Hex.pm

Hex.pm Documentation API

HexDocs package documentation.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Hex.pm API Keys Documentation API
  description: REST API for the Hex.pm package registry, providing endpoints to search and retrieve package metadata, manage releases, handle authentication, manage API keys, and administer organizations and package ownership. The API supports JSON and Erlang media types.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Hex Support
    email: support@hex.pm
    url: https://hex.pm/docs
  termsOfService: https://hex.pm/policies/terms
  license:
    name: Hex.pm Terms of Service
    url: https://hex.pm/policies/terms
servers:
- url: https://hex.pm/api
  description: Hex.pm Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Documentation
  description: HexDocs package documentation.
paths:
  /packages/{name}/releases/{version}/docs:
    get:
      operationId: getPackageDocs
      summary: Get Package Documentation
      description: Returns documentation for a specific release.
      tags:
      - Documentation
      security: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Documentation tarball.
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: Documentation not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    post:
      operationId: publishPackageDocs
      summary: Publish Package Documentation
      description: Publishes documentation for a release. Body must be a gzipped tarball.
      tags:
      - Documentation
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Documentation published.
        '422':
          description: Invalid documentation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: removePackageDocs
      summary: Remove Package Documentation
      description: Removes documentation for a specific release.
      tags:
      - Documentation
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Documentation removed.
        '404':
          description: Documentation not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  parameters:
    release_version:
      name: version
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Release version (e.g. 1.0.0).
    package_name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Package name.
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      required:
      - status
      - message
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'API token authentication. Pass the token directly: `Authorization: token`. For OAuth2 Bearer tokens use: `Authorization: Bearer token`.'
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 Bearer token obtained via Device Authorization Grant (RFC 8628).
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Deprecated. Basic authentication with username and password. Only allowed on specific endpoints for generating API tokens.
externalDocs:
  description: Hex.pm API Documentation
  url: https://hex.pm/docs/api