Mockaroo Downloads API

Manage long-running background generation jobs.

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OpenAPI Specification

mockaroo-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Mockaroo Datasets Downloads API
  version: '1.0'
  summary: Realistic Mock Data Generation
  description: Mockaroo provides a REST API for generating realistic mock data on demand using over 150 built-in field types. The API supports schema-based and field-spec-based generation, multiple output formats (JSON, CSV, TXT, custom-delimited, SQL, XML), background jobs for large requests, and management of named datasets used as lookup sources during generation.
  contact:
    name: Mockaroo Support
    url: https://www.mockaroo.com/support
  license:
    name: Mockaroo Terms of Service
    url: https://www.mockaroo.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.mockaroo.com
  description: Mockaroo production API
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Downloads
  description: Manage long-running background generation jobs.
paths:
  /api/downloads/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Identifier of the background download job.
    get:
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownload
      summary: Get Background Download Status
      description: Retrieve the status and progress of a background generation job initiated with background=true.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current status of the background download job.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Download'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          description: Download job not found.
    delete:
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: cancelDownload
      summary: Cancel Background Download
      description: Cancel or remove a background download job.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Download job canceled.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Download:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          - in_progress
          - success
          - failed
        percentComplete:
          type: number
        recordsGenerated:
          type: integer
        error:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
      description: Status of a background generation job.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
      description: Standard error envelope.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
      description: Mockaroo API key passed as a query parameter.
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: Mockaroo API key passed as a request header.
externalDocs:
  description: Mockaroo API documentation
  url: https://www.mockaroo.com/docs