QuickNode Pinning API

Pin, view, and manage pinned content to ensure its availability on the IPFS network.

Operations 5

POST /v1/s3/put-object Upload and pin a file #
GET /v1/pinning List pinned objects #
POST /v1/pinning Pin an existing CID #
GET /v1/pinning/{requestId} Get a pin by request id #
DELETE /v1/pinning/{requestId} Unpin an object #

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OpenAPI Specification

quicknode-pinning-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: QuickNode IPFS REST Account Pinning API
  description: The QuickNode IPFS REST API provides programmatic access to QuickNode's managed IPFS pinning, gateway, and account services. Developers can pin files and CIDs to keep them persistently available on the InterPlanetary File System, manage dedicated gateways for retrieval, and inspect account usage including bandwidth and storage. Authentication is performed using an API key issued from the QuickNode dashboard.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: QuickNode Support
    url: https://www.quicknode.com/support
  termsOfService: https://www.quicknode.com/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.quicknode.com/ipfs/rest
  description: QuickNode IPFS REST production server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Pinning
  description: Pin, view, and manage pinned content to ensure its availability on the IPFS network.
paths:
  /v1/s3/put-object:
    post:
      tags:
      - Pinning
      summary: Upload and pin a file
      description: Upload a file via multipart and pin it to IPFS.
      operationId: putObject
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                Body:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                Key:
                  type: string
                ContentType:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Object pinned
  /v1/pinning:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pinning
      summary: List pinned objects
      operationId: listPins
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
    post:
      tags:
      - Pinning
      summary: Pin an existing CID
      operationId: pinByCid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                cid:
                  type: string
                name:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Pin created
  /v1/pinning/{requestId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pinning
      summary: Get a pin by request id
      operationId: getPin
      parameters:
      - name: requestId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
    delete:
      tags:
      - Pinning
      summary: Unpin an object
      operationId: deletePin
      parameters:
      - name: requestId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Pin removed
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
externalDocs:
  description: QuickNode IPFS Documentation
  url: https://www.quicknode.com/docs/ipfs