Linkwarden Links API

The Links API from Linkwarden — 5 operation(s) for links.

Operations 10

GET /api/v1/links/{id}/highlights Get highlights for a link #
DELETE /api/v1/links/archive Delete archived files for multiple links #

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OpenAPI Specification

linkwarden-links-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Linkwarden OpenAPI Documentation.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Introduction Links API
  license:
    name: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
tags:
- name: Links
paths:
  /api/v1/links:
    get:
      deprecated: true
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Retrieve a list of links
      description: Fetches a paginated list of links, with optional filtering and sorting options. **This endpoint is deprecated in favor of `/api/v1/search`.**
      parameters:
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: collectionId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: tagId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: pinnedOnly
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: searchQueryString
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the list of links.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: getApiV1Links
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Create a new link
      description: Creates a new link with optional tags and collection information.
      operationId: createLink
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                url:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                  example: https://example.com
                type:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  enum:
                  - url
                  - pdf
                  - image
                  example: url
                description:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                  example: Some additional thoughts...
                tags:
                  type:
                  - array
                  - 'null'
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: integer
                        example: 1
                      name:
                        type: string
                        maxLength: 50
                        example: test
                  example:
                  - id: 1
                    name: test
                collection:
                  type:
                  - object
                  - 'null'
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: integer
                      example: 1
                    name:
                      type: string
                      maxLength: 2048
                      example: Unorganized
                  example:
                    id: 1
                    name: Unorganized
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully created the link.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    put:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Bulk update links
      description: Updates multiple links at once, with options to update tags and collection.
      operationId: bulkUpdateLinks
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
                removePreviousTags:
                  type: boolean
                newData:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    collectionId:
                      type: integer
                    tags:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type:
                            - integer
                            - 'null'
                          name:
                            type: string
                            maxLength: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All links updated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: string
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    delete:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Delete a list of links
      description: Deletes multiple links based on the provided list of link IDs.
      operationId: deleteLinks
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                linkIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  description: List of link IDs to be deleted.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted the links.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /api/v1/links/{id}:
    get:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Get a link by ID
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the link to be retrieved.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      operationId: getLink
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the link.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: object
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    put:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Update a link
      description: Updates the details of an existing link by its ID.
      operationId: updateLink
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the link to update.
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                name:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                url:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                description:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 2048
                icon:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 50
                iconWeight:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 50
                color:
                  type:
                  - string
                  - 'null'
                  maxLength: 10
                tags:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type:
                        - integer
                        - 'null'
                      name:
                        type: string
                        maxLength: 50
                collection:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: integer
                    ownerId:
                      type: integer
                pinnedBy:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type:
                        - integer
                        - 'null'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Link successfully updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    delete:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Delete a link
      description: Deletes the specified link from the system.
      operationId: deleteLink
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the link to be deleted.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted the link.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: integer
                      name:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      description:
                        type: string
                      createdById:
                        type: number
                      collectionId:
                        type: number
                      icon:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      iconWeight:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      color:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      url:
                        type: string
                      textContent:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      preview:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      image:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      pdf:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      readable:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      monolith:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      lastPreserved:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                        format: date-time
                      importDate:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                        format: date-time
                      createdAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                      updatedAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /api/v1/links/{id}/archive:
    put:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Archive a link
      description: Updates a links archive files
      operationId: archiveLink
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the link to be archived.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully archived the link.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: string
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /api/v1/links/{id}/highlights:
    get:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Get highlights for a link
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the link whose highlights should be returned.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Highlights retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: integer
                        userId:
                          type: integer
                        linkId:
                          type: integer
                        color:
                          type: string
                        comment:
                          type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        startOffset:
                          type: integer
                        endOffset:
                          type: integer
                        text:
                          type: string
                        createdAt:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                        updatedAt:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: getApiV1LinksByIdHighlights
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/v1/links/archive:
    delete:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      tags:
      - Links
      summary: Delete archived files for multiple links
      description: Removes stored archive files for the provided link IDs and resets their preservation fields.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - linkIds
              properties:
                linkIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Archive deletion queued successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    type: string
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: deleteApiV1LinksArchive
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: string
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 4
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example link
        type:
          type: string
          example: url
        description:
          type: string
          example: Some additional thoughts...
        createdById:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        collectionId:
          type: integer
          example: 3
        icon:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: Airplane
        iconWeight:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: fill
          enum:
          - fill
          - bold
          - light
          - regular
          - duotone
          - thin
        color:
          example: '#0ea5e9'
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          example: https://example.com
        textContent:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: Example Domain  This domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents. You may use this  domain in literature without prior coordination or asking for permission.  More information...
        preview:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: archives/preview/3/4.jpeg
        image:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: archives/preview/3/4.jpeg
        pdf:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: archives/preview/3/4.pdf
        readable:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: archives/3/4_readability.json
        monolith:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: unavailable
        lastPreserved:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
          example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
        importDate:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
          format: date-time
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: integer
                example: 2
              name:
                type: string
                example: Technology
              ownerId:
                type: integer
                example: 1
              createdAt:
                type: string
                example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
                format: date-time
              updatedAt:
                type: string
                example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
                format: date-time
        collection:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: integer
              example: 3
            name:
              type: string
              example: Health and Wellness
            description:
              type: string
              example: Latest articles on health and wellness.
            icon:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              description: Acorn
            iconWeight:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              example: fill
              enum:
              - fill
              - bold
              - light
              - regular
              - duotone
              - thin
            color:
              example: '#0ea5e9'
              type: string
            parentId:
              type:
              - integer
              - 'null'
              example: null
            isPublic:
              type: boolean
              example: false
            ownerId:
              type: integer
              example: 1
            createdById:
              type: integer
              example: 2
            createdAt:
              type: string
              example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
              format: date-time
            updatedAt:
              type: string
              example: '2024-12-02T00:40:22.295Z'
              format: date-time
        pinnedBy:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
          example:
          - 1
          - 2
          - 3
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT