core/docs/API-REFERENCE.md

API Reference

Base path: /api/v1 (all endpoints below are relative to this unless noted).

Authentication

Most endpoints require a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

Obtain tokens via the auth endpoints (no auth required):

Method	Path	Description
POST	/auth/register	Create account (if registration enabled)
POST	/auth/login	Login, returns access + refresh tokens
POST	/auth/refresh	Refresh access token
POST	/auth/logout	Invalidate refresh token
GET	/auth/oidc/login	OIDC login redirect (when AUTH_MODE=oidc)
GET	/auth/oidc/callback	OIDC callback handler

Error Format

All errors return JSON:

{"error": "description of what went wrong"}

Standard HTTP status codes: 400 (bad request), 401 (unauthorized), 403 (forbidden), 404 (not found), 500 (server error).

Pagination

List endpoints accept query parameters:

Param	Default	Description
limit	50	Max items to return
offset	0	Number of items to skip

Endpoints by Category

Profile & Settings

Method	Path	Description
GET	/profile	Current user profile
PUT	/profile	Update profile
POST	/profile/password	Change password
GET	/settings	User settings
PUT	/settings	Update user settings
GET	/profile/permissions	List granted permissions
GET	/profile/bootstrap	Bootstrap data for frontend

Surfaces & Extensions

Method	Path	Description
GET	/surfaces	List enabled surfaces
GET	/extensions	List user extensions
POST	/extensions/:id/settings	Update extension settings
GET	/extensions/:id/manifest	Get extension manifest
GET	/settings/public	Public platform settings

Notifications

Method	Path	Description
GET	/notifications	List notifications
GET	/notifications/unread-count	Unread count
PATCH	/notifications/:id/read	Mark as read
POST	/notifications/mark-all-read	Mark all read
DELETE	/notifications/:id	Delete notification
GET	/notifications/preferences	Notification preferences
PUT	/notifications/preferences/:type	Set preference

Workflows

Method	Path	Description
GET	/workflows	List workflows
POST	/workflows	Create workflow
GET	/workflows/:id	Get workflow
PATCH	/workflows/:id	Update workflow
DELETE	/workflows/:id	Delete workflow
POST	/workflows/:id/publish	Publish version
POST	/workflows/:id/clone	Clone workflow
POST	/workflows/:id/instances	Start instance
GET	/workflows/:id/instances	List instances
GET	/assignments/mine	My assignments

Teams

Method	Path	Description
GET	/teams/mine	List my teams
GET	/teams/:id/members	Team members
POST	/teams/:id/members	Add member
GET	/teams/:id/roles	Team roles

Connections

Method	Path	Description
GET	/connections	List connections
POST	/connections	Create connection
GET	/connections/resolve	Resolve connection by type
PUT	/connections/:id	Update connection
DELETE	/connections/:id	Delete connection

Packages (User)

Method	Path	Description
GET	/packages	List visible packages
POST	/packages/install	Install personal package
DELETE	/packages/:id	Delete personal package

Admin Endpoints

All under /api/v1/admin/ -- require surface.admin.access permission.

Method	Path	Description
GET	/admin/users	List users
POST	/admin/users	Create user
GET	/admin/stats	Platform statistics
GET	/admin/settings	Global settings
PUT	/admin/settings/:key	Update setting
GET	/admin/packages	List all packages
POST	/admin/packages/install	Install package (.pkg upload)
POST	/admin/packages/:id/update	Update package
GET	/admin/packages/:id/export	Export package as .pkg
PUT	/admin/packages/:id/enable	Enable package
PUT	/admin/packages/:id/disable	Disable package
DELETE	/admin/packages/:id	Delete package
GET	/admin/cluster	Cluster node list (Postgres only)
POST	/admin/backup	Create backup
GET	/admin/backups	List backups
POST	/admin/restore	Restore from backup

Health & Monitoring

These are at the base path (not under /api/v1):

Method	Path	Description
GET	/health	Basic health check
GET	/healthz/live	Liveness probe (Kubernetes)
GET	/healthz/ready	Readiness probe (Kubernetes)
GET	/metrics	Prometheus metrics
GET	/api/docs	OpenAPI documentation UI (Swagger)
GET	/api/docs/openapi.json	Dynamic OpenAPI 3.0 spec (includes extension routes)
GET	/api/docs/openapi.yaml	Static kernel-only OpenAPI spec (YAML)

Webhooks (Public)

Method	Path	Description
GET/POST	/api/v1/hooks/:package_id/:slug	Inbound webhook for extensions
POST	/api/v1/workflows/public/:id/start	Public workflow entry

WebSocket

Connect to /ws with a ticket-based auth flow:

1. POST /api/v1/ws/ticket with Bearer token to get a one-time ticket.
2. Connect to /ws?ticket=<ticket>.

The WebSocket carries JSON-framed events. Subscribe to channels with:

{"type": "subscribe", "channel": "notifications"}

Kernel event prefixes: user.*, team.*, workflow.*, notification.*, presence.*, extension.*, admin.*, system.*.

Presence

Method	Path	Description
POST	/presence/heartbeat	Update presence status
GET	/presence	Query online users
GET	/users/search	Search users