# Instana Releases API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-releases-api/  
**Provider:** Instana — https://apis.io/providers/instana/  
**Documentation:** https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=apis-rest-api

Instana Releases API is one of 62 APIs that [Instana](https://apis.io/providers/instana/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Releases. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

These APIs can be used to create, update, delete and fetch releases. ## Mandatory Parameters when sending a request: 1. **Create release** - `name` and `start` are mandatory parameters to create a release with Global scope. - `applications` is a mandatory parameter **along with** Global scope mandatory parameters to create a release with Application Perspective scope. - `services.name` is a mandatory parameter **along with** Global scope mandatory parameters to create a release with Service scope. - `services.scopedTo.applications` is a mandatory parameter **along with Service scope** mandatory parameters to create a release with Service within an Application Perspective scope. 2. **Delete release** - `releaseId` is a mandatory path parameter. 3. **Get release** - `releaseId` is a mandatory path parameter. 4. **Update release** - `releaseId` is a mandatory path parameter. - Same mandatory parameters as **Create release**.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instana/refs/heads/main/openapi/instana-releases-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://instana.github.io/openapi/
- **GitHubOrganization** — https://github.com/instana/openapi

## Other Instana APIs (12)

- [Instana Action Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-action-catalog-api/)
- [Instana Action History API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-action-history-api/)
- [Instana AI Management API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-ai-management-api/)
- [Instana Apdex Report API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-apdex-report-api/)
- [Instana Apdex Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-apdex-settings-api/)
- [Instana API Token API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-api-token-api/)
- [Instana Application Alert Configuration API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-alert-configuration-api/)
- [Instana Application Analyze API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-analyze-api/)
- [Instana Application Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-catalog-api/)
- [Instana Application Metrics API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-metrics-api/)
- [Instana Application Resources API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-resources-api/)
- [Instana Application Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-application-settings-api/)

## Tags

Releases

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/instana/instana-releases-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/instana/.