Postman Network Elements API

Operations for managing elements (APIs, collections, workspaces) in the network.

OpenAPI Specification

postman-network-elements-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Postman APIs API Comments Network Elements API
  description: 'The Postman APIs API enables you to manage your API definitions in Postman''s

    API Builder. You can create APIs, manage versions, add schemas (OpenAPI,

    GraphQL, etc.), and link collections, environments, mock servers, monitors,

    and documentation to your API definitions.


    ## Authentication

    All requests require an API key passed in the `x-api-key` header.


    ## Rate Limits

    Standard Postman API rate limits apply.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Postman Developer Support
    url: https://learning.postman.com/docs/developer/postman-api/intro-api/
    email: help@postman.com
  license:
    name: Postman Terms of Service
    url: https://www.postman.com/legal/terms/
servers:
- url: https://api.getpostman.com
  description: Postman Production API Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Network Elements
  description: Operations for managing elements (APIs, collections, workspaces) in the network.
paths:
  /network/private:
    post:
      tags:
      - Network Elements
      summary: Postman Add an element to the private API network
      operationId: addNetworkElement
      description: Publishes an element (API, collection, or workspace) to the private API network. The element becomes discoverable by all team members.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - type
              - id
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - api
                  - collection
                  - workspace
                  description: The type of element to add
                id:
                  type: string
                  description: The element's unique ID
                parentFolderId:
                  type: integer
                  description: The parent folder ID in the network
                summary:
                  type: string
                  description: A custom summary for the element in the network
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully added element to network
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkElement'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ForbiddenError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError'
  /network/private/{elementType}/{elementId}:
    put:
      tags:
      - Network Elements
      summary: Postman Update a network element
      operationId: updateNetworkElement
      description: Updates an element's metadata in the private API network.
      parameters:
      - name: elementType
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - api
          - collection
          - workspace
      - name: elementId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                summary:
                  type: string
                parentFolderId:
                  type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated network element
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ForbiddenError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Network Elements
      summary: Postman Remove an element from the private API network
      operationId: removeNetworkElement
      description: Removes an element from the private API network. This only removes it from the network catalog; it does not delete the underlying resource.
      parameters:
      - name: elementType
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - api
          - collection
          - workspace
      - name: elementId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully removed element from network
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ForbiddenError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError'
components:
  responses:
    ForbiddenError:
      description: Insufficient permissions to perform this operation
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
    NotFoundError:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
    RateLimitError:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
    BadRequestError:
      description: Bad request - invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
  schemas:
    NetworkElement:
      type: object
      description: An element published to the private API network.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - api
          - collection
          - workspace
        name:
          type: string
        summary:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        addedBy:
          type: integer
        addedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        parentFolderId:
          type: integer
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
      description: Postman API key for authentication.