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https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/
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https://ipfs.github.io/pinning-services-api-spec/
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: IPFS RPC Dht 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: Dht
paths:
/api/v0/dht/query:
post:
operationId: dht/query
description: Find the closest Peer IDs to a given Peer ID by querying the DHT.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-query
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The peerID to run the query against.
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: verbose
in: query
description: Print extra information.
schema:
type: boolean
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/query
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/dht/findpeer:
post:
operationId: dht/findpeer
description: Find the multiaddresses associated with a Peer ID.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-findpeer
deprecated: true
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The ID of the peer to search for.
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: verbose
in: query
description: Print extra information.
schema:
type: boolean
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/findpeer
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/dht/findprovs:
post:
operationId: dht/findprovs
description: Find peers that can provide a specific value, given a key.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-findprovs
deprecated: true
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The key to find providers for.
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: verbose
in: query
description: Print extra information.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: num-providers
in: query
description: The number of providers to find.
schema:
type: integer
default: 20
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/findprovs
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/dht/get:
post:
operationId: dht/get
description: Given a key, query the routing system for its best value.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-get
deprecated: true
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The key to find a value for.
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/get
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/dht/provide:
post:
operationId: dht/provide
description: Announce to the network that you are providing given values.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-provide
deprecated: true
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The key[s] to send provide records for.
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: verbose
in: query
description: Print extra information.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: recursive
in: query
description: Recursively provide entire graph.
schema:
type: boolean
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/provide
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/dht/put:
post:
operationId: dht/put
description: Write a key/value pair to the routing system.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-dht-put
deprecated: true
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: The key to store the value at.
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
description: Argument `value-file` is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.
content: {}
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Extra: <string>
ID: <peer-id>
Responses:
- Addrs:
- <multiaddr-string>
ID: peer-id
Type: <int>
tags:
- Dht
summary: Dht/put
x-summary-source: derived
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/