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Harness Collection categories API

This contains APIs specific to the Collection categories

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Operations 5

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /v1/org/workspaces/units/list List collection categories · List all Collection categories #
Ask an LLM
“Which collection categories are defined for my SEI workspace?”
“Can I filter and page through collection categories?”
Tell an agent
List collection categories matching filter {filter}.
Show all my collection categories.
POST /v1/org/categories Create a collection category · Create a new Collection category #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add a new collection category to a workspace?”
“Can I create a category that starts out disabled?”
Tell an agent
Create a collection category named {name} in workspace {workspace}.
Add category {name} described as {description} under root collection {root}.
DELETE /v1/org/categories Delete several collection categories at once · Delete multiple Collection categories #
Ask an LLM
“Can I delete multiple collection categories in a single request?”
“Is there a bulk delete for collection categories?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Bulk delete the selected collection categories.
Remove multiple collection categories in one request.
PUT /v1/org/categories/{id} Update a collection category · Update an existing Collection category #
Ask an LLM
“How do I rename an existing collection category?”
“Can I disable a collection category without deleting it?”
Tell an agent
Rename collection category {id} to {name}.
Set enabled to {enabled} on collection category {id}.
DELETE /v1/org/categories/{id} Delete one collection category · Delete a specific Collection category #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a single collection category by its ID?”
“What removes just one category rather than a batch?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete collection category {id}.
Remove only the category {id}.

Documentation

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https://apidocs.harness.io
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APIReference
https://apidocs.harness.io
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GettingStarted
https://developer.harness.io/docs/platform/automation/api/api-quickstart/
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/authentication/harness-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/rate-limits/harness-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/openapi/harness-collection-categories-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/json-schema/harness-usage-response1-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/json-schema/harness-category-response-schema.json

Other Resources

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OAuthScopes
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/scopes/harness-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/errors/harness-error-codes.yml
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/conventions/harness-conventions.yml
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Idempotency
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/conventions/harness-conventions.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

harness-collection-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Harness Collection categories API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Harness Software Delivery Platform uses OpenAPI Specification v3.0.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: contact@harness.io
    url: https://harness.io/
  x-logo:
    url: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/779232/Harnes_logo_horizontal.jpg?p=facebook
    altText: Harness
  termsOfService: https://harness.io/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://app.harness.io
  description: Harness host URL
- url: https://{vanity}
  description: Vanity URL
  variables:
    vanity:
      default: app.harness.io
security:
- x-api-key: []
tags:
- name: Collection categories
  description: This contains APIs specific to the Collection categories
paths:
  /v1/org/workspaces/units/list:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection categories
      summary: List all Collection categories
      description: Retrieve a list of collection categories
      operationId: categories#listCategories
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                page:
                  type: integer
                  description: The page number for pagination
                  default: 0
                pageSize:
                  type: integer
                  description: The number of items per page
                  default: 20
                filter:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                      description: Filter by category names
                    is_predefined:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Filter by predefined status
                    enabled:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Filter by enabled status of the collection category
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        label: curl
        source: "curl -X POST 'https://app.harness.io/gratis/sei/api/v1/org/workspaces/units/list' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'Authorization: APIKEY <HARNESS_SEI_API_KEY>' \\\n-d '{\n  \"page\": 0,\n  \"pageSize\": 20,\n  \"filter\": {\n    \"name\": [\n      \"string\"\n    ],\n    \"is_predefined\": true,\n    \"enabled\": true\n  }\n}'\n"
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsageResponse1'
              example:
                records:
                - id: 6cad073a-b7bf-4606-b706-302f19d8e133
                  name: Organizing
                  description: This is the first team c
                  is_predefined: true
                  enabled: true
                  count_of_ous: 1
                  created_at: 1654841196842
                  updated_at: 1654841196842
                - id: 9fe62fc3-31aa-4cf0-a62f-677eaeff33b2
                  name: Finance
                  description: This is the second team c
                  enabled: true
                  count_of_ous: 0
                  is_predefined: false
                  created_at: 1654841375866
                  updated_at: 1654841375866
                - id: 75504d25-4980-4952-a282-ab6933fdff8b
                  name: Dev Team
                  description: This is the thrid team c
                  enabled: true
                  count_of_ous: 1
                  is_predefined: true
                  created_at: 1654841422226
                  updated_at: 1654841422226
                - id: 9a2c246b-4468-4888-8371-43fae8473296
                  name: Testing Team
                  description: This is the fourth team c
                  enabled: true
                  count_of_ous: 4
                  is_predefined: true
                  created_at: 1654841434865
                  updated_at: 1654841434865
                count: 4
                _metadata:
                  page_size: 1000
                  page: 0
                  has_next: false
                  total_count: 4
  /v1/org/categories:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection categories
      summary: Create a new Collection category
      description: Create a new collection category
      operationId: categories#createCategory
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                rootOuName:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the root organizational unit
                workspaceId:
                  type: integer
                  description: The ID of the workspace
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the new category
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: A description of the category
                is_predefined:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the category is predefined
                enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the category is enabled
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        label: curl
        source: "curl -X POST 'https://app.harness.io/gratis/sei/api/v1/org/categories' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'Authorization: APIKEY <HARNESS_SEI_API_KEY>' \\\n-d '{\n  \"rootOuName\": \"Example Root OU\",\n  \"workspaceId\": 15367,\n  \"name\": \"Finance\",\n  \"description\": \"This is the second team c\",\n  \"is_predefined\": false,\n  \"enabled\": true\n}'\n"
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryResponse'
              example:
                id: 9fe62fc3-31aa-4cf0-a62f-677eaeff33b2
                name: Finance
                description: This is the second team C
                is_predefined: false
                enabled: true
    delete:
      tags:
      - Collection categories
      summary: Delete multiple Collection categories
      description: Delete multiple collection categories in a single request
      operationId: categories#deleteCategories
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        label: curl
        source: "curl -X PUT 'https://app.harness.io/gratis/sei/api/v1/org/categories' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'Authorization: APIKEY <HARNESS_SEI_API_KEY>' \\\n-d '{\n  [\n    \"9a1dc856-6e2d-4dbe-98cf-5416c5981bbc\", \"eafb1e30-4af8-480e-b7b5-487293659df3\"\n    ]\n    }'\n"
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  records:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                          description: The unique identifier of the category
                        success:
                          type: boolean
                          description: Indicates whether the deletion was successful
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    description: The total number of successfully deleted categories
              example:
                records:
                - id: 9a1dc856-6e2d-4dbe-98cf-5416c5981bbc
                  success: true
                - id: eafb1e30-4af8-480e-b7b5-487293659df3
                  success: true
                count: 2
  /v1/org/categories/{id}:
    put:
      tags:
      - Collection categories
      summary: Update an existing Collection category
      description: Use this API endpoint to update an existing collection category
      operationId: categories#updateCategory
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the collection category to be updated
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The updated name of the category
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: The updated description of the category
                is_predefined:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the category is predefined
                enabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the category is enabled
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        label: curl
        source: "curl -X PUT 'https://app.harness.io/gratis/sei/api/v1/org/categories/{id}' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'Authorization: APIKEY <HARNESS_SEI_API_KEY>' \\\n-d '{\n  \"name\": \"TEST CATEGORY\",\n  \"description\": \"this is an updated description for the collection category\",\n  \"is_predefined\": true,\n  \"enabled\": true\n}'\n"
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryResponse'
              example:
                id: cb147922-a0c2-4563-b3fe-f1e67aa7eb4c
                name: Testing Team
                description: This is an updated description for the collection category
                is_predefined: true
                enabled: true
    delete:
      tags:
      - Collection categories
      summary: Delete a specific Collection category
      description: Delete an existing collection category
      operationId: categories#deleteCategory
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the collection category to be deleted
        schema:
          type: string
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: cURL
        label: curl
        source: 'curl -X DELETE ''https://app.harness.io/gratis/sei/api/v1/org/categories/{id}'' \

          -H ''Content-Type: application/json'' \

          -H ''Authorization: APIKEY <HARNESS_SEI_API_KEY>''

          '
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  records:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        success:
                          type: boolean
                  count:
                    type: integer
              example:
                records:
                - id: 9a2c246b-4468-4888-8371-43fae8473296
                  success: true
                count: 1
components:
  schemas:
    CategoryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        is_predefined:
          type: boolean
        enabled:
          type: boolean
    UsageResponse1:
      type: object
      properties:
        records:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              is_predefined:
                type: boolean
              enabled:
                type: boolean
              count_of_ous:
                type: integer
              created_at:
                type: integer
              updated_at:
                type: integer
        count:
          type: integer
        _metadata:
          type: object
          properties:
            page_size:
              type: integer
            page:
              type: integer
            has_next:
              type: boolean
            total_count:
              type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    x-api-key:
      name: x-api-key
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      description: API key is a token provided while making the API calls. This is used to authenticate the client at the exposed endpoint.
externalDocs:
  description: Find out more about Swagger
  url: http://swagger.io
x-stoplight:
  id: oc91t4vrfnjyi
x-tagGroups:
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  - Organization
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  - Org Project
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- name: Secrets
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- name: Connectors
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