Weave Net Peers API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Weave Net HTTP DNS Peers API
  description: The Weave Net HTTP API provides programmatic control over the Weave Net container networking daemon. It is exposed locally on port 6784 and allows management of IPAM (IP address allocation), peer connections, DNS registration, network exposure, and status monitoring. This API is used internally by the weave CLI and can be used by tooling that manages container network configuration.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/blob/master/LICENSE
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-03'
servers:
- url: http://127.0.0.1:6784
  description: Local Weave Net daemon
tags:
- name: Peers
paths:
  /connect:
    post:
      operationId: connectPeer
      summary: Weave Net Connect to Peer
      description: Connects to one or more remote Weave peers. Optionally replaces the current set of peers entirely when 'replace=true' is provided.
      tags:
      - Peers
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectRequest'
            examples:
              ConnectPeerRequestExample:
                summary: Default connectPeer request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  peer: 10.0.1.5
                  replace: 'false'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully connected to peer
        '400':
          description: Invalid peer address
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /peer/{peerName}:
    delete:
      operationId: removePeer
      summary: Weave Net Remove Peer
      description: Releases all IP space owned by the named peer and removes it from the peer list.
      tags:
      - Peers
      parameters:
      - name: peerName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Peer name or address
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 10.0.1.5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Peer removed successfully
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
        '404':
          description: Peer not found
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    ConnectRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request to connect to a peer
      properties:
        peer:
          type: string
          description: Peer address or hostname
          example: 10.0.1.5
        replace:
          type: string
          description: Whether to replace all existing peers
          enum:
          - 'true'
          - 'false'
          example: 'false'