PlayCanvas

PlayCanvas Apps API

Published applications and self-hostable app downloads.

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Operations 4

POST /apps/download Download app #
GET /projects/{projectId}/app Get primary app #
GET /projects/{projectId}/apps Get project apps #
GET /apps/{id} Get app #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/api/
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/authentication/playcanvas-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/rate-limits/playcanvas-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/openapi/playcanvas-apps-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/errors/playcanvas-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/data-model/playcanvas-data-model.yml
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/conventions/playcanvas-conventions.yml
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/playcanvas/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

playcanvas-apps-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PlayCanvas REST Apps API
  version: 1.0.0-beta
  description: The PlayCanvas REST API lets you automate the PlayCanvas platform — manage project assets, branches and checkpoints (version control), list scenes, export projects, download self-hostable apps, poll asynchronous jobs, and publish Gaussian splats to the SuperSplat platform. The API is currently in beta; endpoints and responses may change. All access is over HTTPS using a Bearer access token generated on your Organization's Account page.
  termsOfService: https://playcanvas.com/terms
  contact:
    name: PlayCanvas Support
    url: https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/api/
  license:
    name: MIT (engine)
    url: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://playcanvas.com/api
  description: PlayCanvas REST API (beta)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Apps
  description: Published applications and self-hostable app downloads.
paths:
  /apps/download:
    post:
      tags:
      - Apps
      operationId: downloadApp
      summary: Download app
      description: Start a job to package an app for self-hosting. Returns job details; poll GET /jobs/{id} until status is complete or error, then read the download URL from the job data. Uses a strict rate limit.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppDownloadRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Download job started.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /projects/{projectId}/app:
    get:
      tags:
      - Apps
      operationId: getPrimaryApp
      summary: Get primary app
      description: Get the primary published app of a project.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Primary app metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /projects/{projectId}/apps:
    get:
      tags:
      - Apps
      operationId: getProjectApps
      summary: Get project apps
      description: List all the published apps of a project.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of published apps.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
                  pagination:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /apps/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Apps
      operationId: getApp
      summary: Get app
      description: Get a published app by id.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The id of the app.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: App metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: The error message.
      required:
      - error
    App:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        project_id:
          type: integer
        owner_id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
        release_notes:
          type: string
        thumbnails:
          type: object
          properties:
            s:
              type: string
            m:
              type: string
            l:
              type: string
            xl:
              type: string
        size:
          type: integer
        views:
          type: integer
        completed_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        modified_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        url:
          type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        limit:
          type: integer
        skip:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    Job:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        modified_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - running
          - complete
          - error
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        data:
          type: object
          description: Contents depend on the job type.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded.
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Requests allowed per minute.
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Remaining requests this minute.
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: UTC epoch seconds when the window resets.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    ProjectId:
      name: projectId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the project.
      schema:
        type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Access token generated on the Organization Account page, sent as `Authorization: Bearer {accessToken}`.'