GrowthBook Code References API

Intended for use with our code reference CI utility, [`gb-find-code-refs`](https://github.com/growthbook/gb-find-code-refs).

Operations 3

POST /v1/code-refs Submit list of code references #
GET /v1/code-refs Get list of all code references for the current organization #
GET /v1/code-refs/{id} Get list of code references for a single feature id #

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OpenAPI Specification

growthbook-code-references-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: GrowthBook REST Code References API
  description: GrowthBook offers a full REST API for interacting with the application.
servers:
- url: https://api.growthbook.io/api
  description: GrowthBook Cloud
- url: https://{domain}/api
  description: Self-hosted GrowthBook
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Code References
  x-displayName: Code References
  description: Intended for use with our code reference CI utility, `gb-find-code-refs`.
paths:
  /v1/code-refs:
    post:
      operationId: postCodeRefs
      summary: Submit list of code references
      tags:
      - Code References
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/deleteMissing'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                branch:
                  type: string
                repoName:
                  type: string
                refs:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      filePath:
                        type: string
                      startingLineNumber:
                        type: integer
                      lines:
                        type: string
                      flagKey:
                        type: string
                      contentHash:
                        type: string
                    required:
                    - filePath
                    - startingLineNumber
                    - lines
                    - flagKey
                    - contentHash
                    additionalProperties: false
              required:
              - branch
              - repoName
              - refs
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  featuresUpdated:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                additionalProperties: false
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        source: "curl -X POST 'https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/code-refs' \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \\\n  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n  -d '{\"branch\":\"main\",\"repoName\":\"my-repo\",\"refs\":[{\"filePath\":\"src/app.ts\",\"startingLineNumber\":16,\"lines\":\"...\",\"flagKey\":\"my-feature\",\"contentHash\":\"abc123\"}]}'"
    get:
      operationId: listCodeRefs
      summary: Get list of all code references for the current organization
      tags:
      - Code References
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    codeRefs:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/CodeRef'
                  required:
                  - codeRefs
                  additionalProperties: false
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationFields'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        source: "curl -X GET 'https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/code-refs' \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'"
  /v1/code-refs/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getCodeRefs
      summary: Get list of code references for a single feature id
      tags:
      - Code References
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  codeRefs:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/CodeRef'
                required:
                - codeRefs
                additionalProperties: false
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        source: "curl -X GET 'https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/code-refs/abc123' \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'"
components:
  parameters:
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the requested resource
      schema:
        description: The id of the requested resource
        type: string
    deleteMissing:
      name: deleteMissing
      in: query
      description: Whether to delete code references that are no longer present in the submitted data
      schema:
        description: Whether to delete code references that are no longer present in the submitted data
        default: 'false'
        type: string
        enum:
        - 'true'
        - 'false'
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: The number of items to return
      schema:
        default: 10
        description: The number of items to return
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: How many items to skip (use in conjunction with limit for pagination)
      schema:
        default: 0
        description: How many items to skip (use in conjunction with limit for pagination)
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
  schemas:
    PaginationFields:
      type: object
      properties:
        limit:
          type: integer
        offset:
          type: integer
        count:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
        nextOffset:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
      required:
      - limit
      - offset
      - count
      - total
      - hasMore
      - nextOffset
      additionalProperties: false
    CodeRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        organization:
          description: The organization name
          type: string
        dateUpdated:
          format: date-time
          description: When the code references were last updated
          type: string
        feature:
          description: Feature identifier
          type: string
        repo:
          description: Repository name
          type: string
        branch:
          description: Branch name
          type: string
        platform:
          description: Source control platform
          type: string
          enum:
          - github
          - gitlab
          - bitbucket
        refs:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              filePath:
                description: Path to the file containing the reference
                type: string
              startingLineNumber:
                description: Line number where the reference starts
                type: integer
              lines:
                description: The code lines containing the reference
                type: string
              flagKey:
                description: The feature flag key referenced
                type: string
            required:
            - filePath
            - startingLineNumber
            - lines
            - flagKey
            additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - organization
      - dateUpdated
      - feature
      - repo
      - branch
      - refs
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'If using Bearer auth, pass the Secret Key as the token:

        ```bash

        curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features   -H "Authorization: Bearer secret_abc123DEF456"

        ```

        '
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'If using HTTP Basic auth, pass the Secret Key as the username and leave the password blank:

        ```bash

        curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features   -u secret_abc123DEF456:

        # The ":" at the end stops curl from asking for a password

        ```

        '
x-tagGroups:
- name: Endpoints
  tags:
  - projects
  - environments
  - features-v2
  - feature-revisions-v2
  - features
  - feature-revisions
  - ramp-schedules
  - data-sources
  - fact-tables
  - fact-metrics
  - metrics
  - experiments
  - namespaces
  - snapshots
  - dimensions
  - segments
  - sdk-connections
  - visual-changesets
  - saved-groups
  - organizations
  - members
  - code-references
  - archetypes
  - queries
  - settings
  - attributes
  - usage
  - Dashboards
  - CustomFields
  - MetricGroups
  - Teams
  - ExperimentTemplates
  - AnalyticsExplorations
  - RampScheduleTemplates
- name: Models
  tags:
  - AnalyticsExploration_model
  - Archetype_model
  - Attribute_model
  - CodeRef_model
  - CustomField_model
  - Dashboard_model
  - DataSource_model
  - Dimension_model
  - Environment_model
  - Experiment_model
  - ExperimentAnalysisSettings_model
  - ExperimentDecisionFrameworkSettings_model
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  - ExperimentMetricOverrideEntry_model
  - ExperimentResults_model
  - ExperimentSnapshot_model
  - ExperimentTemplate_model
  - ExperimentWithEnhancedStatus_model
  - FactMetric_model
  - FactTable_model
  - FactTableColumn_model
  - FactTableFilter_model
  - Feature_model
  - FeatureBaseRule_model
  - FeatureDefinition_model
  - FeatureEnvironment_model
  - FeatureEnvironmentV2_model
  - FeatureExperimentRefRule_model
  - FeatureExperimentRule_model
  - FeatureForceRule_model
  - FeatureRevision_model
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