DEV Community Request Redirects API

The request_redirects API from DEV Community — 2 operation(s) for request_redirects.

Operations 5

GET /api/admin/request_redirects Retrieve all request redirects (Admin) #
POST /api/admin/request_redirects Create a request redirect (Admin) #
GET /api/admin/request_redirects/{id} Retrieve a request redirect's details (Admin) #
PATCH /api/admin/request_redirects/{id} Update a request redirect (Admin) #
DELETE /api/admin/request_redirects/{id} Delete a request redirect (Admin) #

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OpenAPI Specification

dev-to-request-redirects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Forem API V1 Request Redirects API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Access Forem articles, users and other resources via API.
servers:
- url: https://dev.to
  description: Production server
security:
- api-key: []
- bearer_auth: []
tags:
- name: request_redirects
paths:
  /api/admin/request_redirects:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve all request redirects (Admin)
      tags:
      - request_redirects
      description: 'Retrieve a list of all request redirects configured on the platform.


        ### Redirects Overview:

        - Redirects map incoming HTTP request paths or domains to specific target destination URLs (301 or 302 redirects).

        - Primarily used for managing vanity URLs, legacy path support, or domain migrations.

        - Requires Administrator privileges.'
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Pagination page index.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of items to return per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestRedirect'
      operationId: getApiAdminRequestRedirects
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      summary: Create a request redirect (Admin)
      tags:
      - request_redirects
      description: 'Create a new request redirect route. Requires Administrator privileges.


        ### Body Parameter Guidelines:

        - **original_url**: The source path (e.g. `/old-page`) to intercept.

        - **destination_url**: The target destination (e.g. `https://myforem.com/new-page`) to redirect users to.

        - **request_domain**: The domain scope (e.g. `dev.to`) where this redirect rule applies.'
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestRedirect'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                request_redirect:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    original_url:
                      type: string
                    destination_url:
                      type: string
                    request_domain:
                      type: string
                  required:
                  - original_url
                  - destination_url
                  - request_domain
        description: Redirect routing parameters.
      operationId: postApiAdminRequestRedirects
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/admin/request_redirects/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a request redirect's details (Admin)
      tags:
      - request_redirects
      description: Retrieve details of a single request redirect route by ID. Requires Admin credentials.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique redirect ID.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestRedirect'
      operationId: getApiAdminRequestRedirectsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    patch:
      summary: Update a request redirect (Admin)
      tags:
      - request_redirects
      description: Update details (paths or domain scope) of an existing redirect route by ID. Requires Admin credentials.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique redirect ID to update.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestRedirect'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                request_redirect:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    original_url:
                      type: string
                    destination_url:
                      type: string
                    request_domain:
                      type: string
        description: Updated redirect routing parameters.
      operationId: patchApiAdminRequestRedirectsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      summary: Delete a request redirect (Admin)
      tags:
      - request_redirects
      description: Delete a request redirect route, disabling the routing intercept immediately. Requires Admin credentials.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique redirect ID to delete.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: no content
      operationId: deleteApiAdminRequestRedirectsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    RequestRedirect:
      description: Representation of a request redirect
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        original_url:
          type: string
        destination_url:
          type: string
        request_domain:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
      - id
      - original_url
      - destination_url
      - request_domain
      - created_at
      - updated_at
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api-key
      in: header
      description: "API Key authentication.\n\nAuthentication for some endpoints, like write operations on the\nArticles API require a DEV API key.\n\nAll authenticated endpoints are CORS disabled, the API key is intended for non-browser scripts.\n\n### Getting an API key\n\nTo obtain one, please follow these steps:\n\n  - visit https://dev.to/settings/extensions\n  - in the \"DEV API Keys\" section create a new key by adding a\n    description and clicking on \"Generate API Key\"\n\n    ![obtain a DEV API Key](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37842/172718105-bd93664e-76e0-477d-99c4-265dda0b06c5.png)\n\n  - You'll see the newly generated key in the same view\n    ![generated DEV API Key](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37842/172718151-e7fe26a0-9937-42e8-96c6-333acdab9e49.png)"
    bearer_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Short-lived RS256 RFC 9068 access token issued by the configured delegation service and verified against its configured JWKS. The issuer authorizes the client and requested operation before minting the token; Forem validates the token and resolves its subject and owner to a local user. An invalid token returns 401; an unavailable trust dependency with no usable cached key returns 503.