Forward Networks Network Topology API
List the links inferred between network devices and override them if necessary
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: 'Forward Networks: Complete Aliases Network Topology API'
description: Model and verify networks
contact:
email: support@forwardnetworks.com
license:
name: MIT
url: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT
version: '26.6'
servers:
- url: /api
tags:
- name: Network Topology
description: List the links inferred between network devices and override them if necessary
summary: Network Topology
paths:
/snapshots/{snapshotId}/topology:
get:
tags:
- Network Topology
summary: Get the network topology
description: The links in the response are directed, so they generally appear twice—once for each direction.
operationId: getTopology
parameters:
- name: snapshotId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TopologyLink'
'409':
description: 'The system is currently processing this Snapshot.
Note: GET /networks/{networkId}/snapshots/latestProcessed can be used to determine when processing of the
latest Snapshot is done or to identify an alternate Snapshot that has already been processed.'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
security:
- api_token: []
/snapshots/{snapshotId}/topology/overrides:
get:
tags:
- Network Topology
summary: Get the topology overrides
operationId: getLinkOverrides
parameters:
- name: snapshotId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkOverrides'
'409':
description: 'The system is currently processing this Snapshot.
Note: GET /networks/{networkId}/snapshots/latestProcessed can be used to determine when processing of the
latest Snapshot is done or to identify an alternate Snapshot that has already been processed.'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
security:
- api_token: []
post:
tags:
- Network Topology
summary: Edit the topology overrides
operationId: editLinkOverrides
parameters:
- name: snapshotId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkOverridesEdit'
required: true
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
'409':
description: 'The system is currently processing this Snapshot.
Note: GET /networks/{networkId}/snapshots/latestProcessed can be used to determine when processing of the
latest Snapshot is done or to identify an alternate Snapshot that has already been processed.'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
security:
- api_token: []
put:
tags:
- Network Topology
summary: Set the topology overrides
description: Replaces any topology overrides previously saved for the Snapshot.
operationId: replaceLinkOverrides
parameters:
- name: snapshotId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkOverrides'
required: true
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
'409':
description: 'The system is currently processing this Snapshot.
Note: GET /networks/{networkId}/snapshots/latestProcessed can be used to determine when processing of the
latest Snapshot is done or to identify an alternate Snapshot that has already been processed.'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
security:
- api_token: []
components:
schemas:
Link:
type: object
properties:
port1:
type: string
port2:
type: string
LinkOverrides:
type: object
properties:
absent:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
present:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
TopologyLink:
type: object
properties:
sourcePort:
type: string
targetPort:
type: string
ErrorInfo:
type: object
required:
- httpMethod
- apiUrl
- message
properties:
httpMethod:
type: string
examples:
- GET
enum:
- GET
- HEAD
- POST
- PUT
- PATCH
- DELETE
apiUrl:
type: string
examples:
- /api/version
message:
type: string
description: A description of the error
reason:
type: string
LinkOverridesEdit:
type: object
properties:
absentAdditions:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
absentRemovals:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
presentAdditions:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
presentRemovals:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
securitySchemes:
api_token:
type: http
scheme: basic