Lemmy

Lemmy Images API

Image upload and retrieval

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

POST /image Upload an image #
GET /image/{filename} Get an image #
GET /image/proxy Proxy an external image #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://join-lemmy.org/docs/
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Authentication
https://join-lemmy.org/docs/client_development/authentication.html
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/lemmy-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-js-client

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/post.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/comment.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/community.json

Other Resources

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JSONLDContext
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/json-ld/lemmy-context.jsonld
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/lemmy-vocabulary.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/examples/login.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/examples/create-post.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/examples/search.json
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/plans/lemmy-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lemmy/refs/heads/main/finops/lemmy-finops.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

lemmy-images-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lemmy REST Account Images API
  description: The Lemmy REST API provides programmatic access to all core platform features of Lemmy, a free, open-source, self-hostable federated link aggregator and discussion platform. Developers can create and manage posts, comments, communities, and user accounts; vote on content; follow communities; search across the federated network; moderate communities; send private messages; and administer instances. Authentication uses JWT bearer tokens obtained via the login endpoint. The API is versioned at /api/v4/ and available on any public Lemmy instance.
  version: 4.0.0
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/LICENSE
  contact:
    url: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/
servers:
- url: https://lemmy.world/api/v4
  description: Lemmy.world (largest public instance)
- url: https://{instance}/api/v4
  description: Any Lemmy instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: lemmy.world
      description: The hostname of a Lemmy instance
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Images
  description: Image upload and retrieval
paths:
  /image:
    post:
      operationId: uploadImage
      summary: Upload an image
      description: Upload an image file to the instance's image storage.
      tags:
      - Images
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - images[]
              properties:
                images[]:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Image uploaded
  /image/{filename}:
    get:
      operationId: getImage
      summary: Get an image
      description: Retrieve an uploaded image by filename.
      tags:
      - Images
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: filename
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Image file
  /image/proxy:
    get:
      operationId: imageProxy
      summary: Proxy an external image
      description: Proxy and optionally cache an external image through this instance.
      tags:
      - Images
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: url
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Proxied image
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Lemmy Documentation
  url: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/