Sonatype Application Categories API

Use the Application Categories REST API to manage the application categories or tags assigned to the applications in an organization.

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sonatype-application-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Sonatype Lifecycle Public REST Advanced Search Application Categories API
  version: 1.201.0-02
  description: Use the Advanced Search REST API to perform searches on Lifecycle application scan reports.
security:
- BasicAuth: []
  BearerAuth: []
tags:
- description: 'Use the Application Categories REST API to manage the application categories or tags assigned to the applications in an organization. '
  name: Application Categories
paths:
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/application:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories.
      operationId: getTagsUsedByApplications
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
                type: array
          description: A list of application categories or tags applied to applications. Each application category or tag consists of an id, name, description and color.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/application/{applicationPublicId}:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories available to applications in this organization.
      operationId: getApplicationApplicableTags
      parameters:
      - description: 'The application public ID '
        in: path
        name: applicationPublicId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicableTagsDTO'
          description: 'A list of application categories that can be applied to the specified application. Each application category or tag consists of an id, name, description and color. '
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/application/{applicationPublicId}/applicable:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories that can be applied to applications in this organization.
      operationId: getApplicableTagsByApplicationPublicId
      parameters:
      - description: Provide the application public ID assigned by IQ Server.
        in: path
        name: applicationPublicId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
                type: array
          description: Returns all application categories or tags that can be applied to this application,  by providing the application public ID.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/organization/{organizationId}:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories in use by applications in this organization.
      operationId: getTags
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
                type: array
          description: 'A list of application categories or tags that can be used by applications in this organization. Each application category consists of an id, name, description and color. '
      tags:
      - Application Categories
    post:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to add a new application category or tag.
      operationId: addTag
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server, for which you want to create the application category.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
        description: Specify the the name, description and color for the new application category to be  created. The application category id is not required to create a new application category  and should not be included.
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
          description: Successful creation of the new application category and its details.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
    put:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to update an existing application category.
      operationId: updateTag
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
        description: Specify the id (application category id) and id of the organization that owns this  application category, to update the name, description and color.
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
          description: Successful update echoing the updated application category details.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/organization/{organizationId}/applicable:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories that can be applied to applications in this organization.
      operationId: getApplicableTags
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server, for which you want to retrieve the applicable tags or application categories.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicableTagsDTO'
          description: 'A list of application categories or tags that can be applied to applications in this organization. Each application category or tag consists of an id, name, description and color. '
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/organization/{organizationId}/applied:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories that can be applied to applications in this organization.
      operationId: getAppliedTags
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppliedTagsDTO'
          description: Get all application categories or tags that can be applied to an application, belonging to the organization specified by the organization id.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/organization/{organizationId}/policy:
    get:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to retrieve a list of application categories that are applied to applications in this organization.
      operationId: getAppliedPolicyTags
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyTag'
                type: array
          description: Get all policy application categories or tags that are applied to applications  in this organization.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
  /api/v2/applicationCategories/organization/{organizationId}/{tagId}:
    delete:
      description: Grouping applications with similar characteristics into categories makes policy management easier. You can then create a policy that applies to a specific category. Use this method to update an existing application category.Use this method to delete an existing application category.
      operationId: deleteTag
      parameters:
      - description: The organizationId assigned by IQ Server, corresponding to the application category tag you want to delete.
        in: path
        name: organizationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The application category ID assigned by IQ Server, to be deleted.
        in: path
        name: tagId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successful deletion of the application category.
      tags:
      - Application Categories
components:
  schemas:
    TagsByOwnerDTO:
      properties:
        applicationCategories:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationCategoryDTO'
          type: array
        ownerId:
          type: string
        ownerName:
          type: string
        ownerType:
          enum:
          - application
          - organization
          - repository_container
          - repository_manager
          - repository
          - global
          type: string
      type: object
    PolicyTag:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        policyId:
          type: string
        tagId:
          type: string
      type: object
    ApplicableTagsDTO:
      properties:
        applicationCategoriesByOwner:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagsByOwnerDTO'
          type: array
      type: object
    AppliedTagsDTO:
      properties:
        applicationTagsByOwner:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationTagsByOwnerDTO'
          type: array
      type: object
    ApplicationTagsByOwnerDTO:
      properties:
        applicationTags:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationTag'
          type: array
        ownerId:
          type: string
        ownerName:
          type: string
        ownerType:
          enum:
          - application
          - organization
          - repository_container
          - repository_manager
          - repository
          - global
          type: string
      type: object
    ApiApplicationCategoryDTO:
      properties:
        color:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        organizationId:
          type: string
      type: object
    ApplicationTag:
      properties:
        applicationId:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        tagId:
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    BearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: JWT
      scheme: bearer
      type: http