Sonatype Nexus Repository Capabilities API

The Capabilities API from Sonatype Nexus Repository — 3 operation(s) for capabilities.

Operations 5

GET /v1/capabilities List the active capabilities #
POST /v1/capabilities Create a capability #
PUT /v1/capabilities/{capabilityId} Update a capability #
DELETE /v1/capabilities/{capabilityId} Delete a capability #
GET /v1/capabilities/types List all capability types available and exposed in the system #

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OpenAPI Specification

nexus-capabilities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Nexus Repository Manager REST Capabilities API
  version: 3.97.2-02
servers:
- url: /service/rest
tags:
- name: Capabilities
paths:
  /v1/capabilities:
    get:
      tags:
      - Capabilities
      summary: List the active capabilities
      operationId: listCapabilities
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilityDTO'
    post:
      tags:
      - Capabilities
      summary: Create a capability
      operationId: createCapabilities
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilityDTO'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilityDTO'
  /v1/capabilities/{capabilityId}:
    put:
      tags:
      - Capabilities
      summary: Update a capability
      operationId: updateCapabilities
      parameters:
      - name: capabilityId
        in: path
        description: capabilityId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: capability
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilityDTO'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json: {}
    delete:
      tags:
      - Capabilities
      summary: Delete a capability
      operationId: deleteCapabilities
      parameters:
      - name: capabilityId
        in: path
        description: capabilityId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /v1/capabilities/types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Capabilities
      summary: List all capability types available and exposed in the system
      operationId: listCapabilitiesTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilityTypeDTO'
components:
  schemas:
    FormFieldDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Field identifier
        type:
          type: string
          description: Field type (e.g., string, password, number, checkbox, combobox)
        label:
          type: string
          description: Display label for the field
        helpText:
          type: string
          description: Help text shown to users
        required:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the field is required
        disabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the field is disabled
        readOnly:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the field is read-only
        regexValidation:
          type: string
          description: Regular expression for field validation
        initialValue:
          type: string
          description: Initial value for the field
        attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            description: Additional attributes for the field
          description: Additional attributes for the field
        minimumValue:
          type: string
          description: Minimum value (for number fields)
        maximumValue:
          type: string
          description: Maximum value (for number fields)
        storeApi:
          type: string
          description: API endpoint for fetching selectable options
        storeFilters:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
            description: Filters to apply when fetching options from the store API
          description: Filters to apply when fetching options from the store API
        idMapping:
          type: string
          description: Property path for the ID field in store API response
        nameMapping:
          type: string
          description: Property path for the name/display field in store API response
        allowAutocomplete:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether autocomplete is enabled for this field
      description: FormField
    CapabilityDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        typeName:
          type: string
        notes:
          type: string
        enabled:
          type: boolean
        active:
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: boolean
        state:
          type: string
        stateDescription:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        properties:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        tags:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    CapabilityTypeDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Capability type identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the capability type
        about:
          type: string
          description: Description of the capability type
        formFields:
          type: array
          description: Form fields configuration for this capability type
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormFieldDTO'
      description: CapabilityType