Ubuntu

Ubuntu Distributions API

Ubuntu distribution resources

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /ubuntu Get Ubuntu Distribution #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://launchpad.net/+apidoc/
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Documentation
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/launchpad/user/explanation/launchpad-api/launchpad-web-service/
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Authentication
https://help.launchpad.net/API/Uses
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Documentation
https://snapcraft.io/docs/snapcraft-store-api
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Documentation
https://api.snapcraft.io/docs/
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Documentation
https://ubuntu.com/security/api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/openapi/ubuntu-distributions-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ubuntu-snap-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ubuntu-cve-schema.json

Other Resources

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WADL
https://api.launchpad.net/devel
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Dashboard
https://snapcraft.io/account
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DeveloperPortal
https://snapcraft.io/docs
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/examples/ubuntu-snap-search-example.json
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RSS
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ubuntu/refs/heads/main/examples/ubuntu-cve-list-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

ubuntu-distributions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Launchpad REST Distributions API
  description: The Launchpad web service API provides REST-based access to Launchpad's resources including people, projects, bugs, branches, and packages. The canonical source for the full API is the WADL document at api.launchpad.net.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Launchpad Community
    url: https://help.launchpad.net/API
servers:
- url: https://api.launchpad.net/1.0
  description: Launchpad Production API
- url: https://api.staging.launchpad.net/1.0
  description: Launchpad Staging API
security:
- OAuth1: []
tags:
- name: Distributions
  description: Ubuntu distribution resources
paths:
  /ubuntu:
    get:
      operationId: getUbuntuDistribution
      summary: Get Ubuntu Distribution
      description: Returns information about the Ubuntu distribution in Launchpad.
      tags:
      - Distributions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ubuntu distribution details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Distribution'
components:
  schemas:
    Distribution:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Distribution name.
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: Distribution display name.
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        web_link:
          type: string
          format: uri
        self_link:
          type: string
          format: uri
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth1:
      type: http
      scheme: oauth
      description: OAuth 1.0a authentication with Launchpad credentials