Venue Authority

Venue Authority Watchlists API

Manage workspace-owned facility watchlists and stable change history.

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OpenAPI Specification

venueauthority-watchlists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Venue Authority Watchlists API
  version: '2026-08-21'
  description: Match a food-service merchant name and street address to a supported US regulator record and retain source-linked evidence. Inspect a public accepted and rejected example at https://venueauthority.com/portfolio-proof#example-report before creating an account. One valid authenticated resolver or canonical facility request consumes one prepaid unit, including a policy rejection. Exact replay is not charged twice.
  termsOfService: https://venueauthority.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Venue Authority support
    url: https://venueauthority.com/support
    email: support@venueauthority.com
servers:
- url: https://venueauthority.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Watchlists
  description: Manage workspace-owned facility watchlists and stable change history.
paths:
  /api/v1/portfolios:
    get:
      operationId: listWatchlists
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: List workspace watchlists
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workspace-owned watchlists.
    post:
      operationId: createWatchlist
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: Create a workspace watchlist
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 80
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Watchlist created.
        '400':
          description: Invalid watchlist input.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
  /api/v1/portfolios/{id}/items:
    get:
      operationId: listWatchlistItems
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: List watchlist items
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PortfolioId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workspace-owned watchlist items.
        '404':
          description: The watchlist was not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '410':
          description: A represented source was withdrawn. No item body is returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '503':
          description: Source approval or watchlist data is unavailable. No item body is returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
    post:
      operationId: addWatchlistItem
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: Add a canonical facility to a watchlist
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PortfolioId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - jurisdiction
              - sourceId
              properties:
                jurisdiction:
                  type: string
                sourceId:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Watchlist item created.
        '400':
          description: Use a canonical jurisdiction and source ID returned by the resolver.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '404':
          description: The watchlist was not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '410':
          description: The source was withdrawn.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '503':
          description: Source approval or serving data is unavailable.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
  /api/v1/portfolios/{id}/items/{itemId}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWatchlistItem
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: Remove a watchlist item
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PortfolioId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist item removed.
        '404':
          description: The watchlist item was not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
  /api/v1/portfolios/{id}/events:
    get:
      operationId: listWatchlistEvents
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      summary: List stable change events for a watchlist
      security:
      - sessionAuth: []
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PortfolioId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workspace-owned change events in reverse chronological order.
        '404':
          description: The watchlist was not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '410':
          description: A represented source was withdrawn. No event body is returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
        '503':
          description: Source approval or event data is unavailable. No event body is returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
components:
  parameters:
    ItemId:
      name: itemId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    PortfolioId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: VenueAuthorityKey
    sessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: __session
      description: Authenticated customer session.
externalDocs:
  description: Venue Authority API documentation
  url: https://venueauthority.com/developers