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IPFS Bootstrap API

The Bootstrap API from IPFS — 6 operation(s) for bootstrap.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

POST /api/v0/bootstrap Bootstrap #
POST /api/v0/bootstrap/add Bootstrap/add #
POST /api/v0/bootstrap/add/default Bootstrap/add/default #
POST /api/v0/bootstrap/list Bootstrap/list #
POST /api/v0/bootstrap/rm Bootstrap/rm #
POST /api/v0/bootstrap/rm/all Bootstrap/rm/all #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/
📖
Documentation
https://ipfs.github.io/pinning-services-api-spec/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ipfs/refs/heads/main/openapi/ipfs-bootstrap-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/ipfs/pinning-services-api-spec

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OpenAPI Specification

ipfs-bootstrap-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IPFS RPC Bootstrap API
  version: v0
  description: When a Kubo IPFS node is running as a daemon, it exposes an HTTP RPC API that allows you to control the node and run the same commands you can from the command line.
  x-providerName: IPFS
  x-logo:
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/55fe8bc6a53ba3b9023951fb4b432efbbc81fba5/docs/.vuepress/public/images/ipfs-logo.svg
servers:
- description: Local IPFS node
  url: http://localhost:5001
- description: Local IPFS node
  url: http://127.0.0.1:5001
- description: Infura hosted IPFS node
  url: https://ipfs.infura.io:5001
tags:
- name: Bootstrap
paths:
  /api/v0/bootstrap:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap
      description: Show or edit the list of bootstrap peers.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap
      x-summary-source: derived
  /api/v0/bootstrap/add:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap/add
      description: Add peers to the bootstrap list.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap-add
      parameters:
      - name: arg
        in: query
        description: A peer to add to the bootstrap list (in the format '<multiaddr>/<peerID>')
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: default
        in: query
        description: Add default bootstrap nodes. (Deprecated, use 'default' subcommand instead).
        deprecated: true
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap/add
      x-summary-source: derived
  /api/v0/bootstrap/add/default:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap/add/default
      description: Add default peers to the bootstrap list.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap-add-default
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap/add/default
      x-summary-source: derived
  /api/v0/bootstrap/list:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap/list
      description: Show peers in the bootstrap list.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap-list
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap/list
      x-summary-source: derived
  /api/v0/bootstrap/rm:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap/rm
      description: Remove peers from the bootstrap list.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap-rm
      parameters:
      - name: arg
        in: query
        description: A peer to add to the bootstrap list (in the format '<multiaddr>/<peerID>')
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: all
        in: query
        description: Remove all bootstrap peers. (Deprecated, use 'all' subcommand).
        deprecated: true
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap/rm
      x-summary-source: derived
  /api/v0/bootstrap/rm/all:
    post:
      operationId: bootstrap/rm/all
      description: Remove all peers from the bootstrap list.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-bootstrap-rm-all
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                Peers:
                - <string>
      tags:
      - Bootstrap
      summary: Bootstrap/rm/all
      x-summary-source: derived
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/