Fastly Dictionary Item API

Operations for managing individual key-value pairs within a dictionary. Items are versionless and take effect within approximately 30 seconds.

Operations 7

GET /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/items List dictionary items #
PATCH /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/items Bulk update dictionary items #
POST /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item Create a dictionary item #
GET /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item/{dictionary_item_key} Get a dictionary item #
PUT /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item/{dictionary_item_key} Upsert a dictionary item #
PATCH /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item/{dictionary_item_key} Update a dictionary item #
DELETE /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item/{dictionary_item_key} Delete a dictionary item #

Documentation

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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/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-item-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Fastly Edge Dictionaries Dictionary Item 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 Item
  description: Operations for managing individual key-value pairs within a dictionary. Items are versionless and take effect within approximately 30 seconds.
paths:
  /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/items:
    get:
      operationId: listDictionaryItems
      summary: List dictionary items
      description: Retrieves a list of all key-value pairs within a specific dictionary.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: The page number to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: The number of items per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the list of dictionary items.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
    patch:
      operationId: bulkUpdateDictionaryItems
      summary: Bulk update dictionary items
      description: Updates multiple dictionary items in a single request. Supports create, update, upsert, and delete operations in the same batch.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                items:
                  type: array
                  description: A list of dictionary item operations to perform.
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      op:
                        type: string
                        description: The operation to perform on the item.
                        enum:
                        - create
                        - update
                        - upsert
                        - delete
                      item_key:
                        type: string
                        description: The key of the dictionary item.
                      item_value:
                        type: string
                        description: The value of the dictionary item.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully performed bulk update on dictionary items.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    description: The status of the bulk operation.
        '400':
          description: Bad request. Missing or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
  /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item:
    post:
      operationId: createDictionaryItem
      summary: Create a dictionary item
      description: Creates a new key-value pair within a specific dictionary. The item takes effect within approximately 30 seconds without requiring a new service version.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully created the dictionary item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
        '400':
          description: Bad request. Missing or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
  /service/{service_id}/dictionary/{dictionary_id}/item/{dictionary_item_key}:
    get:
      operationId: getDictionaryItem
      summary: Get a dictionary item
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific key-value pair within a dictionary.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dictionary_item_key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The key of the dictionary item.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the dictionary item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Dictionary item not found.
    put:
      operationId: upsertDictionaryItem
      summary: Upsert a dictionary item
      description: Creates or updates a key-value pair within a specific dictionary.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dictionary_item_key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The key of the dictionary item.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                item_value:
                  type: string
                  description: The value for the dictionary item.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully upserted the dictionary item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
    patch:
      operationId: updateDictionaryItem
      summary: Update a dictionary item
      description: Updates a specific key-value pair within a dictionary.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dictionary_item_key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The key of the dictionary item.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                item_value:
                  type: string
                  description: The new value for the dictionary item.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated the dictionary item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DictionaryItem'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Dictionary item not found.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDictionaryItem
      summary: Delete a dictionary item
      description: Deletes a specific key-value pair from a dictionary.
      tags:
      - Dictionary Item
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - name: dictionary_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dictionary_item_key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The key of the dictionary item.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted the dictionary item.
          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 item not found.
components:
  schemas:
    DictionaryItem:
      type: object
      description: A single key-value pair that makes up an entry in a dictionary.
      properties:
        dictionary_id:
          type: string
          description: The alphanumeric string identifying the dictionary.
        service_id:
          type: string
          description: The alphanumeric string identifying the service.
        item_key:
          type: string
          description: The key of the dictionary item.
          maxLength: 256
        item_value:
          type: string
          description: The value of the dictionary item.
          maxLength: 8000
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the item was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the item was last updated.
        deleted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: The date and time the item was deleted.
  parameters:
    serviceId:
      name: service_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The alphanumeric string identifying the Fastly service.
      schema:
        type: string
  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/