IBM WebSphere Topics API

Topic administration for publish/subscribe

Operations 4

GET /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic List Topics #
POST /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic Create a Topic #
GET /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic/{topicName} Get Topic Details #
DELETE /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic/{topicName} Delete a Topic #

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https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?topic=api-rest-reference
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websphere-topics-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IBM MQ REST Topics API
  description: 'REST API for IBM MQ messaging operations including sending and receiving messages, queue management, topic management, and monitoring. Supports both administration and messaging endpoints for point-to-point and publish-subscribe patterns. The API provides two main categories: the administrative REST API for managing MQ objects and the messaging REST API for sending and receiving messages.'
  version: 9.3.0
  license:
    name: IBM International License Agreement
    url: https://www.ibm.com/legal/terms
  contact:
    name: IBM Support
    url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
servers:
- url: https://localhost:9443/ibmmq/rest/v2
  description: IBM MQ REST API v2 Server
security:
- basicAuth: []
- tokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Topics
  description: Topic administration for publish/subscribe
paths:
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic:
    get:
      operationId: listTopics
      summary: List Topics
      description: Returns a list of administrative topic objects on the queue manager.
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: name
        in: query
        description: Topic name filter
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Example Title
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of topics
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  topic:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Topic'
              examples:
                Listtopics200Example:
                  summary: Default listTopics 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    topic:
                    - name: Example Title
                      topicString: example_value
                      description: A sample description.
                      type: local
                      durableSubscriptions: allowed
                      publish: allowed
                      subscribe: allowed
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createTopic
      summary: Create a Topic
      description: Creates a new administrative topic object.
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TopicCreate'
            examples:
              CreatetopicRequestExample:
                summary: Default createTopic request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: Example Title
                  topicString: example_value
                  description: A sample description.
                  type: local
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Topic created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Topic'
              examples:
                Createtopic201Example:
                  summary: Default createTopic 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: Example Title
                    topicString: example_value
                    description: A sample description.
                    type: local
                    durableSubscriptions: allowed
                    publish: allowed
                    subscribe: allowed
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/qmgr/{qmgrName}/topic/{topicName}:
    get:
      operationId: getTopic
      summary: Get Topic Details
      description: Returns details of a specific administrative topic object.
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: topicName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Topic object name
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Topic details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Topic'
              examples:
                Gettopic200Example:
                  summary: Default getTopic 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: Example Title
                    topicString: example_value
                    description: A sample description.
                    type: local
                    durableSubscriptions: allowed
                    publish: allowed
                    subscribe: allowed
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteTopic
      summary: Delete a Topic
      description: Deletes an administrative topic object.
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/qmgrName'
      - name: topicName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Topic deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    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: []
    TopicCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - topicString
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Title
        topicString:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - local
          - cluster
          default: local
          example: local
    Topic:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Administrative topic object name
          example: Example Title
        topicString:
          type: string
          description: Topic string
          example: example_value
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - local
          - cluster
          example: local
        durableSubscriptions:
          type: string
          enum:
          - allowed
          - inhibited
          example: allowed
        publish:
          type: string
          enum:
          - allowed
          - inhibited
          example: allowed
        subscribe:
          type: string
          enum:
          - allowed
          - inhibited
          example: allowed
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  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
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: LtpaToken2
      description: LTPA token authentication
externalDocs:
  description: IBM MQ REST API Documentation
  url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?topic=api-rest-reference