Ubuntu

Ubuntu Refresh API

Snap update and refresh operations

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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-refresh-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-refresh-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Ubuntu Security CVE Bugs Refresh API
  description: The Ubuntu Security CVE API provides programmatic access to Ubuntu's CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database. It enables querying security notices, CVE details, affected packages, and patch status across Ubuntu releases.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Ubuntu Security Team
    url: https://ubuntu.com/security
servers:
- url: https://ubuntu.com/security
  description: Ubuntu Security API
tags:
- name: Refresh
  description: Snap update and refresh operations
paths:
  /v2/snaps/refresh:
    post:
      operationId: refreshSnaps
      summary: Refresh Snaps
      description: Check for and retrieve updates for installed snaps.
      tags:
      - Refresh
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                context:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      snap-id:
                        type: string
                      channel:
                        type: string
                      revision:
                        type: integer
                      tracking-channel:
                        type: string
                actions:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      action:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - refresh
                        - install
                        - download
                      snap-id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      channel:
                        type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Refresh results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object