Fastly Dictionary API

Operations for managing dictionary containers within a service version.

Operations 5

GET /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary List dictionaries #
POST /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary Create a dictionary #
GET /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_name} Get a dictionary #
PUT /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_name} Update a dictionary #
DELETE /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_name} Delete a dictionary #

Documentation

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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/logging/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/metrics-stats/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/tls/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/vcl-services/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/account/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/auth-tokens/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/acls/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/dictionaries/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/compute/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/ngwaf/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/domain-management/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/products/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/observability/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/api-security/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/ddos-protection/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/client-side-protection/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/publishing/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/load-balancing/
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/utils/
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https://www.fastly.com/products/ai
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https://www.fastly.com/products/object-storage

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OpenAPI Specification

fastly-dictionary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Fastly Edge Dictionaries Dictionary API
  description: The Fastly Edge Dictionaries API provides endpoints for creating and managing key-value lookup tables that are accessible at the edge without requiring a service version change.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Fastly Support
    url: https://support.fastly.com
  termsOfService: https://www.fastly.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.fastly.com
  description: Fastly API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Dictionary
  description: Operations for managing dictionary containers within a service version.
paths:
  /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary:
    get:
      operationId: listDictionaries
      summary: List dictionaries
      description: Retrieves a list of all dictionaries configured for a specific version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the list of dictionaries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dictionary'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
    post:
      operationId: createDictionary
      summary: Create a dictionary
      description: Creates a new dictionary container for a specific version of a Fastly service. Once the service version is activated, items within the dictionary become versionless and can be updated without requiring a new service version.
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the dictionary.
                write_only:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the dictionary is write-only, meaning items can only be set or deleted but not read.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully created the dictionary.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dictionary'
        '400':
          description: Bad request. Missing or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
  /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_name}:
    get:
      operationId: getDictionary
      summary: Get a dictionary
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific dictionary container for a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: dictionary_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the dictionary.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dictionary'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Dictionary not found.
    put:
      operationId: updateDictionary
      summary: Update a dictionary
      description: Updates a specific dictionary container for a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: dictionary_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The new name of the dictionary.
                write_only:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the dictionary is write-only.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated the dictionary.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dictionary'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Dictionary not found.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDictionary
      summary: Delete a dictionary
      description: Deletes a specific dictionary container from a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: dictionary_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted the dictionary.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    description: Confirmation status of the deletion.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Dictionary not found.
components:
  parameters:
    versionId:
      name: version_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The integer identifying the service version.
      schema:
        type: integer
    serviceId:
      name: service_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The alphanumeric string identifying the Fastly service.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Dictionary:
      type: object
      description: A dictionary container that holds key-value pairs accessible at the Fastly edge for use in VCL or Compute services.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the dictionary.
        service_id:
          type: string
          description: The alphanumeric string identifying the service.
        version:
          type: integer
          description: The version number the dictionary is associated with.
        write_only:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the dictionary is write-only.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the dictionary was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the dictionary was last updated.
        deleted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: The date and time the dictionary was deleted.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Fastly-Key
      description: API token used to authenticate requests to the Fastly API.
externalDocs:
  description: Fastly Edge Dictionaries API Documentation
  url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/dictionaries/