Everbridge Context APIs API

The Context APIs API from Everbridge — 3 operation(s) for context apis.

Operations 3

GET /context/ List contexts #
GET /context/{contextId} Get context metadata #
POST /context-preview Context Preview #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/overview
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference
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GettingStarted
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/ebs-gs-guide
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Authentication
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/ebs-gs-guide-authentication-types
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/generate-token
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/comms-apis
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/authorization
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GettingStarted
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/notifications
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/cema-query-public
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/cema-query-stream-1
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/assets
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/assets-query
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/travel-risk-intelligence
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/checks
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/risk-events
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/safety-devices-event
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/snapcomms-authentication
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GettingStarted
https://support.snapcomms.com/hc/en-us/articles/19361020051867-Integration-Through-API-Overview

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OpenAPI Specification

everbridge-context-apis-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Communications Context APIs API
  description: Unified Communications APIs
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.everbridge.net/managerapps/communications/v1
tags:
- name: Context APIs
paths:
  /context/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Context APIs
      operationId: getContexts
      summary: List contexts
      description: List available Comms contexts.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContextPaginatedResponse'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid value for: header Authorization, Invalid value for: body'
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: pageSize
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 10
        description: The size of each page of search results. Defaults to ten records.
      - in: query
        name: pageNumber
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
        description: The requested page number out of the total number of pages. Defaults to the first page, which is page number 1.
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/context
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /context/{contextId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Context APIs
      operationId: getContext
      summary: Get context metadata
      description: Retrieves the details of an existing Comms context schema
      parameters:
      - name: contextId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Context'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid value for: header Authorization, Invalid value for: query parameter action'
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/context/{contextId}
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '202'
        requestParameters:
          integration.request.path.contextId: method.request.path.contextId
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /context-preview:
    post:
      tags:
      - Context APIs
      operationId: getContextPreview
      summary: Context Preview
      description: Preview how context variables will render in a Handlebars template given a context.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreviewRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rendering of the provided values was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PreviewResponse'
        '400':
          description: The request failed validation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
              examples:
                Validation error:
                  summary: Single validation error
                  value:
                    type: /client-error/invalid-parameter
                    title: Bad Request
                    status: 400
                    detail: 'The "Field Name #1" field must not be empty.'
                    instance: req://requestId
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: POST
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/context-preview
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
components:
  schemas:
    CtxHandlebarsTemplateVariableProperty:
      type: object
      description: Provides the recommended Handlebars template for rendering this variable.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Must be set to exactly `HandlebarsTemplate`.
          enum:
          - HandlebarsTemplate
        value:
          type: string
          description: A small Handlebars template that may be directly inserted into another template to render the variable.
          example: '{{{ printList context.cema.lastEvent.categories }}}'
    ContextPaginatedResponse:
      type: object
      description: A page of data from an endpoint.
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Context'
        pages:
          type: object
          properties:
            currentPage:
              type: number
              description: The requested page number.
            pageSize:
              type: number
              description: The requested page size.
            pageCount:
              type: number
              description: The number of elements in the current page.
            totalPages:
              type: number
              description: The total number of pages available for request.
            maxSize:
              type: number
              description: The maximum size of a single page that is allowed by the API.
            totalCount:
              type: number
              description: The total number of elements across all pages.
    Context:
      type: object
      description: A context object holding the schema and metadata regarding a particular context
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          minLength: 36
          maxLength: 36
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          minLength: 3
        shortName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          minLength: 3
        lastModifiedId:
          type: string
        lastModifiedDt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        organizationId:
          type: string
          maxLength: 30
          minLength: 3
        schema:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        variables:
          type: array
          description: Notable values of the context source.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxVariable'
    CtxPartialArgument:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          description: The key of the argument, which can be used to reference the argument within the Handlebars partial.
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the argument and how it can be used within the Handlebars partial.
        required:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the argument is required when using the Handlebars partial.
          default: true
        readOnly:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the argument's value may be changed by an end user.
          default: true
        defaultValue:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The default value of the argument. The type of this field should match the `valueType` field.
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: number
          - type: boolean
          - type: object
            description: A JSON object representing a Handlebars path expression, which can be used to reference a value within the context.
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                description: Must be set to exactly `Path`.
                enum:
                - Path
              value:
                type: string
                description: The Handlebars path expression to the value within the context.
        valueType:
          type: string
          description: The type of the argument's value, which can be used to enforce type checking when using the Handlebars partial.
          enum:
          - String
          - Number
          - Boolean
          - 'Null'
          - Path
    CtxSinglePartialArgument:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxPartialArgument'
      - type: object
        description: A hash argument for a Handlebars partial that accepts an arbitrary value of the given type.
        properties:
          type:
            type: string
            description: The type of the argument.
            enum:
            - Single
    CtxDateTimeVariableProperty:
      type: object
      description: Provides date-time formatting information.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Must be set to exactly `DatetimeFormatter`.
          enum:
          - DatetimeFormatter
        value:
          type: string
          description: The date-time formatting string that describes the format of the context data.
          example: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX
    PreviewResponse:
      type: object
      description: Contains information about the rendered values.
      properties:
        variables:
          type: array
          description: The set of variables that were rendered using the information provided in the request.
          items:
            type: object
            description: An individually rendered variable.
            properties:
              variableId:
                type: string
              result:
                type: string
                description: The rendered variable value.
              template:
                type: string
                description: The Handlebars template used to render `result`.
              name:
                type: string
                description: The human-friendly name of the variable.
    ProblemDetail:
      type: object
      description: An RFC-7807 compliant model for error details.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: A URI that identifies the problem type.
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP response status code describing the error.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation of the specific problem.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: A URI that identifies the specific problem.
    CtxEnumerationPartialArgument:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxPartialArgument'
      - type: object
        description: A hash argument for a Handlebars partial that accepts a value, specified in its `options`, of the given type.
        properties:
          type:
            type: string
            description: The type of the argument.
            enum:
            - Enumeration
          options:
            type: array
            description: An array of possible values for the argument. The type of each value should match the `valueType` field.
            items:
              type: object
              properties:
                value:
                  oneOf:
                  - type: string
                  - type: number
                  - type: boolean
                  - type: object
                    description: A JSON object representing a Handlebars path expression, which can be used to reference a value within the context.
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                        description: Must be set to exactly `Path`.
                        enum:
                        - Path
                      value:
                        type: string
                        description: The Handlebars path expression to the value within the context.
    CtxVariable:
      type: object
      description: A value within a context object.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: An identifier for the variable.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The user-friendly name of the variable.
        variableType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Single
          - Multiple
          - Date
          - Textbox
          - Textarea
          description: A description of the data within the variable. Corresponds to data types within the Everbridge Communications interface.
        tooltip:
          type: string
          description: A concise and user-friendly description of the variable.
        ownerType:
          type: string
          description: Set to `CONTEXT`.
        properties:
          description: Additional properties containing metadata regarding the variable.
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxDateTimeVariableProperty'
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxHandlebarsTemplateVariableProperty'
        partial:
          type: object
          description: Metadata to use this variable's value in a Handlebars partial. This is a read-only property.
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
              description: The unique name of the Handlebars partial to use.
            context:
              type: string
              description: The Handlebars path expression to the variable's value(s) within the context.
            arguments:
              type: array
              description: A set of key-value (hash) arguments to pass to the Handlebars partial, which can be used to provide additional context or parameters for rendering the variable's value.
              items:
                anyOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxSinglePartialArgument'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CtxEnumerationPartialArgument'
    PreviewRequest:
      type: object
      description: Parameters for requesting a preview of various context variables.
      required:
      - templateId
      properties:
        templateId:
          type: string
          description: An ID of a template, retrieved from the Template APIs.
          example: commsTemplate://f533519a-3475-4ec9-9f4a-58345cd78544
        contextIds:
          type: array
          description: An array of context IDs. See List Context for more information.
          items:
            type: string
            example: cema://cd01f9d6-1e60-42ac-b1a6-bca9644d90c4
  securitySchemes:
    API_Authorizer:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: custom
      x-amazon-apigateway-authorizer:
        authorizerUri: arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:214792946631:function:API_Authorizer_us-east-1_prod:live/invocations
        authorizerCredentials: arn:aws:iam::214792946631:role/comms-unified-gateway-prod-us-us-east-1-0-us-east-1-gw
        authorizerResultTtlInSeconds: 300
        identitySource: method.request.header.Authorization,method.request.header.PathCacheKey,method.request.header.MethodCacheKey
        type: request
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
x-readme:
  explorer-enabled: true
  proxy-enabled: true