Knowi Category Management API

Manage categories

Operations 8

POST /api/2.0/category/assets/add Add asset to existing category #
GET /api/2.0/category List accessible categories #
POST /api/2.0/category Create new category #
GET /api/2.0/category/{objectId} Retrieve a category with specific ID #
PUT /api/2.0/category/{objectId} Update existing category with input information. #
DELETE /api/2.0/category/{objectId} Delete existing category with given ID #
POST /api/2.0/category/assets/remove Remove asset from existing category #
GET /api/2.0/category/search Search categories #

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OpenAPI Specification

knowi-category-management-api-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: User Management Category Management API
  description: Manage users
  version: '2.0'
tags:
- name: Category Management API
  description: Manage categories
paths:
  /api/2.0/category/assets/add:
    post:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Add asset to existing category
      operationId: addAssetToCategory
      requestBody:
        description: Category asset request
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryAssetRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
  /api/2.0/category:
    get:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: List accessible categories
      operationId: listCategories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Create new category
      operationId: createCategory
      requestBody:
        description: Category information to be created
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
  /api/2.0/category/{objectId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Retrieve a category with specific ID
      operationId: viewCategory
      parameters:
      - name: objectId
        in: path
        description: Category ID to be retrieved
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    put:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Update existing category with input information.
      operationId: editCategory
      parameters:
      - name: objectId
        in: path
        description: Category ID to be updated
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      requestBody:
        description: Category information to be updated
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    delete:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Delete existing category with given ID
      operationId: deleteCategory
      parameters:
      - name: objectId
        in: path
        description: Category ID to be deleted
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
  /api/2.0/category/assets/remove:
    post:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Remove asset from existing category
      operationId: removeAssetFromCategory
      requestBody:
        description: Category asset request
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryAssetRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
  /api/2.0/category/search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Category Management API
      summary: Search categories
      operationId: searchUsers
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: query
        description: Category name
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: objectType
        in: query
        description: Category object type
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: parentId
        in: query
        description: Category parent ID
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeItem'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
        '500':
          description: Error during processing
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiMessage'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
components:
  schemas:
    CategoryTreeItem:
      required:
      - name
      - objectType
      - parentId
      type: object
      properties:
        createdDate:
          type: integer
          description: Created date in milliseconds
          format: int64
          readOnly: true
        lastModDate:
          type: integer
          description: Last modified date
          format: int64
          readOnly: true
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Category ID
          format: int64
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: Category name
        parentId:
          type: integer
          description: Parent category ID
          format: int64
        objectType:
          type: integer
          description: Category object type
          format: int32
        userId:
          type: integer
          description: Category user ID
          format: int64
          readOnly: true
        customerId:
          type: integer
          description: Category customer ID
          format: int64
          readOnly: true
        accessLevel:
          type: integer
          description: Access level
          format: int32
          readOnly: true
      description: Category information
    ApiMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Message
          readOnly: true
        documentation:
          type: string
          description: Link to documentation
          readOnly: true
      description: Response status
    CategoryAssetRequest:
      required:
      - categoryId
      - objectId
      type: object
      properties:
        categoryId:
          type: integer
          description: Category ID to add asset to or remove asset from.
          format: int64
        objectId:
          type: integer
          description: Asset ID to add to category or remove from category.
          format: int64
  securitySchemes:
    Authorization:
      type: http
      in: header
      scheme: bearer
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Knowi
  source: https://www.knowi.com/api/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)