Incus network-forwards API

The network-forwards API from Incus — 3 operation(s) for network-forwards.

Operations 7

GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards Get the network address forwards #
POST /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards Add a network address forward #
DELETE /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards/{listenAddress} Delete the network address forward #
GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards/{listenAddress} Get the network address forward #
PATCH /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards/{listenAddress} Partially update the network address forward #
PUT /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards/{listenAddress} Update the network address forward #
GET /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards?recursion=1 Get the network address forwards #

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OpenAPI Specification

incus-network-forwards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: lxc-devel@lists.linuxcontainers.org
    name: Incus upstream
    url: https://github.com/lxc/incus
  description: 'This is the REST API used by all Incus clients.

    Internal endpoints aren''t included in this documentation.


    The Incus API is available over both a local unix+http and remote https API.

    Authentication for local users relies on group membership and access to the unix socket.

    For remote users, the default authentication method is TLS client

    certificates.'
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  title: Incus external REST certificates Network Forwards API
  version: '1.0'
tags:
- name: network-forwards
paths:
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of network address forwards (URLs).
      operationId: network_forwards_get
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Collection filter
        example: default
        in: query
        name: filter
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API endpoints
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    description: List of endpoints
                    example: "[\n  \"/1.0/networks/mybr0/forwards/192.0.2.1\",\n  \"/1.0/networks/mybr0/forwards/192.0.2.2\"\n]"
                    items:
                      type: string
                    type: array
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network address forwards
      tags:
      - network-forwards
    post:
      description: Creates a new network address forward.
      operationId: network_forwards_post
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/EmptySyncResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Add a network address forward
      tags:
      - network-forwards
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardsPost'
        description: Forward
        required: true
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards/{listenAddress}:
    delete:
      description: Removes the network address forward.
      operationId: network_forward_delete
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Listen address
        in: path
        name: listenAddress
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/EmptySyncResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Delete the network address forward
      tags:
      - network-forwards
    get:
      description: Gets a specific network address forward.
      operationId: network_forward_get
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Listen address
        in: path
        name: listenAddress
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Address forward
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForward'
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network address forward
      tags:
      - network-forwards
    patch:
      description: Updates a subset of the network address forward configuration.
      operationId: network_forward_patch
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Listen address
        in: path
        name: listenAddress
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/EmptySyncResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '412':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PreconditionFailed'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Partially update the network address forward
      tags:
      - network-forwards
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardPut'
        description: Address forward configuration
        required: true
    put:
      description: Updates the entire network address forward configuration.
      operationId: network_forward_put
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Listen address
        in: path
        name: listenAddress
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/EmptySyncResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '412':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PreconditionFailed'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Update the network address forward
      tags:
      - network-forwards
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardPut'
        description: Address forward configuration
        required: true
  /1.0/networks/{networkName}/forwards?recursion=1:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of network address forwards (structs).
      operationId: network_forward_get_recursion1
      parameters:
      - description: Network name
        in: path
        name: networkName
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Project name
        example: default
        in: query
        name: project
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Collection filter
        example: default
        in: query
        name: filter
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API endpoints
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Sync response
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    description: List of network address forwards
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForward'
                    type: array
                  status:
                    description: Status description
                    example: Success
                    type: string
                  status_code:
                    description: Status code
                    example: 200
                    type: integer
                  type:
                    description: Response type
                    example: sync
                    type: string
                type: object
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get the network address forwards
      tags:
      - network-forwards
components:
  responses:
    PreconditionFailed:
      description: Precondition Failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: precondition failed
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 412
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: not authorized
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 403
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: internal server error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 500
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              error:
                example: bad request
                type: string
                x-go-name: Error
              error_code:
                example: 400
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: ErrorCode
              type:
                example: error
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
    EmptySyncResponse:
      description: Empty sync response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              status:
                example: Success
                type: string
                x-go-name: Status
              status_code:
                example: 200
                format: int64
                type: integer
                x-go-name: StatusCode
              type:
                example: sync
                type: string
                x-go-name: Type
            type: object
  schemas:
    NetworkForwardPut:
      description: NetworkForwardPut represents the modifiable fields of a network address forward
      properties:
        config:
          description: Forward configuration map (refer to doc/network-forwards.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the forward listen IP
          example: My public IP forward
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        ports:
          description: Port forwards (optional)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardPort'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Ports
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/lxc/incus/v7/shared/api
    NetworkForwardsPost:
      description: NetworkForwardsPost represents the fields of a new network address forward
      properties:
        config:
          description: Forward configuration map (refer to doc/network-forwards.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the forward listen IP
          example: My public IP forward
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        listen_address:
          description: The listen address of the forward
          example: 192.0.2.1
          type: string
          x-go-name: ListenAddress
        ports:
          description: Port forwards (optional)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardPort'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Ports
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/lxc/incus/v7/shared/api
    NetworkForwardPort:
      description: NetworkForwardPort represents a port specification in a network address forward
      properties:
        description:
          description: Description of the forward port
          example: My web server forward
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        listen_port:
          description: ListenPort(s) to forward (comma delimited ranges)
          example: 80,81,8080-8090
          type: string
          x-go-name: ListenPort
        protocol:
          description: Protocol for port forward (either tcp or udp)
          example: tcp
          type: string
          x-go-name: Protocol
        snat:
          description: SNAT controls whether to apply a matching SNAT rule to new outgoing traffic from the target
          example: false
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: SNAT
        target_address:
          description: TargetAddress to forward ListenPorts to
          example: 198.51.100.2
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetAddress
        target_port:
          description: TargetPort(s) to forward ListenPorts to (allows for many-to-one)
          example: 80,81,8080-8090
          type: string
          x-go-name: TargetPort
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/lxc/incus/v7/shared/api
    NetworkForward:
      properties:
        config:
          description: Forward configuration map (refer to doc/network-forwards.md)
          example:
            user.mykey: foo
          type: object
          x-go-name: Config
        description:
          description: Description of the forward listen IP
          example: My public IP forward
          type: string
          x-go-name: Description
        listen_address:
          description: The listen address of the forward
          example: 192.0.2.1
          type: string
          x-go-name: ListenAddress
        location:
          description: What cluster member this record was found on
          example: server01
          type: string
          x-go-name: Location
        ports:
          description: Port forwards (optional)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkForwardPort'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Ports
      title: NetworkForward used for displaying an network address forward.
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/lxc/incus/v7/shared/api