Perforce Activity API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Perforce Helix Swarm Activity API
  version: '9'
  description: 'REST API for Perforce Helix Swarm (P4 Code Review), providing programmatic

    access to code reviews, changelists, comments, activity streams, and project

    management. Helix Swarm enables collaborative code review workflows

    integrated with Helix Core version control.


    The API uses HTTP Basic authentication with Perforce credentials or API

    tickets. All endpoints are prefixed with /api/v9. As of Swarm 2022.2,

    API versions older than v9 are no longer supported. Version v11 extends

    the API but does not yet cover all features, so v9 is recommended for

    full functionality.'
  contact:
    name: Perforce Support
    url: https://www.perforce.com/support
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.perforce.com/terms-use
  termsOfService: https://www.perforce.com/terms-use
servers:
- url: '{scheme}://{host}/api/v9'
  description: Helix Swarm server instance
  variables:
    scheme:
      default: https
      enum:
      - https
      - http
      description: The protocol scheme.
    host:
      default: swarm.example.com
      description: The hostname of your Helix Swarm instance.
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Activity
  description: Endpoints for viewing and creating activity stream entries.
paths:
  /activity:
    get:
      operationId: listActivity
      summary: Perforce List Activity Entries
      description: Retrieves a list of activity entries from the activity stream, optionally filtered by changelist, stream, or type.
      tags:
      - Activity
      parameters:
      - name: change
        in: query
        description: Filter activity by changelist ID.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 10
      - name: stream
        in: query
        description: Filter by activity stream name, such as user-alice, review-1234, or project-myproject.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Filter by activity type.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - change
          - comment
          - job
          - review
        example: change
      - name: after
        in: query
        description: An activity ID to seek past for pagination.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 10
      - name: max
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of entries to return. Defaults to 100.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
        example: 10
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of activity entries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  activity:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activity'
                  lastSeen:
                    type: integer
                    description: The ID of the last entry for pagination.
              examples:
                Listactivity200Example:
                  summary: Default listActivity 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    activity:
                    - id: abc123
                      action: example_value
                      change: 10
                      date: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      description: A sample description.
                      link: https://www.example.com
                      streams:
                      - {}
                      target: example_value
                      topic: example_value
                      type: example_value
                      user: example_value
                    lastSeen: 10
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createActivity
      summary: Perforce Create Activity Entry
      description: Creates a new entry in the activity stream.
      tags:
      - Activity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - type
              - user
              - action
              - target
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: The activity classification type.
                user:
                  type: string
                  description: The username of the user performing the action.
                action:
                  type: string
                  description: A past-tense description of the activity.
                target:
                  type: string
                  description: The object receiving the action.
                topic:
                  type: string
                  description: An optional comment thread identifier.
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Contextual information about the activity.
                change:
                  type: integer
                  description: A related changelist ID.
                streams[]:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Stream names where the activity should appear.
                link:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                  description: A URL for the activity target.
            examples:
              CreateactivityRequestExample:
                summary: Default createActivity request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  type: example_value
                  user: example_value
                  action: example_value
                  target: example_value
                  topic: example_value
                  description: A sample description.
                  change: 10
                  streams[]:
                  - example_value
                  link: https://www.example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The newly created activity entry.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  activity:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activity'
              examples:
                Createactivity200Example:
                  summary: Default createActivity 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    activity:
                      id: abc123
                      action: example_value
                      change: 10
                      date: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      description: A sample description.
                      link: https://www.example.com
                      streams:
                      - example_value
                      target: example_value
                      topic: example_value
                      type: example_value
                      user: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication is required or the provided credentials are invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
                description: A human-readable error message.
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or missing required parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
                description: A human-readable error message.
              details:
                type: object
                description: Additional details about the validation error.
  schemas:
    Activity:
      type: object
      description: An entry in the Helix Swarm activity stream recording an action performed by a user.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique activity entry identifier.
          example: abc123
        action:
          type: string
          description: A past-tense description of the action performed.
          example: example_value
        change:
          type: integer
          description: The related changelist ID, if applicable.
          example: 10
        date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the activity occurred.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Contextual information about the activity.
          example: A sample description.
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A URL linking to the activity target.
          example: https://www.example.com
        streams:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: The activity streams this entry appears in.
          example: []
        target:
          type: string
          description: The object that received the action.
          example: example_value
        topic:
          type: string
          description: An associated comment thread topic.
          example: example_value
        type:
          type: string
          description: The activity type classification.
          example: example_value
        user:
          type: string
          description: The username of the user who performed the action.
          example: example_value
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using Perforce username and password or ticket. The password can be a standard Perforce password or a Swarm-generated API ticket.
externalDocs:
  description: Helix Swarm API Documentation
  url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/helix-swarm/swarm/current/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html