Pixelfed

Pixelfed Collections API

Pixelfed-specific photo collections (v1.1)

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Pixelfed REST Accounts Collections API
  description: 'Mastodon-compatible REST API for the Pixelfed federated photo-sharing platform. Provides endpoints for accounts, statuses, timelines, media, notifications, search, collections, stories, direct messages, and instance/federation metadata. All authenticated calls use OAuth2 Bearer tokens. Every Pixelfed instance exposes this API independently at its own domain; there is no single central API host.

    '
  version: '1.1'
  contact:
    name: Pixelfed
    email: hello@pixelfed.org
    url: https://pixelfed.org
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/LICENSE
  x-logo:
    url: https://pixelfed.org/img/logo.svg
servers:
- url: https://{instance}/api
  description: A Pixelfed instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: pixelfed.social
      description: Hostname of the Pixelfed instance
security:
- OAuth2:
  - read
  - write
  - follow
  - push
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Collections
  description: Pixelfed-specific photo collections (v1.1)
paths:
  /v1.1/collections/create:
    get:
      operationId: createCollection
      summary: Create a collection
      description: Creates a new Pixelfed photo collection.
      tags:
      - Collections
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - write
      - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: title
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: description
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: visibility
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - public
          - private
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Created collection object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1.1/collections/update:
    get:
      operationId: updateCollection
      summary: Update a collection
      description: Updates an existing Pixelfed photo collection.
      tags:
      - Collections
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - write
      - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: title
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: description
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: visibility
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated collection object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1.1/collections/delete:
    get:
      operationId: deleteCollection
      summary: Delete a collection
      description: Deletes a Pixelfed photo collection.
      tags:
      - Collections
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - write
      - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        error_description:
          type: string
          description: Additional error details
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid OAuth token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://{instance}/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://{instance}/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read: Read-only access to account data and timelines
            write: Write access to post statuses and manage account
            follow: Manage follows, blocks, and mutes
            push: Manage Web Push subscriptions
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: OAuth2
externalDocs:
  description: Pixelfed Documentation
  url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/

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