Netlify

Netlify File API

The File API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for file.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /sites/{site_id}/files List files in a site's live deploy · List site files #
Ask an LLM
“What files are in my site's currently published deploy?”
“Can I list every file served by my site?”
Tell an agent
List files for site {site}.
Show every file in the live deploy of site {site}.
GET /sites/{site_id}/files/{file_path} Get a site file by path · Get site file by path name #
Ask an LLM
“Can I fetch one file from my site by its path?”
“How do I check a specific file's details on my live site?”
Tell an agent
Get file {file_path} from site {site}.
Show details of {file_path} on site {site}.
PUT /deploys/{deploy_id}/files/{path} Upload a file to a deploy · Upload deploy file #
Ask an LLM
“How do I upload a file that a new deploy is asking for?”
“Can I send the size of a file when uploading it to a deploy?”
Tell an agent
Upload file {path} to deploy {deploy}.
Upload {path} of {size} bytes to deploy {deploy}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://open-api.netlify.com/
📖
GettingStarted
https://docs.netlify.com/api-and-cli-guides/api-guides/get-started-with-api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/netlify/openapi/netlify-file-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/netlify/asyncapi/netlify-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Other Resources

🔗
Overlay
https://artifacts.apis.io/netlify/overlays/netlify-file-overlay.yaml
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API Guides
https://docs.netlify.com/api-and-cli-guides/overview/
🔗
OpenAPI Source
https://github.com/netlify/open-api
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GraphQL
https://artifacts.apis.io/netlify/graphql/netlify-graphql.md

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OpenAPI Specification

netlify-file-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.57.0
  title: Netlify's API documentation File API
  description: Netlify is a hosting service for the programmable web.
  termsOfService: https://www.netlify.com/legal/terms-of-use/
  x-logo:
    url: netlify-logo.png
    href: https://www.netlify.com/docs/
    altText: Netlify
servers:
- url: https://api.netlify.com/api/v1
security:
- netlifyAuth: []
tags:
- name: File
  x-displayName: File
paths:
  /sites/{site_id}/files:
    get:
      operationId: listSiteFiles
      tags:
      - File
      parameters:
      - name: site_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: string
                    path:
                      type: string
                    sha:
                      type: string
                    mime_type:
                      type: string
                    size:
                      type: integer
                      format: int64
        default:
          description: error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                  message:
                    type: string
      summary: List site files
      x-summary-source: derived
  /sites/{site_id}/files/{file_path}:
    get:
      operationId: getSiteFileByPathName
      tags:
      - File
      parameters:
      - name: site_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: file_path
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  path:
                    type: string
                  sha:
                    type: string
                  mime_type:
                    type: string
                  size:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
        default:
          description: error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                  message:
                    type: string
      summary: Get site file by path name
      x-summary-source: derived
  /deploys/{deploy_id}/files/{path}:
    put:
      operationId: uploadDeployFile
      tags:
      - File
      parameters:
      - name: deploy_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: path
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: size
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  path:
                    type: string
                  sha:
                    type: string
                  mime_type:
                    type: string
                  size:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
        default:
          description: error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                  message:
                    type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
        required: true
      summary: Upload deploy file
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    netlifyAuth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          scopes: {}
          authorizationUrl: https://app.netlify.com/authorize
externalDocs:
  url: https://www.netlify.com/docs/api/
  description: Online documentation
x-tagGroups:
- name: OAuth
  tags:
  - ticket
  - accessToken
- name: User accounts
  tags:
  - user
  - accountMembership
  - member
  - accountType
  - paymentMethod
  - auditLog
- name: Site
  tags:
  - site
  - environmentVariables
  - file
  - metadata
  - purge
  - snippet
- name: Domain names
  tags:
  - dnsZone
  - sniCertificate
- name: Deploys
  tags:
  - deploy
  - deployedBranch
  - deployKey
- name: Builds
  tags:
  - build
  - buildLogMsg
- name: Dev servers
  tags:
  - devServer
- name: Webhooks and notifications
  tags:
  - hook
  - hookType
  - buildHook
  - devServerHook
- name: Services
  tags:
  - service
  - serviceInstance
- name: Functions
  tags:
  - function
- name: Database
  tags:
  - database
- name: Forms
  tags:
  - form
  - submission
- name: Split tests
  tags:
  - splitTest
- name: Large media
  tags:
  - asset
  - assetPublicSignature
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Netlify
  source: https://open-api.netlify.com/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)