Crowd.dev Members API

Resolve member profiles by identity.

Operations 2

POST /members Create a member profile #
POST /members/resolve Resolve a CDP member profile #

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OpenAPI Specification

crowddev-members-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CDP Public Members API
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  description: "Public REST API for the Community Data Platform (CDP). Provides transactional endpoints for identity verification, work experience management, project affiliations, and contributor lookup.\n\nTwo authentication methods are supported depending on the endpoint:\n- **OAuth 2.0 Bearer (Auth0)** — used by LFX One for member, organization,\n  and affiliation management endpoints.\n\n- **Static API Key** — bearer token with scopes managed in the CDP database.\n"
servers:
- url: https://cm.lfx.dev/api/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://lf-staging.crowd.dev/api/v1
  description: Staging
security: []
tags:
- name: Members
  description: Resolve member profiles by identity.
paths:
  /members:
    post:
      operationId: createMember
      summary: Create a member profile
      description: 'Create a new member profile in CDP with one or more identities.

        '
      tags:
      - Members
      security:
      - OAuth2Bearer:
        - write:members
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - displayName
              - identities
              properties:
                displayName:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: Display name for the member profile.
                identities:
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  description: Initial identities for the member.
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MemberIdentityInput'
            example:
              displayName: Jane Doe
              identities:
              - value: abc123
                platform: lfid
                type: username
                source: lfxOne
                verified: true
                verifiedBy: jane@lfx.dev
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Member created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - memberId
                properties:
                  memberId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
              example:
                memberId: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          description: Identity already exists on another member.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: CONFLICT
                  message: Identity already exists on another member
  /members/resolve:
    post:
      operationId: resolveMember
      summary: Resolve a CDP member profile
      description: 'Resolve memberId from identities. LFX One should always make a first request to this API to retrieve the corresponding memberId from CDP. If a member is found, use it. If not, create a member.

        '
      tags:
      - Members
      security:
      - OAuth2Bearer:
        - read:members
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - lfids
              properties:
                lfids:
                  type: array
                  description: LFX IDs to search for.
                  minItems: 1
                  items:
                    type: string
                    minLength: 1
                emails:
                  type: array
                  description: Optional email addresses to include in the lookup.
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: email
            example:
              lfids:
              - abc123
              emails:
              - user@example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Member resolved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - memberId
                properties:
                  memberId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
              example:
                memberId: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: Profile not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: NOT_FOUND
                  message: Member not found
        '409':
          description: Multiple member profiles matched.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: CONFLICT
                  message: Multiple member profiles matched
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request body or query parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
          example:
            error:
              code: BAD_REQUEST
              message: Validation failed
    Forbidden:
      description: Authentication valid but insufficient scopes.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
          example:
            error:
              code: INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE
              message: Insufficient scope for this operation
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
          example:
            error:
              code: UNAUTHORIZED
              message: Invalid or missing authentication
  schemas:
    HttpError:
      type: object
      required:
      - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
          - code
          - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error description.
    MemberIdentityInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - value
      - platform
      - type
      - source
      - verified
      properties:
        value:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: Identity value (e.g. username, email address).
        platform:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: Platform name (e.g. github, lfid).
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - username
          - email
          description: Identity type.
        source:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: Source system that created this identity.
        verified:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the identity is verified.
        verifiedBy:
          type: string
          description: Required when `verified` is true. Identifier of who verified.
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2Bearer:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow via Auth0. The consuming service obtains a JWT using its client ID and secret, then passes it as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`

        '
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://linuxfoundation.auth0.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read:members: Read member profiles
            write:members: Create member profiles
            read:member-identities: Read member identities
            write:member-identities: Create and verify member identities
            read:maintainer-roles: Read maintainer roles
            read:work-experiences: Read work experiences
            write:work-experiences: Create, update, verify, and delete work experiences
            read:project-affiliations: Read project affiliations
            write:project-affiliations: Override project affiliations
            read:organizations: Look up organizations
            write:organizations: Create organizations
    StaticApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Static API key — pass as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Keys are managed in the CDP database with SHA-256 hashing, expiration, and revocation support.

        '