# Instill AI Connection API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-connection-api/  
**Provider:** Instill AI — https://apis.io/providers/instill-ai/  
**Base URL:** https://api.instill-ai.com  
**Documentation:** https://docs.instill-ai.com/reference

Instill AI Connection API is one of 7 APIs that [Instill AI](https://apis.io/providers/instill-ai/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Connection. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Connections to 3rd party apps for use in pipelines.

## Operations (14)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| DELETE | `/v1beta/{name_1}` | Delete a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/{parent}/connections` | List namespace connections |
| POST | `/v1beta/{parent}/connections` | Create a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/{name_2}` | Get a namespace connection |
| PATCH | `/v1beta/{connection.name}` | Update a connection |
| POST | `/v1beta/{name}/test` | Test a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/namespaces/{namespaceId}/connections/{connectionId}/referenced-pipelines` | List pipelines that reference a connection |
| DELETE | `/v1beta/{name_5}` | Delete a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/{parent_1}/connections` | List connections |
| POST | `/v1beta/{parent_1}/connections` | Create a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/{name_6}` | Get a connection |
| PATCH | `/v1beta/{connection.name_1}` | Update a connection |
| POST | `/v1beta/{name_1}/test` | Test a connection |
| GET | `/v1beta/namespaces/{namespaceId_1}/connections/{connectionId}/referenced-pipelines` | List pipelines that reference a connection |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/openapi/instill-ai-connection-api-openapi.yml
- **Protobuf** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/grpc/instill-ai-pipeline-v1beta-pipeline_public_service.proto
- **Protobuf** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/grpc/instill-ai-mgmt-v1beta-mgmt_public_service.proto
- **Protobuf** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/grpc/instill-ai-model-v1alpha-model_public_service.proto
- **Protobuf** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/grpc/instill-ai-artifact-v1alpha-artifact_public_service.proto
- **Protobuf** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instill-ai/refs/heads/main/grpc/instill-ai-usage-v1beta-usage_service.proto
- **Documentation** — https://docs.instill-ai.com/reference

## Other Instill AI APIs (6)

- [Instill AI Artifact API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-artifact-api/)
- [Instill AI Integration API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-integration-api/)
- [Instill AI Metrics API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-metrics-api/)
- [Instill AI Model API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-model-api/)
- [Instill AI Namespace API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-namespace-api/)
- [Instill AI Pipeline API](https://apis.io/apis/instill-ai/instill-ai-pipeline-api/)

## Tags

Connection

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