Red Hat Machine Pools API

Operations for managing machine pools that define groups of compute nodes within a cluster.

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OpenAPI Specification

red-hat-machine-pools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Add-Ons Machine Pools API
  description: The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform API provides programmatic access to the automation controller for managing IT infrastructure automation. It supports creating and launching job templates, managing inventories, tracking job execution status, and configuring credentials for connecting to managed hosts and external services.
  version: '2.6'
  contact:
    name: Red Hat Support
    url: https://access.redhat.com/support
  termsOfService: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/terms-use
servers:
- url: https://ansible-platform.example.com
  description: Ansible Automation Platform Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Machine Pools
  description: Operations for managing machine pools that define groups of compute nodes within a cluster.
paths:
  /api/clusters_mgmt/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/machine_pools:
    get:
      operationId: listMachinePools
      summary: Red Hat List Machine Pools
      description: Retrieves the list of machine pools configured for a specific cluster. Machine pools define groups of compute nodes with shared instance type and scaling configuration.
      tags:
      - Machine Pools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ClusterIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SizeParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved machine pools
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MachinePoolList'
              examples:
                Listmachinepools200Example:
                  summary: Default listMachinePools 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    kind: example_value
                    page: 10
                    size: 10
                    total: 10
                    items:
                    - id: abc123
                      instance_type: example_value
                      replicas: 10
                      autoscaling: {}
                      availability_zones: {}
                      labels: example_value
                      taints: {}
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createMachinePool
      summary: Red Hat Create a Machine Pool
      description: Creates a new machine pool for a cluster, defining a group of compute nodes with specified instance type, replica count, and optional autoscaling configuration.
      tags:
      - Machine Pools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ClusterIdParam'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MachinePool'
            examples:
              CreatemachinepoolRequestExample:
                summary: Default createMachinePool request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  id: abc123
                  instance_type: example_value
                  replicas: 10
                  autoscaling:
                    min_replicas: 10
                    max_replicas: 10
                  availability_zones:
                  - example_value
                  labels: example_value
                  taints:
                  - key: example_value
                    value: example_value
                    effect: NoSchedule
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Machine pool created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MachinePool'
              examples:
                Createmachinepool201Example:
                  summary: Default createMachinePool 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    instance_type: example_value
                    replicas: 10
                    autoscaling:
                      min_replicas: 10
                      max_replicas: 10
                    availability_zones:
                    - example_value
                    labels: example_value
                    taints:
                    - key: example_value
                      value: example_value
                      effect: NoSchedule
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    MachinePoolList:
      type: object
      description: A paginated list of machine pools.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        page:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        size:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MachinePool'
          example: []
    MachinePool:
      type: object
      description: Represents a machine pool within a cluster, defining a group of compute nodes with shared configuration.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the machine pool.
          example: abc123
        instance_type:
          type: string
          description: The cloud provider instance type for nodes in this pool.
          example: example_value
        replicas:
          type: integer
          description: The fixed number of nodes in this machine pool.
          example: 10
        autoscaling:
          type: object
          description: Autoscaling configuration for the machine pool.
          properties:
            min_replicas:
              type: integer
              description: The minimum number of nodes when autoscaling is enabled.
            max_replicas:
              type: integer
              description: The maximum number of nodes when autoscaling is enabled.
          example: example_value
        availability_zones:
          type: array
          description: The availability zones where nodes will be placed.
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        labels:
          type: object
          description: Kubernetes labels applied to nodes in this pool.
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          example: example_value
        taints:
          type: array
          description: Kubernetes taints applied to nodes in this pool.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              key:
                type: string
              value:
                type: string
              effect:
                type: string
                enum:
                - NoSchedule
                - PreferNoSchedule
                - NoExecute
          example: []
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the API.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: The error kind identifier.
          example: example_value
        id:
          type: string
          description: The numeric error identifier.
          example: abc123
        href:
          type: string
          description: A link to the error documentation.
          example: example_value
        code:
          type: string
          description: The error code.
          example: example_value
        reason:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable description of the error.
          example: example_value
      required:
      - kind
      - id
      - code
      - reason
  parameters:
    SizeParam:
      name: size
      in: query
      description: The maximum number of items to return per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 100
    PageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: The page number for paginated results. Page numbering starts at 1.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    ClusterIdParam:
      name: cluster_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the cluster.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    BadRequestError:
      description: The request body is malformed or contains invalid values.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFoundError:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token for authenticating API requests to the automation controller.
externalDocs:
  description: Ansible Automation Platform API Documentation
  url: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/html-single/automation_execution_api_overview/index