Chroma System API

System-level endpoints for health checks, version information, and server diagnostics.

Operations 5

GET /api/v2/heartbeat Check server heartbeat #
GET /api/v2/version Get server version #
GET /api/v2/pre-flight-checks Run pre-flight checks #
GET /api/v2/healthcheck Check server health #
POST /api/v2/reset Reset the server #

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OpenAPI Specification

chroma-system-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Chroma System API
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Chroma Support
    url: https://docs.trychroma.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  termsOfService: https://www.trychroma.com/terms
  description: 'Operations tagged System across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: chroma-cloud-api-openapi.yml, chroma-server-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.trychroma.com
  description: Chroma Cloud Production
- url: http://localhost:8000
  description: Local Chroma Server
tags:
- name: System
  description: System-level endpoints for health checks, version information, and server diagnostics.
paths:
  /api/v2/heartbeat:
    get:
      operationId: heartbeat
      summary: Check server heartbeat
      description: Returns a heartbeat response indicating the server is alive and accepting requests.
      tags:
      - System
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server is alive
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  nanosecond heartbeat:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                    description: Current server time in nanoseconds
    servers:
    - url: https://api.trychroma.com
      description: Chroma Cloud Production
  /api/v2/version:
    get:
      operationId: getVersion
      summary: Get server version
      description: Returns the version string of the running Chroma Cloud server.
      tags:
      - System
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server version returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: string
    servers:
    - url: https://api.trychroma.com
      description: Chroma Cloud Production
  /api/v2/pre-flight-checks:
    get:
      operationId: preFlightChecks
      summary: Run pre-flight checks
      description: Returns the results of pre-flight checks that verify the server is properly configured and ready to accept requests.
      tags:
      - System
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pre-flight check results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
    servers:
    - url: http://localhost:8000
      description: Local Chroma Server
    - url: https://api.trychroma.com
      description: Chroma Cloud
  /api/v2/healthcheck:
    get:
      operationId: healthcheck
      summary: Check server health
      description: Returns the health status of the Chroma server. Used by load balancers and orchestration tools to determine if the server is healthy and ready to serve traffic.
      tags:
      - System
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server is healthy
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    description: Health status of the server
    servers:
    - url: http://localhost:8000
      description: Local Chroma Server
    - url: https://api.trychroma.com
      description: Chroma Cloud
  /api/v2/reset:
    post:
      operationId: reset
      summary: Reset the server
      description: Resets the Chroma server to its initial state, removing all data. This endpoint is typically only available in development or test configurations and may be disabled in production deployments.
      tags:
      - System
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server reset successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether the reset was successful
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - tokenAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: http://localhost:8000
      description: Local Chroma Server
    - url: https://api.trychroma.com
      description: Chroma Cloud
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication for Chroma Cloud. Obtain tokens from the Chroma Cloud dashboard.
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Chroma-Token
      description: Static token authentication via the X-Chroma-Token header.
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using RFC 7617 with a user:password base64-encoded Authorization header.
x-refined-from:
- chroma-cloud-api-openapi.yml
- chroma-server-api-openapi.yml