Eraser AI Requests API

Retrieve previously generated AI diagram requests

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eraser-ai-requests-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Eraser AI Requests API
  description: The Eraser REST API provides programmatic access to diagram generation, file management, folder management, audit logs, and team usage metrics. Developers can generate diagrams from natural language prompts or Eraser DSL, create and manage files and diagrams on the canvas, and retrieve aggregated usage metrics. API access requires a team API token and is available on Starter, Business, and Enterprise paid plans with usage-based billing for API calls beyond plan credits.
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Eraser Support
    url: https://www.eraser.io/
    email: hello@eraser.io
  termsOfService: https://www.eraser.io/
servers:
- url: https://app.eraser.io
  description: Eraser API Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: AI Requests
  description: Retrieve previously generated AI diagram requests
paths:
  /api/ai-requests/{requestId}:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveAiRequest
      summary: Retrieve a previous AI diagram request
      description: Retrieves the inputs and outputs of a previously generated AI diagram request by its request ID. Optionally returns the PNG image directly as a file stream.
      tags:
      - AI Requests
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/retrieve-ai-request
      parameters:
      - name: requestId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the AI request to retrieve (from /api/render/prompt response)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: returnFile
        in: query
        required: false
        description: When true, returns the PNG image file directly instead of JSON
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 'true'
          - 'false'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: AI request retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AiRequest'
            image/png:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
                description: PNG image file (when returnFile=true)
        '400':
          description: Missing required parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: AI request not found or PNG unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    AiRequestInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - text
          - attachment
          - context
          - repository
        text:
          type: string
          description: Text input (when type is 'text')
        storageId:
          type: string
          description: Storage ID for attachment (when type is 'attachment')
        filename:
          type: string
          description: Filename for attachment (when type is 'attachment')
        mimeType:
          type: string
          description: MIME type for attachment (when type is 'attachment')
        contextId:
          type: string
          description: Context ID (when type is 'context')
        repository:
          type: string
          description: Repository name (when type is 'repository')
        organization:
          type: string
          description: Organization name (when type is 'repository')
        provider:
          type: string
          description: Git provider (when type is 'repository')
    AiRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique AI request identifier
        inputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AiRequestInput'
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AiRequestOutput'
        mode:
          type: string
          enum:
          - standard
          - premium
          description: AI model tier used
    AiRequestOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - diagram
        diagramType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiagramType'
        code:
          type: string
          description: Eraser DSL code
        diagramTitle:
          type: string
          description: Title of the generated diagram
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          description: URL of the rendered PNG image
    DiagramType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - sequence-diagram
      - entity-relationship-diagram
      - cloud-architecture-diagram
      - flowchart-diagram
      - bpmn-diagram
      description: Type of Eraser diagram
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Team-specific API bearer token from Eraser settings
    auditApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Audit-specific API key for accessing audit log endpoints
externalDocs:
  description: Eraser API Documentation
  url: https://docs.eraser.io/docs/eraser-api