Kestra Flows API

Manage flow definitions.

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kestra-flows-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Kestra Open Source REST Executions Flows API
  description: 'REST API for the Kestra open source workflow orchestration platform. Covers

    flow definitions, executions, namespaces, triggers, key-value store, and

    namespace files. Documented at https://kestra.io/docs/api-reference/open-source.

    The Kestra server defaults to basic authentication and exposes the API under

    the `/api/v1/` prefix on the configured host.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Kestra
    url: https://kestra.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8080
  description: Default local Kestra server.
- url: https://{host}
  description: Self-hosted Kestra deployment.
  variables:
    host:
      default: kestra.example.com
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Flows
  description: Manage flow definitions.
paths:
  /api/v1/flows:
    get:
      tags:
      - Flows
      summary: Search flows
      operationId: searchFlows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Size'
      - name: q
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: namespace
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of flows.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowPage'
    post:
      tags:
      - Flows
      summary: Create a flow
      operationId: createFlow
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-yaml:
            schema:
              type: string
              description: Flow source in YAML.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Created flow.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Flow'
  /api/v1/flows/{namespace}/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlowId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Flows
      summary: Get a flow
      operationId: getFlow
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A flow definition.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Flow'
    put:
      tags:
      - Flows
      summary: Update a flow
      operationId: updateFlow
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-yaml:
            schema:
              type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated flow.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Flow'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Flows
      summary: Delete a flow
      operationId: deleteFlow
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Flow deleted.
components:
  parameters:
    FlowId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Namespace:
      name: namespace
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    Size:
      name: size
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 200
        default: 25
  schemas:
    Flow:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        namespace:
          type: string
        revision:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
          description: Flow source in YAML.
    FlowPage:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Flow'
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Optional HTTP basic authentication for self-hosted Kestra instances.