Eclipse Foundation Downloads API

REST API for Eclipse Foundation release and download metadata — active release trains, release versions and individual file records used to drive the eclipse.org download pages and mirror selection.

Operations 5

GET /file/{file_id} File by ID
GET /release/{releaseType} Releases by release type
GET /releases/active Active releases
GET /releases/{releaseType}/{releaseName} Release Versions
GET /releases/{releaseType}/{releaseName}/{releaseVersion} Release Version

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OpenAPI Specification

eclipse-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Eclipse Foundation Downloads API
  license:
    name: Eclipse Public License - 2.0
    url: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.eclipse.org/download
  description: Production endpoint for the download information
tags:
- name: Files
  description: Definitions in relation to retrieval of mailing lists
- name: Releases
  description: Definitions in relation to retrieval of mailing lists
paths:
  /file/{file_id}:
    parameters:
    - name: file_id
      in: path
      description: The ID of the file to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: File by ID
      description: Returns a file indexes metadata by its file ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
        '500':
          description: Error while retrieving data
  /release/{releaseType}:
    parameters:
    - name: releaseType
      in: path
      description: The type of release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: release_name
      in: query
      description: The name of the release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: release_version
      in: query
      description: The version of the release to retrieve
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Releases
      summary: Releases by release type
      description: Returns a list of releases, or a single release, applicable to the query parameters
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Release'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid release type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Error while retrieving data
  /releases/active:
    get:
      tags:
      - Releases
      summary: Active releases
      description: Returns a list of active releases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Releases'
        '500':
          description: Error while retrieving data
  /releases/{releaseType}/{releaseName}:
    parameters:
    - name: releaseType
      in: path
      description: The type of release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: releaseName
      in: path
      description: The name of the release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Releases
      summary: Release Versions
      description: Returns a list of versions available for the given release
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Releases'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid release type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not Found - Release name not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Error while retrieving data
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /releases/{releaseType}/{releaseName}/{releaseVersion}:
    parameters:
    - name: releaseType
      in: path
      description: The type of release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: releaseName
      in: path
      description: The name of the release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: releaseVersion
      in: path
      description: The version of the release to retrieve
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Releases
      summary: Release Version
      description: Returns a given version for the named release
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Release'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid release type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not Found - Release name/version not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Error while retrieving data
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    NullableString:
      description: A nullable String type value
      oneOf:
      - type: 'null'
      - type: string
    DateTime:
      type: string
      format: datetime
      description: |
        Date string in the RFC 3339 format. Example, `1990-12-31T15:59:60-08:00`.

        More on this standard can be read at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339.
    Files:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
    File:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - file_id
      - file_name
      - download_count
      - size_disk_bytes
      - timestamp_disk
      properties:
        file_id:
          type: integer
          description: placeholder
        file_name:
          type: string
          description: placeholder
        download_count:
          type: integer
          description: placeholder
        size_disk_bytes:
          type: integer
          description: placeholder
        timestamp_disk:
          type: integer
          description: placeholder
        md5sum:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
          description: placeholder
        sha1sum:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
          description: placeholder
        sha512sum:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
          description: placeholder
    Releases:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Release'
    Release:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - release_name
      - release_version
      - packages
      properties:
        release_name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the release for the packages
        release_version:
          type: string
          description: The version of the release for the packages
        packages:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleasePackage'
    ReleasePackage:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - name
      - package_bugzilla_id
      - download_count
      - website_url
      - incubating
      - class
      - body
      - features
      - files
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the release package
        package_bugzilla_id:
          type: string
          description: Placeholder
        download_count:
          type: string
          description: Number of times this package has been downloaded
        website_url:
          type: string
          description: The public URL for the package that includes more information about the release.
        incubating:
          type: boolean
          description: placeholder
        class:
          type: string
          description: placeholder
        body:
          type: string
          description: Description of the release package
        features:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        files:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
          - mac
          - windows
          - linux
          properties:
            mac:
              anyOf:
              - type: 'null'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseFiles'
            windows:
              anyOf:
              - type: 'null'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseFiles'
            linux:
              anyOf:
              - type: 'null'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseFiles'
    ReleaseFiles:
      type: object
      properties:
        '32':
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseFile'
          - type: 'null'
        '64':
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseFile'
          - type: 'null'
    ReleaseFile:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - url
      - size
      - file_url
      - checksum
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          description: The publicly available URL for the package
        size:
          type: string
          description: the size of the file in bytes
        file_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
          description: The internal ID of the file
        file_url:
          type: string
          description: the public facing URL for the file (no mirror)
        download_count:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The number of times this file has been downloaded
        checksum:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            sha1:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
              description: the sha1 checksum for the release file
            md5:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
              description: the md5 checksum for the release file
            sha512:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NullableString'
              description: the sha512 checksum for the release file
    Error:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - status_code
      - message
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP response code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Message containing error information
        url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The URL
        friendly_message:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The optional client-friendly message for the error