ControlUp · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist enhancements for ControlUp for Desktops API

6 actions 6 updates update extends openapi/controlup-desktops-openapi.yml

Derived by API Evangelist Built from the contracts ControlUp publishes. ControlUp did not publish this file.

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What the actions change

x-apievangelist-providerx-apievangelist-api-keyx-apievangelist-tagsx-apievangelist-discoveryx-apievangelist-documentationx-apievangelist-status-pagex-apievangelist-changelogx-apievangelist-support

Targets 1

$.info

OpenAPI Overlay

overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist enhancements for ControlUp for Desktops API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/controlup-desktops-openapi.yml
x-generated: '2026-08-04'
x-method: generated
x-source: https://api.controlup.io/.well-known/api-catalog
actions:
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-apievangelist-provider: controlup
    x-apievangelist-api-key: controlup-desktops
    x-apievangelist-tags:
    - endpoint-management
    - device-management
    - scripts
    - surveys
    x-apievangelist-discovery: https://api.controlup.io/.well-known/api-catalog
    x-apievangelist-documentation: https://api.controlup.io/reference
    x-apievangelist-status-page: https://status.controlup.com/
    x-apievangelist-changelog: https://support.controlup.com/docs/release-notes
    x-apievangelist-support: https://support.controlup.com/
    x-apievangelist-trust-center: https://trustcenter.controlup.com/
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-rate-limits:
      documented: true
      docs: https://api.controlup.io/reference/rate-limiting
      summary: 60 requests/minute per user and 200 requests/minute per organization. Returns 429 with no RateLimit-* or
        Retry-After header.
      headers: null
      artifact: rate-limits/controlup-rate-limits.yml
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      supported: false
      note: ControlUp documents no idempotency key and this definition declares no Idempotency-Key parameter. Writes have
        no replay protection.
      artifact: conventions/controlup-conventions.yml
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-error-format:
      rfc9457: false
      media_type: application/json
      note: No operation returns application/problem+json and no stable machine-readable error code is published; clients
        branch on HTTP status.
      artifact: errors/controlup-problem-types.yml
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-authentication:
      style: bearer-api-key
      header: 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>'
      key_management: https://api.controlup.io/reference/how-to-create-api-keys
      note: API keys inherit the permissions of the creating user; permissions inherited through an identity-provider group
        do NOT apply to API access.
      artifact: authentication/controlup-authentication.yml
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-servers-observed:
    - https://api.controlup.com/edge/api

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