SPARQL Update API

SPARQL update operation

Operations 1

POST /sparql/update Execute a SPARQL update #

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OpenAPI Specification

sparql-update-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SPARQL 1.1 Protocol Update API
  description: 'SPARQL 1.1 Protocol is a W3C Recommendation that defines how to convey

    SPARQL queries and updates between clients and SPARQL processors over

    HTTP.'
  version: '1.1'
  contact:
    name: W3C SPARQL Working Group
    url: https://www.w3.org/TR/sparql11-protocol/
  license:
    name: W3C Document License
    url: https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license
servers:
- url: https://dbpedia.org
  description: Public DBpedia SPARQL endpoint (no auth)
- url: https://{host}
  description: Generic SPARQL 1.1 endpoint
  variables:
    host:
      default: example.org
      description: Hostname of a SPARQL 1.1 endpoint
tags:
- name: Update
  description: SPARQL update operation
paths:
  /sparql/update:
    post:
      tags:
      - Update
      summary: Execute a SPARQL update
      description: 'Executes a SPARQL update. Two encodings are defined by the SPARQL 1.1

        Protocol:


        * `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` — the body carries the

        `update`, `using-graph-uri`, and `using-named-graph-uri`

        parameters.

        * `application/sparql-update` — the body IS the SPARQL update

        string, in UTF-8.


        Many implementations expose update on a distinct path (e.g.

        `/sparql/update`) or require authentication; this is

        implementation-defined.'
      operationId: update
      parameters:
      - name: using-graph-uri
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        style: form
        explode: true
      - name: using-named-graph-uri
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        style: form
        explode: true
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - update
              properties:
                update:
                  type: string
                  description: SPARQL update string
                using-graph-uri:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                using-named-graph-uri:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
          application/sparql-update:
            schema:
              type: string
              description: SPARQL update string (UTF-8)
            example: INSERT DATA { <urn:s> <urn:p> "o" }
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Update successful
        '204':
          description: Update successful, no content
        '400':
          description: Malformed update
        '401':
          description: Update refused (authentication required)