_cancel:
          description: Whether the operation can be canceled
          example: false
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: MayCancel
        metadata:
          additionalProperties: {}
          description: Operation specific metadata
          example:
            command:
            - bash
            environment:
              HOME: /root
              LANG: C.UTF-8
              PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
              TERM: xterm
              USER: root
            fds:
              '0': da3046cf02c0116febf4ef3fe4eaecdf308e720c05e5a9c730ce1a6f15417f66
              '1': 05896879d8692607bd6e4a09475667da3b5f6714418ab0ee0e5720b4c57f754b
            interactive: true
          type: object
          x-go-name: Metadata
        requestor:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OperationRequestor'
        resources:
          additionalProperties:
            items:
              type: string
            type: array
          description: Affected resources
          example:
            instances:
            - /1.0/instances/foo
            - /1.0/instances/bar
          type: object
          x-go-name: Resources
        status:
          description: Status name
          example: Running
          type: string
          x-go-name: Status
        status_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusCode'
        updated_at:
          description: Operation last change
          example: '2021-03-23T17:38:37.753398689-04:00'
          format: date-time
          type: string
          x-go-name: UpdatedAt
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
    OperationRequestor:
      description: 'API extension: operation_requestor.'
      properties:
        address:
          description: Address is the origin address of the request.
          example: 10.0.2.15
          type: string
          x-go-name: Address
        protocol:
          description: Protocol represents the method used to authenticate the requestor.
          example: oidc
          type: string
          x-go-name: Protocol
        username:
          description: Username is the username of the requestor. This is the identifier of the identity, or the username if using the unix socket.
          example: jane.doe@example.com
          type: string
          x-go-name: Username
      title: OperationRequestor represents the initial requestor of an operation
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
    NetworkPeer:
      properties:
        config:
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Peer configuration map (refer to doc/network-peers.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the peer
          example: Peering with network1 in project1
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        name:
          description: Name of the peer
          example: project1-network1
          readOnly: true
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
        status:
          description: The state of the peering
          example: Pending
          readOnly: true
          type: string
          x-go-name: Status
        target_network:
          description: Name of the target network
          example: network1
          readOnly: true
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetNetwork
        target_project:
          description: Name of the target project
          example: project1
          readOnly: true
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetProject
        used_by:
          description: List of URLs of objects using this network peering
          example:
          - /1.0/network-acls/test
          - /1.0/network-acls/foo
          items:
            type: string
          readOnly: true
          type: array
          x-go-name: UsedBy
      title: NetworkPeer used for displaying a LXD network peering.
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: bad request
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 400
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    PreconditionFailed:
      description: Precondition Failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: precondition failed
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 412
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: not authorized
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 403
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    Operation:
      description: Operation
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              metadata:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
              operation:
                example: /1.0/operations/66e83638-9dd7-4a26-aef2-5462814869a1
                type: string
                x-go-name: Operation
              status:
                example: Operation created
                type: string
                x-go-name: Status
              status_code:
                example: 100
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: StatusCode
              type:
                example: async
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: internal server error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 500
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object