Foxglove Technologies Stream data API

The Stream data API from Foxglove Technologies — 1 operation(s) for stream data.

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POST /data/stream Download data

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Foxglove Stream data API
  version: v1
  x-logo:
    url: https://foxglove.dev/images/logo-icon-round.png
  description: '# Python client


    Foxglove provides a Python client library ([`foxglove-client`](https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-python)) to more easily interact with the Foxglove API.


    The SDK can be downloaded from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/foxglove-client/) and source is available on

    [GitHub](https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-python).


    # Authentication


    All routes excluding the [Site Bucket Notifications endpoint](#tag/Sites/paths/~1site-bucket-notifications/post) require an [API key](/docs/settings#api-keys) with specific capabilities. Only organization admins can create an API key.



    Requests must include the API key in the `Authorization` header as a bearer token:


    ```

    Authorization: Bearer fox_sk_1234...

    ```


    Each endpoint in the API reference lists the capabilities required for access. An endpoint with

    Authorizations `ApiKey (devices.list)` would require an api key with the `devices.list`

    capability.


    # Sorting and pagination


    Some GET endpoints support sorting and pagination.


    Where supported, you will see the following

    query parameters in the endpoint documentation:


    * `sortBy` – Field name to sort by (endpoint specific)

    * `sortOrder` – "asc" or "desc"

    * `limit` – Number of records in the response

    * `offset` – Number of records to skip


    If no limit is provided, endpoints will default to a limit of 2000 items. Requesting a limit

    greater than 2000 items will result in a 400 response.


    # Timestamps


    Unless otherwise documented, all timestamp related fields (start, end, created, etc) use the ISO8601 conforming [RFC3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) UTC "Zulu" format.


    In the documentation this will appear as `string` types with `<date-time>` formatting (i.e. `string <date-time>`).


    These timestamps support nanosecond resolution with up to nine fractional digits.


    Examples:

    - 2023-04-06T09:15:30Z

    - 2023-04-06T18:27:45.876543210Z


    > Note: Variants of RFC3339 using durations or offsets which are not conforming to ISO8601 are not supported.


    # Rate limits


    To help ensure responsiveness for all clients, requests to the API may be rate-limited. In this case, a request

    will receive a status code of 429. Your client may refer to headers, such as "Retry-After", to determine when a

    request should be retried.


    In general, if your client experiences an error, you should adjust the rate at which your client makes requests,

    and you may issue retries with a strategy such as exponential backoff.

    '
servers:
- url: https://api.foxglove.dev/v1
  description: Production
security: []
tags:
- name: Stream data
paths:
  /data/stream:
    post:
      tags:
      - Stream data
      summary: Download data
      x-projectIdOptional: true
      description: "This endpoint returns a `link` URL where you can download your data as an `.mcap` or `.bag`\nfile.\n\nTo download your data:\n  1. Make a request to this endpoint.\n  2. Make a `GET` request to the `link` URL.\n\nOne of `recordingId`, `key`, `importId` (deprecated) or all three of\n`deviceId`/`deviceName`, `start`, and `end` must be specified.\n\n_Note: You can only export a `.bag` file if you originally uploaded a `.bag` file._\n"
      security:
      - ApiKey:
        - data.stream
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: python
        label: Python
        source: "from foxglove.client import Client, CompressionFormat, OutputFormat\nfrom datetime import datetime, timedelta\n\ntoken = \"<YOUR API TOKEN HERE>\"\nclient = Client(token=token)\n\nbytes = client.download_data(\n    device_id=device_id,\n    start=datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=3),\n    end=datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=1),\n    topics=[\"/clock\", \"/tracked_objects\"],\n    output_format=OutputFormat.mcap,\n    compression_format=CompressionFormat.lz4,\n    callback=lambda progress: print(\".\", end=\"\"),\n)\n\n# Or, to download using a recording ID:\nbytes = client.download_recording_data(id=\"rec_0dHT6g6cOfff9m5U\")\n"
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                topics:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: List of topics to include in the exported file (defaults to all topics)
                outputFormat:
                  type: string
                  description: "Output file format.\n  * `bag1` - output a .bag file\n  * `mcap` - output a .mcap file\n  * `mcap0` - Deprecated. Use `mcap`.\n"
                  enum:
                  - bag1
                  - mcap
                  - mcap0
                compressionFormat:
                  type: string
                  description: "Output compression format for chunks. Only valid if `outputFormat` is `mcap`.\n  * `\"\"` - no compression\n  * `zstd` - zstd compression\n  * `lz4` - LZ4 compression (default)\n"
                  default: lz4
                  enum:
                  - ''
                  - zstd
                  - lz4
                includeAttachments:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Include attachments in streamed data. One of `recordingId` or `importId`

                    (deprecated) must also be set. Only valid for mcap outputFormat.

                    '
                isHosted:
                  type: boolean
                  description: true if the import is hosted
                replayPolicy:
                  type: string
                  description: 'If set to "lastPerChannel", then the stream will include the most recent message

                    on each channel, even if it comes before the requested `start`, as long as it is

                    within the window of `replayLookbackSeconds` seconds before `start`.


                    The default, `""` (no policy), means no messages before `start` are included.

                    '
                  enum:
                  - lastPerChannel
                  - ''
                replayLookbackSeconds:
                  type: number
                  description: 'The maximum amount of time (in seconds) to look back before `start` in order to

                    find the latest message. Only used if `replayPolicy` is set to "lastPerChannel".

                    '
                  minimum: 0
                deviceId:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of device associated with the exported data
                  minLength: 1
                device.id:
                  type: string
                  description: Equivalent to deviceId, and ignored if deviceId is supplied
                  deprecated: true
                  minLength: 1
                deviceName:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of device associated with the exported data.
                  minLength: 1
                device.name:
                  type: string
                  description: Equivalent to deviceName, and ignored if deviceName is supplied
                  deprecated: true
                  minLength: 1
                start:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Inclusive start of requested time range. If start is provided, end must be too.
                end:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Inclusive end of requested time range. If end is provided, start must be too.
                importId:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of the import to stream
                  deprecated: true
                  minLength: 1
                recordingId:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of the recording to stream
                  minLength: 1
                recordingKey:
                  type: string
                  description: Key of recording to stream
                  minLength: 1
                key:
                  type: string
                  deprecated: true
                  description: Key of recording to stream
                  minLength: 1
                sessionId:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of a session to stream
                  minLength: 1
                sessionKey:
                  type: string
                  description: Key of a session to stream. Ensure projectId is provided if streaming by sessionKey.
                  minLength: 1
                projectId:
                  type: string
                  description: 'ID of a project to scope the streaming to. Recommended when streaming by deviceName.

                    Required if the device name exists in multiple projects. Required when streaming by sessionKey.

                    '
                  minLength: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  link:
                    type: string
                    description: A signed url to access the data. This link expires after 15 seconds.
                required:
                - link
components:
  securitySchemes:
    Session:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: fox.session
      description: User permissions when signed into the website
    ApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key authentication using HTTP Bearer auth
    SiteBucketNotificationBearerToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Site bucket notification authentication using HTTP Bearer auth
x-tagGroups:
- name: Data Platform
  tags:
  - Coverage
  - Custom Properties
  - Device Tokens
  - Devices
  - Events
  - Event Types
  - Imports
  - Lake files
  - Projects
  - Recording Attachments
  - Recordings
  - Sessions
  - Site Tokens
  - Site Inbox Notification Tokens
  - Sites
  - Stream data
  - Topics
- name: Webhooks
  tags:
  - Webhook Payloads
- name: Visualization
  tags:
  - Extensions
  - Layouts