InstantDB

InstantDB Transactions API

InstaML transaction writes.

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POST /admin/transact Apply InstaML transaction steps #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: InstantDB Admin HTTP Auth Transactions API
  description: HTTP Admin API for InstantDB (Instant), the realtime client-side database. The Admin API runs server-side at https://api.instantdb.com, authenticated with a Bearer admin token plus an App-Id header, and bypasses permission rules. It exposes InstaQL reads (POST /admin/query), InstaML writes (POST /admin/transact), auth (refresh tokens, magic codes, users), storage (upload, list, delete), and presence.
  termsOfService: https://www.instantdb.com/terms
  contact:
    name: InstantDB Support
    url: https://www.instantdb.com/docs/http-api
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.instantdb.com
  description: InstantDB production Admin API
security:
- adminToken: []
tags:
- name: Transactions
  description: InstaML transaction writes.
paths:
  /admin/transact:
    post:
      operationId: adminTransact
      tags:
      - Transactions
      summary: Apply InstaML transaction steps
      description: Atomically applies an array of InstaML transaction steps (update, merge, delete, link, unlink) as an admin. Each step is a tuple of `[action, namespace, id, args]`.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AppId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AsEmail'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AsToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AsGuest'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - steps
              properties:
                steps:
                  type: array
                  description: Array of InstaML transaction step tuples.
                  items:
                    type: array
            example:
              steps:
              - - update
                - goals
                - 8aa64e4c-64f9-472e-8a61-3fa28870e6cb
                - title: Get fit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Transaction applied; returns transaction id.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
  parameters:
    AsGuest:
      name: As-Guest
      in: header
      required: false
      description: Run the request as an unauthenticated guest.
      schema:
        type: boolean
    AsToken:
      name: As-Token
      in: header
      required: false
      description: Impersonate the user holding this refresh token.
      schema:
        type: string
    AppId:
      name: App-Id
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The Instant application id.
      schema:
        type: string
    AsEmail:
      name: As-Email
      in: header
      required: false
      description: Impersonate the user with this email (requires admin token).
      schema:
        type: string
        format: email
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error response.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
            additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    adminToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Admin token issued in the InstantDB dashboard, sent as `Authorization: Bearer $ADMIN_TOKEN`.'