SourceForge

SourceForge Projects API

Project creation, retrieval, and permission management

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Operations 3

GET /rest/p/{project} Get Project #

POST /rest/p/add_project Create Project #

GET /rest/p/{project}/has_access Check Project Access #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SourceForge Allura Admin Projects API
  description: The SourceForge REST API provides programmatic access to project management, wikis, issue trackers, discussions, blogs, and administrative functions. All endpoints are prefixed with /rest/ and follow the project tool path pattern. Supports OAuth 2.0 and OAuth 1.0 authentication.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: SourceForge Support
    url: https://sourceforge.net/p/forge/documentation/API/
  license:
    name: Apache License 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://sourceforge.net
  description: SourceForge REST API
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Projects
  description: Project creation, retrieval, and permission management
paths:
  /rest/p/{project}:
    get:
      operationId: getProject
      summary: Get Project
      description: Retrieve details for a specific SourceForge project.
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Project not found
  /rest/p/add_project:
    post:
      operationId: createProject
      summary: Create Project
      description: Create a new SourceForge project.
      tags:
      - Projects
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateProjectRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /rest/p/{project}/has_access:
    get:
      operationId: checkProjectAccess
      summary: Check Project Access
      description: Check if the authenticated user has access to a project.
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access check result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    CreateProjectRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - shortname
      - name
      properties:
        shortname:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    AccessResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        has_access:
          type: boolean
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    ProjectResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        shortname:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
  parameters:
    ProjectId:
      name: project
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Project shortname/identifier
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 Bearer token
    OAuth1:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: OAuth 1.0 authorization header