Cortex Custom Data API

Arbitrary key/value metadata attached to catalog entities.

Operations 6

GET /custom-data Retrieve custom data (advanced) #
PUT /custom-data Bulk add custom data #
GET /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data List custom data for an entity #
POST /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data Add custom data to an entity #
DELETE /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data Delete custom data from an entity #
GET /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data/{key} Retrieve custom data by key #

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OpenAPI Specification

cortex-idp-custom-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cortex REST Catalog Custom Data API
  description: Cortex (cortex.io) is an internal developer portal (IDP) and software catalog. This OpenAPI describes the documented public REST API at https://api.getcortexapp.com/api/v1, covering the Catalog/Entities, Scorecards, Custom Data, Initiatives, Deploys, and third-party Integration configurations (GitHub shown as the exemplar). All requests are authenticated with an Authorization Bearer token - an API key created in the Settings page of your Cortex workspace. Paths and methods here are grounded in the live Cortex API reference (docs.cortex.io/api); request and response schemas are honestly modeled and simplified, not copied verbatim, and are marked as such. Verify exact payloads against the current Cortex documentation. NOTE - this is Cortex.io the internal developer portal, NOT Cortex XSOAR (Palo Alto Networks) and NOT Orange Logic's Cortex DAM.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Cortex
    url: https://www.cortex.io
servers:
- url: https://api.getcortexapp.com/api/v1
  description: Cortex REST API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Custom Data
  description: Arbitrary key/value metadata attached to catalog entities.
paths:
  /custom-data:
    get:
      operationId: getCustomDataAdvanced
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: Retrieve custom data (advanced)
      description: Advanced retrieval of custom data across entities, supporting keys with non-alphanumeric characters. Full path is /catalog/custom-data.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Custom data entries.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    put:
      operationId: bulkUpsertCustomData
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: Bulk add custom data
      description: Bulk operation to add multiple key/value pairs across many entities. Full path is /catalog/custom-data.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bulk upsert result.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TagOrId'
    get:
      operationId: listEntityCustomData
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: List custom data for an entity
      description: Lists custom key/value data attached to an entity, with pagination.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Custom data entries for the entity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: addEntityCustomData
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: Add custom data to an entity
      description: Adds or creates a custom key/value data entry on an entity.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created custom data entry.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEntityCustomData
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: Delete custom data from an entity
      description: Deletes a custom data entry from an entity by key query parameter.
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion confirmation.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /catalog/{tagOrId}/custom-data/{key}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TagOrId'
    - name: key
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getEntityCustomDataByKey
      tags:
      - Custom Data
      summary: Retrieve custom data by key
      description: Retrieves a specific custom data entry on an entity by key.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The custom data entry.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    CustomDataList:
      type: object
      properties:
        customData:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              key:
                type: string
              value: {}
              description:
                type: string
              source:
                type: string
              dateUpdated:
                type: string
                format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        requestId:
          type: string
    CustomDataInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - key
      - value
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        value:
          description: Arbitrary JSON value.
        description:
          type: string
  parameters:
    TagOrId:
      name: tagOrId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The entity's x-cortex-tag or id. Tags with forward slashes must be URL-encoded.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Bearer token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'API key created in the Settings page of your Cortex workspace, passed as Authorization: Bearer <token>.'