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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.
In many cases, using this RPC API is preferable to embedding IPFS directly in your program — it allows you to maintain peer connections that are longer lived than your app and you can keep a single IPFS node running instead of several if your app can be launched multiple times. In fact, the `ipfs` CLI commands use this RPC API when operating in online mode.'
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
/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
/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
/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
/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
/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
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/