Codacy Tools API

The tools API from Codacy — 6 operation(s) for tools.

Operations 6

GET /tools Retrieve the list of tools #
GET /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns Retrieve the list of tool patterns #
POST /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns/{patternId}/organizations/{provider}/{remoteOrganizationName}/feedback Add feedback relating to the tool pattern #
GET /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns/{patternId} Retrieve a tool pattern #
GET /duplicationTools Retrieve the list of duplication tools #
GET /metricsTools Retrieve the list of metrics tools #

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OpenAPI Specification

codacy-tools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Codacy Tools API
  description: 'Codacy API v3 reference.


    Import the OpenAPI 3.0.1 definition into your development tools to help bootstrap your integration with Codacy.

    For more information see Using the Codacy API.'
  contact:
    name: Codacy Team
    url: https://www.codacy.com
    email: code@codacy.com
  license:
    name: Codacy. All rights reserved
    url: https://www.codacy.com
  version: 3.1.0
servers:
- url: https://api.codacy.com/api/v3
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tools
paths:
  /tools:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Retrieve the list of tools
      operationId: listTools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cursorParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limitParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ToolListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
  /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Retrieve the list of tool patterns
      operationId: listPatterns
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/toolUuidParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cursorParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limitParam'
      - name: enabled
        in: query
        description: Filter by enabled status. Set to `true` to return only enabled patterns, or `false` to return only disabled patterns.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operations
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatternListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
  /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns/{patternId}/organizations/{provider}/{remoteOrganizationName}/feedback:
    post:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Add feedback relating to the tool pattern
      description: Add feedback relating to the tool pattern.
      operationId: addPatternFeedback
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/toolUuidParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patternIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/providerParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/remoteOrganizationNameParam'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddEnrichedPatternFeedbackBody'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful operation
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
  /tools/{toolUuid}/patterns/{patternId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Retrieve a tool pattern
      description: Get the definition of a specific pattern
      operationId: getPattern
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/toolUuidParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patternIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatternResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
  /duplicationTools:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Retrieve the list of duplication tools
      operationId: listDuplicationTools
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DuplicationToolListResponse'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
  /metricsTools:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tools
      summary: Retrieve the list of metrics tools
      operationId: listMetricsTools
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetricsToolListResponse'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security: []
      x-jvm-package: tools
components:
  schemas:
    Tool:
      description: Codacy tool that can flag patterns/issues on projects
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ToolReference'
      - required:
        - clientSide
        - configurable
        - configurationFilenames
        - dockerImage
        - enabledByDefault
        - languages
        - needsCompilation
        - shortName
        - standalone
        - version
        type: object
        properties:
          version:
            type: string
            description: Original tool version used by the Codacy tool wrapper
            example: 6.8.0
          shortName:
            type: string
            description: Tool unique short name, must contain alphanumeric characters only and no spaces
            example: eslint
          documentationUrl:
            type: string
            description: Original tool documentation URL
            example: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
          sourceCodeUrl:
            type: string
            description: Codacy tool wrapper source code URL
            example: https://github.com/codacy/codacy-eslint
          prefix:
            type: string
            description: Tool prefix used to ensure pattern names are unique
            example: ESLint_
          needsCompilation:
            type: boolean
            description: Tool requires compilation to run
            example: false
          configurationFilenames:
            type: array
            description: Tool configuration filename
            example:
            - .eslintrc.js
            - .eslintrc.yaml
            items:
              type: string
          description:
            type: string
            description: Tool description
            example: ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code. In many ways, it is similar to JSLint and JSHint with a few exceptions
          dockerImage:
            type: string
            description: Docker image used to launch tool
            example: codacy/codacy-eslint:2.20.19
          languages:
            type: array
            description: List of languages that the tool supports
            example:
            - JavaScript
            items:
              type: string
          clientSide:
            type: boolean
            description: True if the tool is supposed to run on the client's machine and the results sent to Codacy
            example: true
          standalone:
            type: boolean
            description: True if the client-side tool runs stand-alone outside of the CLI
            example: true
          enabledByDefault:
            type: boolean
            description: True if the tool is enabled by default for new projects (not required)
            example: true
          configurable:
            type: boolean
            description: True if the tool is configurable on Codacy's UI
            example: true
    DuplicationToolListResponse:
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DuplicationTool'
    NotFound:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      - required:
        - error
        type: object
        properties:
          error:
            type: string
            default: NotFound
    ApiError:
      required:
      - actions
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        innerMessage:
          type: string
        actions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemLink'
    ToolReference:
      required:
      - name
      - uuid
      type: object
      properties:
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Tool unique identifier
          example: 847feb32-9ff2-11ea-bb37-0242ac130002
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the tool
          example: ESLint
      description: Details of the tool that found the issue
    Pattern:
      description: Code pattern that a Codacy tool can use to find issues
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatternDetails'
      - required:
        - enabled
        - parameters
        type: object
        properties:
          description:
            type: string
            description: Short description of the code pattern
            example: Enforce getter and setter pairs in objects and classes
          explanation:
            type: string
            description: Full description of the code pattern, in CommonMark
            example: Accessor pairs description
          enabled:
            type: boolean
            description: True if the code pattern is on by default for new repositories
            example: true
          languages:
            type: array
            description: List of languages that the code pattern supports
            example:
            - JavaScript
            items:
              type: string
          timeToFix:
            type: integer
            description: Average time to fix an issue detected by the code pattern, in minutes
            format: int32
            example: 5
          parameters:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParameterList'
          rationale:
            type: string
            description: Rationale for the pattern
          solution:
            type: string
            description: Pattern suggested solution
          goodExamples:
            type: array
            description: List of good examples for the pattern
            items:
              type: string
          badExamples:
            type: array
            description: List of bad examples for the pattern
            items:
              type: string
          tags:
            type: array
            description: Tags associated with the pattern
            items:
              type: string
    PatternDetails:
      required:
      - category
      - id
      - level
      - severityLevel
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Pattern identifier (unique per tool)
          example: accessor-pairs
        title:
          type: string
          description: Pattern title
        category:
          type: string
          description: Pattern category
          example: Security
        subCategory:
          type: string
          description: Pattern subcategory (optional since some patterns might not have a subcategory)
          example: XSS
        level:
          type: string
          description: Deprecated, use `severityLevel` instead
          example: Error
          enum:
          - Info
          - Warning
          - High
          - Error
          x-ms-enum:
            name: SeverityLevel
        severityLevel:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SeverityLevel'
      description: Details of the pattern that was identified in the issue
    BadRequest:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      - required:
        - error
        type: object
        properties:
          error:
            type: string
            default: BadRequest
    AddEnrichedPatternFeedbackBody:
      type: object
      required:
      - reactionFeedback
      properties:
        reactionFeedback:
          type: boolean
          description: 'True if the enriched pattern in

            mention is considered good/relevant by the user

            '
        feedback:
          type: string
          description: 'Feedback from the user to describe why enriched pattern

            is not considered good/relevant

            '
    DuplicationTool:
      required:
      - dockerImage
      - languages
      type: object
      properties:
        dockerImage:
          type: string
          description: Docker image used to launch tool
          example: codacy/codacy-duplication-pmdcpd:1.0.0
        languages:
          type: array
          description: List of languages that the tool supports
          items:
            type: string
      description: Codacy tool that can detect duplication on projects
    ToolListResponse:
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tool'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
    PatternListResponse:
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pattern'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      - required:
        - error
        type: object
        properties:
          error:
            type: string
            default: UnprocessableEntity
    MetricsToolListResponse:
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetricsTool'
    ParameterList:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parameter'
    Parameter:
      required:
      - default
      - name
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the parameter
          example: getWithoutSet
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the parameter
          example: getWithoutSet
        default:
          type: string
          description: Default value of the parameter
          example: 'true'
      description: Parameter to configure a code pattern
    InternalServerError:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      - required:
        - error
        type: object
        properties:
          error:
            type: string
            default: InternalServerError
    PaginationInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        cursor:
          type: string
          description: Cursor to [request the next batch of results](https://docs.codacy.com/codacy-api/using-the-codacy-api/#using-pagination)
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: Maximum number of items returned
          format: int32
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of items returned
          format: int32
      description: Cursor-based pagination information to obtain more items
    ProblemLink:
      required:
      - name
      - url
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Check our documentation
        url:
          type: string
          example: https://docs.codacy.com/faq/troubleshooting/why-isnt-my-public-repository-being-analyzed/
    PatternResponse:
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pattern'
    MetricsTool:
      required:
      - dockerImage
      - languages
      type: object
      properties:
        dockerImage:
          type: string
          description: Docker image used to launch tool
          example: codacy/codacy-metrics-cloc:1.0.0
        languages:
          type: array
          description: List of languages that the tool supports
          items:
            type: string
      description: Codacy tool that calculates metrics on projects
    Unauthorized:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      - required:
        - code
        - error
        type: object
        properties:
          error:
            type: string
            default: Unauthorized
          code:
            type: string
            default: Unauthorized
    SeverityLevel:
      type: string
      description: Issue severity level. These values map to our UI as follows - Info to Minor, Warning to Medium, High to High, Error to Critical.
      example: Error
      enum:
      - Info
      - Warning
      - High
      - Error
      x-ms-enum:
        name: SeverityLevel
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFound'
      x-ms-error-response: true
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Unprocessable Entity
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnprocessableEntity'
      x-ms-error-response: true
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequest'
      x-ms-error-response: true
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Unauthorized'
      x-ms-error-response: true
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
      x-ms-error-response: true
  parameters:
    remoteOrganizationNameParam:
      name: remoteOrganizationName
      in: path
      description: Organization name on the Git provider
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: codacy
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
    cursorParam:
      name: cursor
      in: query
      description: Cursor to [specify a batch of results to request](https://docs.codacy.com/codacy-api/using-the-codacy-api/#using-pagination)
      schema:
        type: string
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: Yms345gh==
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
    providerParam:
      name: provider
      in: path
      description: Git provider identifier (e.g., gh for GitHub, gl for GitLab, bb for Bitbucket)
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: gh
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
    limitParam:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of items to return
      schema:
        maximum: 100
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
        format: int32
        default: 100
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: 20
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
    toolUuidParam:
      name: toolUuid
      in: path
      description: Unique identifier (UUID) for the tool
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: 847feb32-9ff2-11ea-bb37-0242ac130002
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
    patternIdParam:
      name: patternId
      in: path
      description: Pattern identifier
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        x-ms-parameter-location: method
      example: ScalaStyle_BlockImportChecker
      x-ms-parameter-location: method
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      description: Learn how to [generate an account API token](https://docs.codacy.com/codacy-api/api-tokens/#account-api-tokens)
      name: api-token
      in: header
    ProjectTokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      name: project-token
      in: header
      description: 'Repository API token. Accepted only by repository-scoped operations that declare it.

        Create one with [createRepositoryApiToken](#createrepositoryapitoken)

        '
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Codacy
  source: https://api.codacy.com/api/api-docs/swagger.yaml
  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)