Hugging Face Spaces API

Operations for managing and querying Spaces on the Hub

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GET /spaces Search Spaces on the Hub · List Spaces on the Hub #

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“Can I search Hugging Face Spaces for demos by keyword?”

“Which Spaces has a particular user or organization built?”

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Search Spaces for {search}.

List up to {limit} Spaces by {author}.

GET /spaces/{repo_id} Get details about one Space · Get Space Information #

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“What SDK, hardware and files does a specific Space use?”

“Who created a Space and when was it last updated?”

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Get the info for Space {repo_id}.

Show me the details of Space repository {repo_id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Hugging Face Hub Spaces API
  description: Programmatically interact with the Hugging Face Hub to manage models, datasets, spaces, and repositories. Provides endpoints for listing, searching, creating, and managing resources on the Hub.
  version: 1.0.0
  termsOfService: https://huggingface.co/terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: Hugging Face Support
    url: https://huggingface.co/support
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://huggingface.co/api
  description: Hugging Face Hub API production server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Spaces
  description: Operations for managing and querying Spaces on the Hub
paths:
  /spaces:
    get:
      summary: List Spaces on the Hub
      description: List and search Spaces hosted on the Hugging Face Hub. Supports filtering by author, SDK, and full-text search.
      operationId: listSpaces
      tags:
      - Spaces
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: Full-text search query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: author
        in: query
        description: Filter by Space author or organization
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: filter
        in: query
        description: Filter by tags
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Property to sort results by
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - lastModified
          - likes
          - createdAt
        example: lastModified
      - name: direction
        in: query
        description: Sort direction
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - '-1'
          - '1'
        example: '-1'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 30
          maximum: 1000
        example: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of Spaces matching the query
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceSummary'
              examples:
                Listspaces200Example:
                  summary: Default listSpaces 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - _id: '500123'
                    id: abc123
                    author: example_value
                    sha: example_value
                    lastModified: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    private: true
                    tags:
                    - example_value
                    likes: 10
                    sdk: gradio
                    runtime:
                      stage: RUNNING
                      hardware:
                        current: example_value
                        requested: example_value
                    createdAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /spaces/{repo_id}:
    get:
      summary: Get Space Information
      description: Get detailed information about a specific Space.
      operationId: getSpace
      tags:
      - Spaces
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: repo_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Space repository ID
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Detailed Space information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceInfo'
              examples:
                Getspace200Example:
                  summary: Default getSpace 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: {}
        '404':
          description: Space not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                Getspace404Example:
                  summary: Default getSpace 404 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: example_value
                    statusCode: 10
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: example_value
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 10
    SpaceSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
        id:
          type: string
          description: Space repository ID
          example: abc123
        author:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        sha:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        lastModified:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        private:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        likes:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        sdk:
          type: string
          description: SDK used by the Space
          enum:
          - gradio
          - streamlit
          - docker
          - static
          example: gradio
        runtime:
          type: object
          properties:
            stage:
              type: string
              enum:
              - RUNNING
              - STOPPED
              - BUILDING
              - PAUSED
              - ERROR
            hardware:
              type: object
              properties:
                current:
                  type: string
                requested:
                  type: string
          example: example_value
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
    SpaceInfo:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceSummary'
      - type: object
        properties:
          siblings:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              properties:
                rfilename:
                  type: string
                size:
                  type: integer
          cardData:
            type: object
            description: Parsed Space card metadata
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: HF Token
      description: Hugging Face user access token. Generate from https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens

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