Prisma Sessions API

Recording session management for query capture and analysis

Operations 4

POST /sessions Prisma Create a recording session #
GET /sessions Prisma List recording sessions #
GET /sessions/{sessionId} Prisma Get a recording session #
DELETE /sessions/{sessionId} Prisma Stop a recording session #

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OpenAPI Specification

prisma-sessions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Prisma Optimize Sessions API
  description: API for Prisma Optimize, a query performance analysis tool for debugging and improving database queries during development. Optimize captures query execution data from Prisma Client via the @prisma/extension-optimize extension, analyzes query patterns, and provides AI-powered recommendations to reduce database load and improve application responsiveness. The service records queries during development sessions and provides performance insights through the Prisma Data Platform Console. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, CockroachDB, and MS SQL Server.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Prisma Support
    email: support@prisma.io
    url: https://www.prisma.io/support
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.prisma.io/terms
  termsOfService: https://www.prisma.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://optimize.prisma-data.net
  description: Prisma Optimize production endpoint
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Sessions
  description: Recording session management for query capture and analysis
paths:
  /sessions:
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      summary: Prisma Create a recording session
      description: Creates a new query recording session. The Optimize extension captures all Prisma Client queries executed during an active session and sends them to the Optimize service for analysis. Sessions are intended for use in local development environments only.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Recording session created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
    get:
      operationId: listSessions
      summary: Prisma List recording sessions
      description: Retrieves a list of all recording sessions for the current environment, including their status, duration, and query counts.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - name: status
        in: query
        description: Filter sessions by status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - completed
          - expired
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of sessions to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
          maximum: 100
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Number of sessions to skip for pagination
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of sessions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
                  total:
                    type: integer
                    description: Total number of sessions
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /sessions/{sessionId}:
    get:
      operationId: getSession
      summary: Prisma Get a recording session
      description: Retrieves detailed information about a specific recording session including query statistics and analysis status.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved session details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
    delete:
      operationId: stopSession
      summary: Prisma Stop a recording session
      description: Stops an active recording session and finalizes the captured query data for analysis. Once stopped, no new queries will be captured for this session.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session stopped successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was invalid or malformed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    RateLimited:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalServerError:
      description: An unexpected error occurred
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
          required:
          - code
          - message
    SessionCreate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new recording session
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Optional display name for the session
          examples:
          - Feature development session
        databaseProvider:
          type: string
          description: The database provider being used
          enum:
          - postgresql
          - mysql
          - cockroachdb
          - sqlserver
      required:
      - databaseProvider
    Session:
      type: object
      description: A query recording session for performance analysis
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the session
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the session
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current status of the session
          enum:
          - active
          - completed
          - expired
        databaseProvider:
          type: string
          description: Database provider used during the session
          enum:
          - postgresql
          - mysql
          - cockroachdb
          - sqlserver
        queryCount:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of queries captured
          minimum: 0
        totalDuration:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Total query execution time in milliseconds
        startedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the recording session started
        endedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the recording session ended (null if active)
      required:
      - id
      - status
      - databaseProvider
      - queryCount
      - startedAt
  parameters:
    SessionId:
      name: sessionId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the recording session
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Optimize API key generated from the Prisma Data Platform Console. Passed via the OPTIMIZE_API_KEY environment variable to the extension.
externalDocs:
  description: Prisma Optimize Documentation
  url: https://www.prisma.io/docs/optimize