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Lightly Data Sources API

Configure and inspect the cloud datasource backing a dataset.

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Operations 3

GET /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource Get the datasource configured for a dataset #

GET /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource/processedUntilTimestamp Get the processed-until timestamp for incremental ingestion #

GET /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource/list List raw sample files available in the datasource #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: LightlyOne Platform Datasources API
  description: REST API for the LightlyOne data-curation and active-learning platform for computer vision.
  termsOfService: https://www.lightly.ai/terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: Lightly Support
    email: support@lightly.ai
    url: https://www.lightly.ai
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.lightly.ai/terms-of-service
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.lightly.ai
  description: LightlyOne platform production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Data Sources
  description: Configure and inspect the cloud datasource backing a dataset.
paths:
  /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource:
    get:
      operationId: getDatasourceByDatasetId
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      summary: Get the datasource configured for a dataset
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasetId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The datasource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasourceConfig'
  /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource/processedUntilTimestamp:
    get:
      operationId: getDatasourceProcessedUntilTimestampByDatasetId
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      summary: Get the processed-until timestamp for incremental ingestion
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasetId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A unix timestamp.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: integer
                format: int64
  /v1/datasets/{datasetId}/datasource/list:
    get:
      operationId: getListOfRawSamplesFromDatasource
      tags:
      - Data Sources
      summary: List raw sample files available in the datasource
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasetId'
      - name: from
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      - name: to
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of datasource files with signed read URLs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasourceRawSamplesData'
components:
  parameters:
    DatasetId:
      name: datasetId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    DatasourceRawSamplesData:
      type: object
      properties:
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
        cursor:
          type: string
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              fileName:
                type: string
              readUrl:
                type: string
    DatasourceConfig:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - S3
          - S3DelegatedAccess
          - GCS
          - AZURE
          - LOCAL
        fullPath:
          type: string
        thumbSuffix:
          type: string
        purpose:
          type: string
          enum:
          - INPUT
          - LIGHTLY
      required:
      - type
      - fullPath
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
      description: LightlyOne API token passed as the `token` query parameter. Find your token in the preferences menu of the LightlyOne Platform.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Public JWT bearer token passed in the `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header for browser / public-token authenticated calls.'