Eraser

Eraser Diagram Elements API

Manage diagram elements within files

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Operations 5

POST /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams Create a diagram in a file #

GET /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams List diagrams in a file #

GET /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams/{diagramId} Get a diagram #

PUT /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams/{diagramId} Update a diagram #

DELETE /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams/{diagramId} Delete a diagram #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Eraser AI Requests Diagram Elements 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: Diagram Elements
  description: Manage diagram elements within files
paths:
  /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams:
    post:
      operationId: createDiagram
      summary: Create a diagram in a file
      description: Creates a new diagram element within an existing file.
      tags:
      - Diagram Elements
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/create-diagram
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the file to add the diagram to
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDiagramRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Diagram created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Diagram'
        '400':
          description: Invalid file ID or missing diagramType
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File not found, private, archived, template, or belongs to different team
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    get:
      operationId: listDiagrams
      summary: List diagrams in a file
      description: Returns all diagram elements within a specific file.
      tags:
      - Diagram Elements
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/list-diagrams
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the file containing the diagrams
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Diagrams retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Diagram'
        '400':
          description: Invalid file ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File not found, private, archived, template, or belongs to different team
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /api/files/{fileId}/diagrams/{diagramId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDiagram
      summary: Get a diagram
      description: Retrieves a specific diagram element from a file by its ID.
      tags:
      - Diagram Elements
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/get-diagram
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the file containing the diagram
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: diagramId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the diagram to retrieve
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Diagram retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Diagram'
        '400':
          description: Invalid file ID or diagram ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File or diagram not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    put:
      operationId: updateDiagram
      summary: Update a diagram
      description: Updates the DSL code of an existing diagram element within a file.
      tags:
      - Diagram Elements
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/update-diagram
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the file containing the diagram
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: diagramId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the diagram to update
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateDiagramRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Diagram updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Diagram'
        '400':
          description: Invalid file/diagram ID or missing code field
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File or diagram not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDiagram
      summary: Delete a diagram
      description: Permanently deletes a diagram element from a file.
      tags:
      - Diagram Elements
      externalDocs:
        description: API documentation
        url: https://docs.eraser.io/reference/delete-diagram
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the file containing the diagram
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: diagramId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the diagram to delete
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Diagram deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteDiagramResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid file ID or diagram ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File or diagram not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateDiagramRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: New Eraser DSL code for the diagram
    Diagram:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - diagramUrl
      - diagramType
      - code
      - updatedAt
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique diagram identifier
        diagramUrl:
          type: string
          description: Canvas URL for viewing the diagram
        diagramType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiagramType'
        code:
          type: string
          description: Eraser DSL code for the diagram
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 last modification timestamp
    DeleteDiagramResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - deleted
      - fileUrl
      properties:
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the diagram was successfully deleted
        fileUrl:
          type: string
          description: URL of the containing file
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
    DiagramType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - sequence-diagram
      - entity-relationship-diagram
      - cloud-architecture-diagram
      - flowchart-diagram
      - bpmn-diagram
      description: Type of Eraser diagram
    CreateDiagramRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - diagramType
      properties:
        diagramType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiagramType'
        code:
          type: string
          description: Eraser DSL code for the diagram. If omitted, creates an empty diagram.
  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