Cloud Foundry Buildpacks API

Buildpacks are used during a build to download external dependencies and transform a package into an executable droplet.

Operations 6

GET /v3/buildpacks List buildpacks #
POST /v3/buildpacks Create a buildpack #
GET /v3/buildpacks/{guid} Get a buildpack #
PATCH /v3/buildpacks/{guid} Update a buildpack #
DELETE /v3/buildpacks/{guid} Delete a buildpack #
POST /v3/buildpacks/{guid}/upload Upload buildpack bits #

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cloud-foundry-buildpacks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cloud Foundry V3 Buildpacks API
  description: '# Welcome to the Experimental Cloud Foundry V3 API Docs!'
  version: latest
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  contact:
    name: Cloud Foundry
    url: https://www.cloudfoundry.org/
servers:
- url: https://api.example.local
  description: Cloud Foundry V3 API server
security:
- oauth:
  - cloud_controller.read
  - cloud_controller.write
tags:
- name: Buildpacks
  description: Buildpacks are used during a build to download external dependencies and transform a package into an executable droplet.
paths:
  /v3/buildpacks:
    get:
      summary: List buildpacks
      description: Retrieve all buildpacks.
      operationId: listBuildpacks
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrderBy'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CreatedAts'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/UpdatedAts'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LabelSelector'
      - name: names
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: 'Comma-delimited list of buildpack names to filter by

          '
      - name: stacks
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: 'Comma-delimited list of stacks to filter by

          '
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildpackList'
              examples:
                default:
                  summary: default
                  value:
                    pagination:
                      total_results: 3
                      total_pages: 2
                      first:
                        href: https://api.example.org/v3/buildpacks?page=1&per_page=2
                      last:
                        href: https://api.example.org/v3/buildpacks?page=2&per_page=2
                      next:
                        href: https://api.example.org/v3/buildpacks?page=2&per_page=2
                      previous: null
                    resources:
                    - guid: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000
                      created_at: '2016-03-18T23:26:46Z'
                      updated_at: '2016-10-17T20:00:42Z'
                      name: my-buildpack
                      state: AWAITING_UPLOAD
                      filename: null
                      stack: my-stack
                      position: 1
                      lifecycle: cnb
                      enabled: true
                      locked: false
                      metadata:
                        labels: {}
                        annotations: {}
                      links:
                        self:
                          href: https://api.example.org/v3/buildpacks/fd35633f-5c5c-4e4e-a5a9-0722c970a9d2
                        upload:
                          href: https://api.example.org/v3/buildpacks/fd35633f-5c5c-4e4e-a5a9-0722c970a9d2/upload
                          method: POST
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
        '502':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadGateway'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    post:
      summary: Create a buildpack
      description: Create a buildpack.
      operationId: createBuildpack
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/BuildpackCreateRequestBody'
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BuildpackCreateResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /v3/buildpacks/{guid}:
    get:
      summary: Get a buildpack
      description: Retrieve a buildpack.
      operationId: getBuildpack
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Guid'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BuildpackGetResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      summary: Update a buildpack
      description: Update a buildpack.
      operationId: updateBuildpack
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Guid'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/BuildpackUpdateRequestBody'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated buildpack
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    delete:
      summary: Delete a buildpack
      description: Delete a buildpack.
      operationId: deleteBuildpack
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Guid'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted
          headers:
            Location:
              description: URL of the job that is deleting the buildpack
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /v3/buildpacks/{guid}/upload:
    post:
      summary: Upload buildpack bits
      description: Upload a zip file containing a Cloud Foundry compatible buildpack. The file must be sent as part of a multi-part form.
      operationId: uploadBuildpack
      tags:
      - Buildpacks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Guid'
      requestBody:
        description: The buildpack file to be uploaded
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                bits:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                resources:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      path:
                        type: string
                      size_in_bytes:
                        type: integer
                      checksum:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          value:
                            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully uploaded buildpack
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
        '202':
          description: Upload initiated
          headers:
            Location:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: URL of the job tracking the upload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
components:
  schemas:
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        total_results:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of results available
        total_pages:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of pages available
        first:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
          - description: The first page of results
        last:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
          - description: The last page of results
        next:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
          - type: 'null'
          description: The next page of results
        previous:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
          - type: 'null'
          description: The previous page of results
      description: 'Pagination is a technique used to divide a large set of results into smaller, more manageable sets. This allows clients to retrieve results in smaller chunks, reducing the amount of data transferred and improving performance.

        The pagination object is a JSON object that contains information about the pagination state of the results. It includes the total number of results available, the total number of pages available, and links to the first, last, next, and previous pages of results.

        '
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the link
        method:
          type: string
          description: An optional field containing the HTTP method to be used when following the URL
      required:
      - href
      description: 'Each link is keyed by its type and will include a href for the URL and an optional method for links that cannot be followed using GET.

        '
    BuildpackList:
      type: object
      properties:
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
        resources:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
    Metadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        labels:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: 'A set of key-value pairs that describe the resource. Labels are a JSON object that contains information about a resource. They are used to tag resources with metadata that can be used to filter and group resources. Labels are included in the response body of a request to retrieve a resource.

            Labels are user-specified key/value pairs that are attached to API Resources. They are queryable, identifying attributes of a resource, but they do not affect the operation of CloudFoundry.


            For example, an app may be assigned a label with key sensitive and possible values true or false.


            Users could then find all sensitive apps with a selector for sensitive=true, resulting in a response containing only apps having the label key sensitive with a label value of true.


            Labels

            Labels allow users to apply identifying attributes to resources that are meaningful to the user, but not the CloudFoundry system.


            Examples may include (but are not limited to):


            "production" : "true" or "production" : "false"

            "env" : "dev" or "env" : "test" or "env" : "prod"

            "chargeback-code" : "abc123"

            Label keys

            Label keys are made up of an (optional) prefix, and name. If a prefix is present, it is separated from the name by a /. Prefixes are dns names intended to enable namespacing of label keys.


            A label key prefix must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 0-253 characters

            Allowed characters: alphanumeric ( [a-z0-9A-Z] ), -, and .

            DNS subdomain format (series of subdomain labels separated by .)

            A label key name must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 1-63 characters

            Allowed characters: alphanumeric ( [a-z0-9A-Z] ), -, _, and .

            Must begin and end with an alphanumeric character

            Label values

            Label values must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 0-63 characters

            Allowed characters: alphanumeric ( [a-z0-9A-Z] ), -, _, and .

            Must begin and end with an alphanumeric character

            Empty values are allowed

            '
        annotations:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: 'A set of key-value pairs that describe the resource. Annotations are a JSON object that contains information about a resource. They are used to tag resources with metadata that can be used to filter and group resources. Annotations are included in the response body of a request to retrieve a resource.

            Annotations are user-specified key-value pairs that are attached to API resources. They do not affect the operation of Cloud Foundry. Annotations cannot be used in filters.


            When a service instance is being created, the service broker is sent the annotations of the service instance, and the space and organization in which the service instance resides. When a service instance is being updated, the service broker is sent the annotations of the space and organization in which the service instance resides. When a service binding is being created, the service broker is sent annotations of any associated app, and the space and organization in which the binding resides. Only annotations with a prefix (e.g. company.com/contacts) are sent to service brokers.


            Examples may include (but are not limited to):


            "contact info": "bob@example.com jane@example.com"

            "library versions": "Spring: 5.1, Redis Client: a184098. yaml parser: 38"

            "git-sha": "d56fe0367554ae5e878e37ed6c5b9a82f5995512"

            Annotation keys

            Annotation keys are made up of an (optional) prefix and name. If a prefix is present, it is separated from the name by a /. Prefixes are DNS names intended to enable namespacing of annotation keys.


            An annotation key prefix must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 0-253 characters

            Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, and .; emojis cannot be used in keys

            DNS subdomain format (series of subdomain annotations separated by .)

            An annotation key name must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 1-63 characters

            Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and .; emojis cannot be used in keys

            Must begin and end with an alphanumeric character

            Annotation values

            Annotation values must adhere to the following restrictions:


            Length: 0-5000 unicode characters

            '
      description: 'Metadata is a JSON object that contains information about a resource. It includes the GUID of the resource, the time the resource was created, the time the resource was last updated, and links to the resource.

        Metadata is included in the response body of a request to retrieve a resource.

        '
    Errors:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: 'An error response will always return a list of error objects. Errors appear on the job resource for asynchronous operations.

        Clients should use the code and title fields for programmatically handling specific errors. The message in the detail field is subject to change over time.

        '
    Buildpack:
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseSchema'
      - properties:
          name:
            type: string
            description: The name of the buildpack; to be used by app buildpack field (only alphanumeric characters)
          state:
            type: string
            description: The state of the buildpack
            enum:
            - AWAITING_UPLOAD
            - READY
          stack:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: The name of the stack that the buildpack uses
          lifecycle:
            type: string
            description: The version of buildpacks the buildpack uses. `buildpack` indicates [Classic Buildpacks](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/buildpacks/classic.html). `cnb` indicates [Cloud Native Buildpacks](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/buildpacks/cnb/)
          position:
            type: integer
            description: The order in which the buildpacks are checked during buildpack auto-detection
          enabled:
            type: boolean
            description: Whether or not the buildpack can be used for staging
          locked:
            type: boolean
            description: Whether or not the buildpack is locked to prevent updating the bits
          filename:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: The filename of the buildpack
          metadata:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
          links:
            type: object
            properties:
              self:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
                description: The URL of the buildpack
              upload:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
                description: The URL to upload the buildpack
      description: A buildpack represents a set of scripts used to prepare an application for launch.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: A numeric code for this error
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Detailed description of the error
        title:
          type: string
          description: Name of the error
    BaseSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        guid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier for the resource
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The ISO8601 compatible date and time when resource was created
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The ISO8601 compatible date and time when resource was last updated
      description: 'A resource represents an individual object within the system, such as an app or a service. It is represented as a JSON object.

        A resource consists of several required resource fields and other attributes specific to the resource.

        See Resources and Experimental Resources for specific resources.

        '
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Unprocessable Entity
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    BuildpackCreateResponse:
      description: Successfully created buildpack
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    BadGateway:
      description: Bad Gateway
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    '500':
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    BuildpackGetResponse:
      description: Successfully retrieved buildpack
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Buildpack'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service Unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
  parameters:
    OrderBy:
      name: order_by
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: 'Value to sort by. Defaults to ascending; prepend with `-` to sort descending.

        '
      example: created_at
    CreatedAts:
      name: created_ats
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: 'Timestamp to filter by. When filtering on equality, several comma-delimited timestamps may be passed. Also supports filtering with [relational operators](#relational-operators).

        '
      example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
    PerPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Number of results per page, valid values are 1 through 5000
      example: 50
    LabelSelector:
      name: label_selector
      in: query
      description: A query string containing a list of [label selector](#labels-and-selectors) requirements
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: environment=production
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Page to display; valid values are integers >= 1
      example: 1
    UpdatedAts:
      name: updated_ats
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: 'Timestamp to filter by. When filtering on equality, several comma-delimited timestamps may be passed. Also supports filtering with [relational operators](#relational-operators).

        '
      example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
    Guid:
      name: guid
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
      description: The unique identifier for the resource
  requestBodies:
    BuildpackUpdateRequestBody:
      description: Buildpack object that needs to be updated
      required: true
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
                description: The name of the buildpack
              position:
                type: integer
                description: The order in which the buildpacks are checked during buildpack auto-detection
              enabled:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether or not the buildpack will be used for staging
              locked:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether or not the buildpack is locked to prevent updating the bits
              stack:
                type: string
                description: The name of the stack that the buildpack will use
              metadata:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
            description: Request schema for updating a buildpack
          examples:
            default:
              summary: default
              value:
                name: ruby_buildpack
                position: 42
                enabled: true
                locked: false
                stack: windows64
    BuildpackCreateRequestBody:
      description: Buildpack object that needs to be added
      required: true
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
                description: The name of the buildpack
              stack:
                type: string
                description: The name of the stack that the buildpack will use
              position:
                type: integer
                description: The order in which the buildpacks are checked during buildpack auto-detection
              lifecycle:
                type: string
                description: The version of buildpack the buildpack will use. `buildpack` indicates [Classic Buildpacks](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/buildpacks/classic.html). `cnb` indicates [Cloud Native Buildpacks](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/buildpacks/cnb/)
              enabled:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether or not the buildpack will be used for staging
              locked:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether or not the buildpack is locked to prevent updating the bits
              metadata:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
            required:
            - name
            description: Request schema for creating a buildpack
          examples:
            default:
              summary: default
              value:
                name: ruby_buildpack
                position: 42
                enabled: true
                locked: false
                stack: windows64
  securitySchemes:
    oauth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          authorizationUrl: https://uaa.cloudfoundry.local/api-oauth/dialog
          scopes:
            cloud_controller.admin: This scope provides read and write access to all resources
            cloud_controller.admin_read_only: This scope provides read only access to all resources
            cloud_controller.global_auditor: This scope provides read access to all resources
            cloud_controller.read: Read access to the Cloud Controller
            cloud_controller.write: Write access to the Cloud Controller
            cloud_controller.update_build_state: This scope allows its bearer to update the state of a build; currently only used when updating builds
            cloud_controller_service_permissions.read: This scope provides read only access for service instance permissions
    bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Bearer JWT token authentication