Cognite Projects API

Projects are used to isolate data in CDF from each other. All objects in CDF belong to a single project, and objects in different projects are generally isolated from each other.

Operations 2

POST /api/v1/orgs/{org}/projects Create a project #
GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/projects List projects in an organization #

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OpenAPI Specification

cognite-projects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cognite Projects API
  description: '# Introduction

    This is the reference documentation for the Cognite API with

    an overview of all the available methods.'
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Cognite Support
    url: https://support.cognite.com
    email: support@cognite.com
servers:
- url: https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/api/v1/projects/{project}
  description: The URL for the CDF cluster to connect to
  variables:
    cluster:
      enum:
      - api
      - az-tyo-gp-001
      - az-eastus-1
      - az-power-no-northeurope
      - westeurope-1
      - asia-northeast1-1
      - gc-dsm-gp-001
      default: api
      description: The CDF cluster to connect to
    project:
      default: publicdata
      description: The CDF project name.
security:
- oidc-token:
  - https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/.default
- oauth2-client-credentials:
  - https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/.default
- oauth2-open-industrial-data:
  - https://api.cognitedata.com/.default
- oauth2-auth-code:
  - https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/.default
tags:
- name: Projects
  description: Projects are used to isolate data in CDF from each other. All objects in CDF belong to a single project, and objects in different projects are generally isolated from each other.
paths:
  /api/v1/orgs/{org}/projects:
    servers:
    - url: https://auth.cognite.com
    post:
      operationId: createChildProject
      summary: Create a project
      security:
      - org-oidc-token: []
      description: 'Create a project in the specified organization, in the given cluster. The project is immediately available

        for login in Cognite applications, for example through Cognite Data Fusion.


        #### Cluster placement

        The chosen cluster must be one of the allowed clusters for the organization.


        The project cannot be moved to a different cluster after creation, so make sure to choose the correct one

        with respect to data locality requirements.


        #### Project OIDC configuration

        The OIDC configuration will be copied from the immediate parent organization.


        The caller can, and should, set an initial admin group ID for the project. That group is managed by the external

        identity provider, as for the organization.

        If that group is not set, the project will inherit the admin group ID of the organization it''s created in.

        See the `projectAdminGroupId` field in the request body for more details on this behavior.


        #### Access control

        Requires the caller to be an admin in the organization, or any of its ancestors.

        In addition, the flag `adminsCanCreateProjectsInSubtree` must be set to `true` in that organization.


        _Example:_ Assume an organization hierarchy like: `org-a` -> `org-b` -> `org-c`.

        To create a project in `org-c`, which means calling ''POST /api/v1/orgs/org-c/projects'', the caller must be an admin in

        `org-a`, `org-b` or `org-c`.

        Also, `adminsCanCreateProjectsInSubtree` must be `true` in that same organization.'
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgId'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/NewProjectListRequestDto'
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NewProjectListResponseDto'
        '403':
          description: 'Creation forbidden: The caller is not allowed to create projects.'
    get:
      operationId: listChildProjects
      summary: List projects in an organization
      security:
      - org-oidc-token: []
      description: 'List all projects in the specified organization.


        #### Access control

        If `includeAdminProperties` is true, it requires the caller to be an admin in the organization, or any of its ancestors.

        Otherwise, it requires the caller to be a member of the organization.


        _Example:_ Assume an organization hierarchy like: `org-a` -> `org-b` -> `org-c`.

        To list projects in `org-c`, which means calling ''GET /api/v1/orgs/org-c/projects?includeAdminProperties'',

        the caller must be an admin in `org-a`, `org-b` or `org-c`.'
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgId'
      - name: includeAdminProperties
        in: query
        description: Whether to include admin properties of the projects in the response.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ProjectResponseDto'
components:
  schemas:
    OrgId:
      type: string
      description: The ID of an organization
      minLength: 3
      maxLength: 64
      example: my-org
      pattern: ^([a-z][a-z0-9-]{1,62}[a-z0-9])$
    NullableExternalGroupId:
      type: string
      description: The ID of a group managed by the external identity provider.
      minLength: 3
      maxLength: 64
      example: my-external-group
    ProjectResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - apiUrl
      properties:
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectUrlName'
        apiUrl:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectApiUrl'
    ProjectUrlName:
      type: string
      description: 'The URL name of the project. This is used as part of the request path in API calls.


        Valid URL names contains between 3 and 32 characters, and may only contain

        English letters, digits and hyphens, must contain at least one letter

        and may not start or end with a hyphen.

        '
      minLength: 3
      maxLength: 32
      example: publicdata
    ClusterName:
      type: string
      description: A CDF cluster name
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 32
      pattern: ^[a-z0-9-]{1,32}$
      example: westeurope-1
    ProjectApiUrl:
      type: string
      format: url
      description: The base API URL for the project
      example: https://api.cognitedata.com
    ProjectCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - clusterName
      properties:
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectUrlName'
        clusterName:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClusterName'
        projectAdminGroupId:
          allOf:
          - description: "The ID of the externally-managed group that contains the project's admins.\n\n- If omitted, the project will inherit the admin group ID of the organization under which it is created.\n  That value might be `null`.\n- If set to a (non-null) string, the project will have that group as its admin group, overriding\n  the organization's admin group ID.\n- If explicitly set to `null`, the project will not have an admin group ID. Note that this will make the\n  project inaccessible, and only a Cognite admin can make it accessible."
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableExternalGroupId'
    ProjectWithAdminPropertiesResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectResponse'
      - type: object
        required:
        - clusterName
        - state
        properties:
          clusterName:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClusterName'
          state:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectState'
          deletionTime:
            type: integer
            description: milliseconds since epoch
            format: int64
            example: 1697194426715
    ProjectState:
      type: string
      description: 'The state field indicates the state of a project.


        - `ACTIVE`: The project is active.

        - `LOCKED`: The project is deleted but still within its grace period.

        - `DELETED`: The project and its resources are permanently deleted.

        '
      enum:
      - ACTIVE
      - LOCKED
      - DELETED
      default: ACTIVE
  parameters:
    OrgId:
      name: org
      in: path
      description: ID of an organization
      required: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgId'
  responses:
    NewProjectListResponseDto:
      description: A successfully created project
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - items
            properties:
              items:
                type: array
                minItems: 1
                maxItems: 1
                items:
                  allOf:
                  - required:
                    - projectAdminGroupId
                    properties:
                      projectAdminGroupId:
                        description: 'The ID of the externally-managed group that was assigned as the admin group for the new project.

                          This may be different from what was specified in the request - see the description of the request

                          field `projectAdminGroupId`.'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectCreateRequest'
    ProjectResponseDto:
      description: A list of projects
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - items
            properties:
              items:
                type: array
                items:
                  oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectResponse'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectWithAdminPropertiesResponse'
              nextCursor:
                type: string
                description: 'The cursor to get the next page of results (if available). Note that the server

                  may choose to paginate the results even though no limit can be specified by the user.'
  requestBodies:
    NewProjectListRequestDto:
      description: A request to create a new project
      required: true
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - items
            properties:
              items:
                type: array
                minItems: 1
                maxItems: 1
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectCreateRequest'
  securitySchemes:
    oidc-token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: OpenID Connect or OAuth2 token
      description: Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.
    oauth2-client-credentials:
      type: oauth2
      description: Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://your-idps.token.url/
          scopes:
            default: https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/.default
    oauth2-auth-code:
      type: oauth2
      description: Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://your-idps.authorization.url/
          tokenUrl: https://your-idps.token.url/
          scopes:
            default: https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/.default
    oauth2-open-industrial-data:
      type: oauth2
      description: Auth flow for Open Industrial Data. Get your client secret from https://hub.cognite.com/open-industrial-data-211.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/48d5043c-cf70-4c49-881c-c638f5796997/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            default: https://api.cognitedata.com/.default
    org-oidc-token:
      type: openIdConnect
      openIdConnectUrl: https://auth.cognite.com/.well-known/openid-configuration
      description: 'Access token issued by the Cognite authorization server, and valid for the target organization. The token must

        be an OpenID Connect token, and it can be obtained by performing an OIDC login flow toward `auth.cognite.com`.

        This is a single URL for all CDF organizations.'
x-tagGroups:
- name: Changelog
  tags:
  - Changelog
- name: Organizations and projects
  tags:
  - Organizations
  - Projects
- name: Identity and access management
  tags:
  - Principals
  - Groups
  - Security categories
  - Sessions
  - Token
  - User profiles
  - Project Deletion Reporting
- name: Data modeling
  tags:
  - Data Modeling
  - Data models
  - Spaces
  - Views
  - Containers
  - Nodes
  - Instances
  - Statistics
  - Streams
  - Records
- name: Asset-centric data model
  tags:
  - Assets
  - Time series
  - Synthetic Time Series
  - Data point subscriptions
  - Events
  - Files
  - Sequences
  - Geospatial
  - Seismic
- name: 3D
  tags:
  - 3D Models
  - 3D Model Revisions
  - 3D Files
  - 3D Asset Mapping
  - 3D Contextualization
  - 3D Jobs
  - 3D Migration
  - 3D Scenes
- name: Contextualization
  tags:
  - Entity matching
  - Entity matching pipelines
  - Engineering diagrams
  - Vision
  - Advanced joins
- name: Cognite AI
  tags:
  - Agents
  - Skills
  - Chat Completions
  - Document AI
  - Models
- name: Documents
  tags:
  - Documents
  - Document preview
- name: Data ingestion
  tags:
  - Raw
  - Extraction Pipelines
  - Extraction Pipelines Runs
  - Extraction Pipelines Config
  - Extractors
- name: Data organization
  tags:
  - Data sets
  - Data domains
  - Data products
  - Rule sets
  - Labels
  - Relationships
  - Annotations
- name: Transformations
  tags:
  - Transformations
  - Transformation Jobs
  - Transformation Schedules
  - Transformation Notifications
  - Query
  - Schema
- name: Functions
  tags:
  - Functions
  - Function calls
  - Function schedules
- name: Hosted Extractors
  tags:
  - Sources
  - Jobs
  - Destinations
  - Mappings
- name: PostgreSQL Gateway
  tags:
  - Postgres Gateway Users
  - Postgres Gateway Tables
- name: SAP Writeback
  tags:
  - SAP Instances
  - SAP Endpoints
  - Schema Mappings
  - Writeback Requests
- name: Data workflows
  tags:
  - Workflows
  - Workflow versions
  - Workflow executions
  - Workflow triggers
  - Tasks
  - Workers
- name: Simulators
  tags:
  - Simulators
  - Simulator Integrations
  - Simulator Models
  - Simulator Routines
  - Simulation Runs
  - Simulator Logs
- name: Units
  tags:
  - Units
  - Unit Systems
- name: ''
  tags:
  - ''