WireMock

WireMock System API

Global operations

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

POST /__admin/settings Update Global Settings #
POST /__admin/reset Reset Mappings and Request Journal #
POST /__admin/shutdown Create admin shutdown #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://wiremock.org/docs/standalone/admin-api-reference/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/openapi/wiremock-system-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/json-schema/wiremock-stub-mapping-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/json-structure/wiremock-stub-mapping-structure.json

Other Resources

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Rules
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/rules/wiremock-rules.yml
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Capabilities
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/capabilities/api-mocking-and-testing.yaml
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/examples/wiremock-create-stub-mapping-example.json
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/wiremock/examples/wiremock-scenario-stub-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

wiremock-system-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: WireMock Admin System API
  description: The WireMock Admin REST API provides programmatic control over a running WireMock server instance. It supports creating, updating, and deleting stub mappings; querying the request journal; recording and replaying real API traffic; managing stateful scenarios; and performing system operations such as reset and shutdown. Available under the /__admin/ path prefix on any running WireMock instance.
  version: 2.35.0
  contact:
    name: WireMock Community
    url: https://wiremock.org/
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8080
  description: Local WireMock server instance
tags:
- name: System
  description: Global operations
paths:
  /__admin/settings:
    post:
      summary: Update Global Settings
      tags:
      - System
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - $ref: schemas/delay-distribution.yaml
              - type: object
                properties:
                  fixedDelay:
                    type: number
                example:
                  fixedDelay: 500
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Settings successfully updated
      operationId: postAdminSettings
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /__admin/reset:
    post:
      summary: Reset Mappings and Request Journal
      description: Reset mappings to the default state and reset the request journal
      tags:
      - System
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully reset
      operationId: postAdminReset
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /__admin/shutdown:
    post:
      description: Shutdown the WireMock server
      tags:
      - System
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server will be shut down
      summary: Create admin shutdown
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postAdminShutdown
      x-operation-id-source: derived
externalDocs:
  description: WireMock User Documentation
  url: https://wiremock.org/docs/