openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: NodeBB Read API
  version: 1.15.0
  contact:
    email: support@nodebb.org
  license:
    name: GPL-3.0
  description: >-
    # Overview

    The following document outlines every Read API route available via NodeBB. Unlike the write API, the v1.x API was coded organically, and is **not** strictly RESTful. These shortcomings will be addressed in time as the APIs mature.

    ## Shortcomings

    The Read API is named because its primary use is by NodeBB itself when navigating between pages. Therefore, the routes almost universally always follow the same path as actual pages on NodeBB itself. There are also a small number of non-`GET` routes, which doesn't necessarily make sense in a Read API. These will be merged into the Write API in time.

    ## Authentication

    There are a multitude of ways to authenticate with the Read API.

    ### Cookie Authentication

    This default authentication behaviour of this API is via cookie jar to find a valid session. A valid login session is required for API calls that pertain to operations involving a logged-in user. For example, `/api/unread` is a route showing unread topics, and is not accessible by guest users.

    ### Bearer Authentication

    Both the Read API and Write API offers bearer authentication, as administered through the administration panel.

      * For NodeBB v1.x, this is provided by [`nodebb-plugin-write-api`](https://github.com/NodeBB/nodebb-plugin-write-api). The Write API plugin needs to be installed before authentication via bearer token is enabled on routes provided by the Read API.
      * For NodeBB v2.x+ (in development), the Write API is available in core, and bearer authentication is available out-of-the-box
tags:
  - name: home
    description: Routes used at the forum index only
  - name: categories
    description: Category hierarchy and navigation
  - name: topics
  - name: posts
  - name: users
  - name: authentication
    description: User authentication (e.g. login/registration)
  - name: groups
    description: User groups
  - name: admin
    description: Administrative Control Panel (ACP) routing
  - name: emails
    description: Email utilities
  - name: flags
    description: Reporting of content by users
  - name: notifications
    description: Real-time notifications
  - name: search
  - name: tags
    description: Disparate method of categorizing topics
  - name: shorthand
    description: Convenience and utility routes for accessing other part of the API
paths:
  /api/:
    $ref: 'read/index.yaml'
  /api/admin/dashboard:
    $ref: 'read/admin/dashboard.yaml'
  /api/admin/settings/languages:
    $ref: 'read/admin/settings/languages.yaml'
  /api/admin/settings/navigation:
    $ref: 'read/admin/settings/navigation.yaml'
  /api/admin/settings/homepage:
    $ref: 'read/admin/settings/homepage.yaml'
  /api/admin/settings/social:
    $ref: 'read/admin/settings/social.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/categories:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/categories.yaml'
  "/api/admin/manage/categories/{category_id}":
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/categories/category_id.yaml'
  "/api/admin/manage/categories/{category_id}/analytics":
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/categories/category_id/analytics.yaml'
  "/api/admin/manage/privileges/{cid}":
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/privileges/cid.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/tags:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/tags.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/users:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/users.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/registration:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/registration.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/admins-mods:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/admins-mods.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/groups:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/groups.yaml'
  "/api/admin/manage/groups/{name}":
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/groups/name.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/uploads:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/uploads.yaml'
  /api/admin/manage/digest:
    $ref: 'read/admin/manage/digest.yaml'
  "/api/admin/settings/{term}":
    $ref: 'read/admin/settings/term.yaml'
  "/api/admin/appearance/{term}":
    $ref: 'read/admin/appearance/term.yaml'
  /api/admin/extend/plugins:
    $ref: 'read/admin/extend/plugins.yaml'
  /api/admin/extend/widgets:
    $ref: 'read/admin/extend/widgets.yaml'
  /api/admin/extend/rewards:
    $ref: 'read/admin/extend/rewards.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/database:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/database.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/events:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/events.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/hooks:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/hooks.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/logs:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/logs.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/errors:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/errors.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/errors/export:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/errors/export.yaml'
  /api/admin/advanced/cache:
    $ref: 'read/admin/advanced/cache.yaml'
  /api/admin/development/logger:
    $ref: 'read/admin/development/logger.yaml'
  /api/admin/development/info:
    $ref: 'read/admin/development/info.yaml'
  /api/admin/users/csv:
    $ref: 'read/admin/users/csv.yaml'
  /api/admin/groups/{groupname}/csv:
    $ref: 'read/admin/groups/groupname/csv.yaml'
  /api/admin/analytics:
    $ref: 'read/admin/analytics.yaml'
  /api/admin/category/uploadpicture:
    $ref: 'read/admin/category/uploadpicture.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadfavicon:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadfavicon.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadTouchIcon:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadTouchIcon.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadMaskableIcon:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadMaskableIcon.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadlogo:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadlogo.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadOgImage:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadOgImage.yaml'
  /api/admin/upload/file:
    $ref: 'read/admin/upload/file.yaml'
  /api/admin/uploadDefaultAvatar:
    $ref: 'read/admin/uploadDefaultAvatar.yaml'
  /api/config:
    $ref: 'read/config.yaml'
  /api/users:
    $ref: 'read/users.yaml'
  "/api/user/uid/{uid}":
    $ref: 'read/user/uid/uid.yaml'
  "/api/user/username/{username}":
    $ref: 'read/user/username/username.yaml'
  "/api/user/email/{email}":
    $ref: 'read/user/email/email.yaml'
  "/api/user/uid/{userslug}/export/posts":
    $ref: 'read/user/uid/userslug/export/posts.yaml'
  "/api/user/uid/{userslug}/export/uploads":
    $ref: 'read/user/uid/userslug/export/uploads.yaml'
  "/api/user/uid/{userslug}/export/profile":
    $ref: 'read/user/uid/userslug/export/profile.yaml'
  "/api/post/pid/{id}":
    $ref: 'read/post/pid/id.yaml'
  "/api/topic/tid/{id}":
    $ref: 'read/topic/tid/id.yaml'
  "/api/category/cid/{id}":
    $ref: 'read/category/cid/id.yaml'
  /api/categories:
    $ref: 'read/categories.yaml'
  "/api/categories/{cid}/moderators":
    $ref: 'read/categories/cid/moderators.yaml'
  "/api/topic/{topic_id}/{slug}/{post_index}":
    $ref: 'read/topic/topic_id.yaml'
  /api/recent:
    $ref: 'read/recent.yaml'
  "/api/recent/posts/{term}":
    $ref: 'read/recent/posts/term.yaml'
  /api/unread:
    $ref: 'read/unread.yaml'
  /api/unread/total:
    $ref: 'read/unread/total.yaml'
  "/api/topic/teaser/{topic_id}":
    $ref: 'read/topic/teaser/topic_id.yaml'
  "/api/topic/pagination/{topic_id}":
    $ref: 'read/topic/pagination/topic_id.yaml'
  /api/post/upload:
    $ref: 'read/post/upload.yaml'
  /api/topic/thumb/upload:
    $ref: 'read/topic/thumb/upload.yaml'
  /api/login:
    $ref: 'read/login.yaml'
  /api/register:
    $ref: 'read/register.yaml'
  /api/search:
    $ref: 'read/search.yaml'
  "/api/reset":
    $ref: 'read/reset.yaml'
  "/api/reset/{code}":
    $ref: 'read/reset/code.yaml'
  "/api/email/unsubscribe/{token}":
    $ref: 'read/email/unsubscribe/token.yaml'
  "/api/post/{pid}":
    $ref: 'read/post/pid.yaml'
  /api/flags:
    $ref: 'read/flags.yaml'
  "/api/flags/{flagId}":
    $ref: 'read/flags/flagId.yaml'
  /api/post-queue:
    $ref: 'read/post-queue.yaml'
  /api/ip-blacklist:
    $ref: 'read/ip-blacklist.yaml'
  /api/registration-queue:
    $ref: 'read/registration-queue.yaml'
  /api/tags:
    $ref: 'read/tags.yaml'
  "/api/tags/{tag}":
    $ref: 'read/tags/tag.yaml'
  /api/popular:
    $ref: 'read/popular.yaml'
  /api/top:
    $ref: 'read/top.yaml'
  "/api/category/{category_id}/{slug}/{topic_index}":
    $ref: 'read/category/category_id.yaml'
  /api/self:
    $ref: 'read/self.yaml'
  /api/me:
    $ref: 'read/me.yaml'
  /api/me/*:
    $ref: 'read/me.yaml'
  "/api/uid/{uid}/*":
    $ref: 'read/uid/uid.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/following":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/following.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/followers":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/followers.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/categories":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/categories.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/posts":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/posts.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/topics":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/topics.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/best":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/best.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/groups":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/groups.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/bookmarks":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/bookmarks.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/watched":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/watched.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/ignored":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/ignored.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/upvoted":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/upvoted.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/downvoted":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/downvoted.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/edit":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/edit.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/edit/username":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/edit/username.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/edit/email":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/edit/email.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/edit/password":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/edit/password.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/info":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/info.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/settings":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/settings.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/uploads":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/uploads.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/consent":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/consent.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/blocks":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/blocks.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/sessions":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/sessions.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/session/{uuid}":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/session/uuid.yaml'
  /api/notifications:
    $ref: 'read/notifications.yaml'
  "/api/user/{userslug}/chats/{roomid}":
    $ref: 'read/user/userslug/chats/roomid.yaml'
  "/api/chats/{roomid}":
    $ref: 'read/chats/roomid.yaml'
  /api/groups:
    $ref: 'read/groups.yaml'
  "/api/groups/{slug}":
    $ref: 'read/groups/slug.yaml'
  "/api/groups/{slug}/members":
    $ref: 'read/groups/slug/members.yaml'