# Sonatype Nexus Repository Repository Management API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-repository-management-api/  
**Provider:** Sonatype Nexus Repository — https://apis.io/providers/nexus/  
**Base URL:** https://repo.sonatype.com/service/rest  
**Documentation:** https://help.sonatype.com/en/api-reference.html

Sonatype Nexus Repository Repository Management API is one of 62 APIs that [Sonatype Nexus Repository](https://apis.io/providers/nexus/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Repository Management. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 6 JSON Schemas.

The Repository Management API from Sonatype Nexus Repository — 144 operation(s) for repository management.

## Operations (60 of 215)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}` | Get repository details |
| DELETE | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}` | Delete repository of any format |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}/invalidate-cache` | Invalidate repository cache. Proxy or group repositories only |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}/rebuild-index` | Schedule a 'Repair - Rebuild repository search' Task. |
| GET | `/v1/repositorySettings` | List repositories |
| GET | `/v1/repositories` | List repositories |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/apt/hosted` | Create APT hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/apt/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/apt/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update APT hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/apt/proxy` | Create APT proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/apt/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/apt/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update APT proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/maven/group` | Create Maven group repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/maven/group/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/maven/group/{repositoryName}` | Update Maven group repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/maven/hosted` | Create Maven hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/maven/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/maven/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update Maven hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/maven/proxy` | Create Maven proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/maven/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/maven/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update Maven proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/raw/group` | Create raw group repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/raw/group/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/raw/group/{repositoryName}` | Update raw group repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/raw/hosted` | Create raw hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/raw/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/raw/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update raw hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/raw/proxy` | Create raw proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/raw/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/raw/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update raw proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/oci/group` | Create OCI group repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/oci/group/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/oci/group/{repositoryName}` | Update OCI group repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/oci/hosted` | Create OCI hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/oci/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/oci/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update OCI hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/oci/proxy` | Create OCI proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/oci/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/oci/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update OCI proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}/health-check` | Enable repository health check. Proxy repositories only |
| DELETE | `/v1/repositories/{repositoryName}/health-check` | Disable repository health check. Proxy repositories only |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/alpine/group` | Create Alpine group repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/alpine/group/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/alpine/group/{repositoryName}` | Update Alpine group repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/alpine/hosted` | Create Alpine hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/alpine/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/alpine/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update Alpine hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/alpine/proxy` | Create Alpine proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/alpine/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/alpine/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update Alpine proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/group` | Create Ansible Galaxy group repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/group/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/group/{repositoryName}` | Update Ansible Galaxy group repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/hosted` | Create Ansible Galaxy hosted repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/hosted/{repositoryName}` | Update Ansible Galaxy hosted repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/proxy` | Create Ansible Galaxy proxy repository |
| GET | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Get repository |
| PUT | `/v1/repositories/ansiblegalaxy/proxy/{repositoryName}` | Update Ansible Galaxy proxy repository |
| POST | `/v1/repositories/cargo/group` | Create cargo group repository |

…and 155 more operations. They are listed in full on the page.

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/openapi/nexus-repository-management-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-docker-proxy-api-repository-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-terraform-proxy-api-repository-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-ansible-galaxy-proxy-api-repository-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-nuget-proxy-api-repository-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-py-pi-proxy-api-repository-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-cargo-proxy-api-repository-schema.json

## Other Sonatype Nexus Repository APIs (12)

- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-assets-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Components API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-components-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Search API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-search-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Status API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-status-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Tasks API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-tasks-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Azure blob store API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-azure-blob-store-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Blob store API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-blob-store-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Capabilities API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-capabilities-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Cleanup policies API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-cleanup-policies-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition Eula API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-community-edition-eula-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Content selectors API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-content-selectors-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Email API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-email-api/)

## Tags

Repository Management

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