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IBM WebSphere Channels API

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openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Open Liberty APIs Applications Channels API
  description: Open Liberty provides application programming interfaces that extend and complement Jakarta EE and MicroProfile APIs. Includes APIs for security, admin connectors, batch processing, messaging, health checking, metrics, OpenAPI documentation, and more. Open Liberty is the open-source foundation for WebSphere Liberty.
  version: 24.0.0
  license:
    name: Eclipse Public License 1.0
    url: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  contact:
    name: Open Liberty Community
    url: https://openliberty.io/
servers:
- url: https://localhost:9443
  description: Default Open Liberty Server
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Channels
  description: Channel administration
paths:
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/channel:
    get:
      operationId: listChannels
      summary: List Channels
      description: Returns a list of channels on the specified queue manager.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: name
        in: query
        description: Channel name filter
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Example Title
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Channel type filter
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - sender
          - receiver
          - server
          - requester
          - serverConnection
          - clusterSender
          - clusterReceiver
          - amqp
        example: sender
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of channels
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  channel:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
              examples:
                Listchannels200Example:
                  summary: Default listChannels 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    channel:
                    - name: Example Title
                      type: sender
                      description: A sample description.
                      connectionName: example_value
                      transmissionQueue: example_value
                      status:
                        state: running
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createChannel
      summary: Create a Channel
      description: Creates a new channel on the queue manager.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelCreate'
            examples:
              CreatechannelRequestExample:
                summary: Default createChannel request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: Example Title
                  type: sender
                  description: A sample description.
                  connectionName: example_value
                  transmissionQueue: example_value
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Channel created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
              examples:
                Createchannel201Example:
                  summary: Default createChannel 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: Example Title
                    type: sender
                    description: A sample description.
                    connectionName: example_value
                    transmissionQueue: example_value
                    status:
                      state: running
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/channel/{channelName}:
    get:
      operationId: getChannel
      summary: Get Channel Details
      description: Returns details of a specific channel.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: channelName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Channel name
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
              examples:
                Getchannel200Example:
                  summary: Default getChannel 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: Example Title
                    type: sender
                    description: A sample description.
                    connectionName: example_value
                    transmissionQueue: example_value
                    status:
                      state: running
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteChannel
      summary: Delete a Channel
      description: Deletes a channel from the queue manager.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: channelName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Channel deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/channel/{channelName}/start:
    post:
      operationId: startChannel
      summary: Start a Channel
      description: Starts a channel on the queue manager.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: channelName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel started
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/channel/{channelName}/stop:
    post:
      operationId: stopChannel
      summary: Stop a Channel
      description: Stops a channel on the queue manager.
      tags:
      - Channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: channelName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel stopped
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Channel:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Channel name
          example: Example Title
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - sender
          - receiver
          - server
          - requester
          - serverConnection
          - clusterSender
          - clusterReceiver
          - amqp
          example: sender
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
        connectionName:
          type: string
          description: Connection name (host and port)
          example: example_value
        transmissionQueue:
          type: string
          description: Transmission queue name
          example: example_value
        status:
          type: object
          properties:
            state:
              type: string
              enum:
              - running
              - stopped
              - retrying
              - binding
              - starting
              - stopping
          example: example_value
    ChannelCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - type
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Title
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - sender
          - receiver
          - server
          - requester
          - serverConnection
          - clusterSender
          - clusterReceiver
          - amqp
          example: sender
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
        connectionName:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        transmissionQueue:
          type: string
          example: example_value
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              msgId:
                type: string
              explanation:
                type: string
              action:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
          example: []
  parameters:
    qmgrName:
      name: qmgrName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Queue manager name
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication
    jwtAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: MicroProfile JWT authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Open Liberty API Reference
  url: https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/reference/api/open-liberty-apis.html

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