# HTTP API reference

Generated on 2020-09-22, from go-ipfs v0.7.0.

When an IPFS node is running as a daemon, it exposes an HTTP API that allows you to control the node and run the same commands you can from the command line.

In many cases, using this API this is preferable to embedding IPFS directly in your program — it allows you to maintain peer connections that are longer lived than your app and you can keep a single IPFS node running instead of several if your app can be launched multiple times. In fact, the ipfs CLI commands use this API when operating in online mode.

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# Getting started

# Alignment with CLI commands

The HTTP API under /api/v0/ is an RPC-style API over HTTP, not a REST API.

Every command usable from the CLI is also available through the HTTP API. For example:

> ipfs swarm peers
/ip4/104.131.131.82/tcp/4001/p2p/QmaCpDMGvV2BGHeYERUEnRQAwe3N8SzbUtfsmvsqQLuvuJ
/ip4/104.236.151.122/tcp/4001/p2p/QmSoLju6m7xTh3DuokvT3886QRYqxAzb1kShaanJgW36yx
/ip4/104.236.176.52/tcp/4001/p2p/QmSoLnSGccFuZQJzRadHn95W2CrSFmZuTdDWP8HXaHca9z

> curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/peers
{
  "Strings": [
    "/ip4/104.131.131.82/tcp/4001/p2p/QmaCpDMGvV2BGHeYERUEnRQAwe3N8SzbUtfsmvsqQLuvuJ",
    "/ip4/104.236.151.122/tcp/4001/p2p/QmSoLju6m7xTh3DuokvT3886QRYqxAzb1kShaanJgW36yx",
    "/ip4/104.236.176.52/tcp/4001/p2p/QmSoLnSGccFuZQJzRadHn95W2CrSFmZuTdDWP8HXaHca9z",
  ]
}

# Arguments

Arguments are added through the special query string key "arg":

> curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/disconnect?arg=/ip4/54.93.113.247/tcp/48131/p2p/QmUDS3nsBD1X4XK5Jo836fed7SErTyTuQzRqWaiQAyBYMP"
{
  "Strings": [
    "disconnect QmUDS3nsBD1X4XK5Jo836fed7SErTyTuQzRqWaiQAyBYMP success",
  ]
}

Note that it can be used multiple times to signify multiple arguments.

# Flags

Flags are added through the query string. For example, the --encoding=json flag is the &encoding=json query parameter below:

> curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/get?arg=QmaaqrHyAQm7gALkRW8DcfGX3u8q9rWKnxEMmf7m9z515w&encoding=json"
{
  "Links": [
    {
      "Name": "index.html",
      "Hash": "QmYftndCvcEiuSZRX7njywX2AGSeHY2ASa7VryCq1mKwEw",
      "Size": 1700
    },
    {
      "Name": "static",
      "Hash": "QmdtWFiasJeh2ymW3TD2cLHYxn1ryTuWoNpwieFyJriGTS",
      "Size": 2428803
    }
  ],
  "Data": "CAE="
}

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Some arguments may belong only to the CLI but appear here too. These usually belong to client-side processing of input, particularly in the add command.

# HTTP status codes

Status codes used at the RPC layer are simple:

200 - The request was processed or is being processed (streaming)
500 - RPC endpoint returned an error
400 - Malformed RPC, argument type error, etc
403 - RPC call forbidden
404 - RPC endpoint doesn't exist
405 - HTTP Method Not Allowed

Status code 500 means that the function does exist, but IPFS was not able to fulfil the request because of an error. To know that reason, you have to look at the the error message that is usually returned with the body of the response (if no error, check the daemon logs).

Streaming endpoints fail as above, unless they have started streaming. That means they will have sent a 200 status code already. If an error happens during the stream, it will be included in a Trailer response header (some endpoints may additionally include an error in the last streamed object).

A 405error may mean that you are using the wrong HTTP method (i.e. GET instead of POST), or that you are not allowed to call that method (i.e. due to CORS restrictions when making a request from a browser).

# HTTP commands

# /api/v0/add

Add a file or directory to IPFS.

# Arguments

quiet [bool]: Write minimal output. Required: no.
quieter [bool]: Write only final hash. Required: no.
silent [bool]: Write no output. Required: no.
progress [bool]: Stream progress data. Required: no.
trickle [bool]: Use trickle-dag format for dag generation. Required: no.
only-hash [bool]: Only chunk and hash - do not write to disk. Required: no.
wrap-with-directory [bool]: Wrap files with a directory object. Required: no.
chunker [string]: Chunking algorithm, size-[bytes], rabin-[min]-[avg]-[max] or buzhash. Default: size-262144. Required: no.
pin [bool]: Pin this object when adding. Default: true. Required: no.
raw-leaves [bool]: Use raw blocks for leaf nodes. (experimental). Required: no.
nocopy [bool]: Add the file using filestore. Implies raw-leaves. (experimental). Required: no.
fscache [bool]: Check the filestore for pre-existing blocks. (experimental). Required: no.
cid-version [int]: CID version. Defaults to 0 unless an option that depends on CIDv1 is passed. (experimental). Required: no.
hash [string]: Hash function to use. Implies CIDv1 if not sha2-256. (experimental). Default: sha2-256. Required: no.
inline [bool]: Inline small blocks into CIDs. (experimental). Required: no.
inline-limit [int]: Maximum block size to inline. (experimental). Default: 32. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument path is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

The add command not only allows adding files, but also uploading directories and complex hierarchies.

This happens as follows: Every part in the multipart request is a directory or a file to be added to IPFS.

Directory parts have a special content type application/x-directory. These parts do not carry any data. The part headers look as follows:

Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="folderName"
Content-Type: application/x-directory

File parts carry the file payload after the following headers:

Abspath: /absolute/path/to/file.txt
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="folderName%2Ffile.txt"
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

...contents...

The above file includes its path in the "folderName/file.txt" hierarchy and IPFS will therefore be able to add it inside "folderName". The parts declaring the directories are optional when they have files inside and will be inferred from the filenames. In any case, a depth-first traversal of the directory tree is recommended to order the different parts making the request.

The Abspath header is included for filestore/urlstore features that are enabled with the nocopy option and it can be set to the location of the file in the filesystem (within the IPFS root), or to its full web URL.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Bytes": "<int64>",
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Name": "<string>",
  "Size": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/add?quiet=<value>&quieter=<value>&silent=<value>&progress=<value>&trickle=<value>&only-hash=<value>&wrap-with-directory=<value>&chunker=size-262144&pin=true&raw-leaves=<value>&nocopy=<value>&fscache=<value>&cid-version=<value>&hash=sha2-256&inline=<value>&inline-limit=32"

# /api/v0/bitswap/ledger

Show the current ledger for a peer.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The PeerID (B58) of the ledger to inspect. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Exchanged": "<uint64>",
  "Peer": "<string>",
  "Recv": "<uint64>",
  "Sent": "<uint64>",
  "Value": "<float64>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bitswap/ledger?arg=<peer>"

# /api/v0/bitswap/reprovide

Trigger reprovider.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bitswap/reprovide"

# /api/v0/bitswap/stat

Show some diagnostic information on the bitswap agent.

# Arguments

verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.
human [bool]: Print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "BlocksReceived": "<uint64>",
  "BlocksSent": "<uint64>",
  "DataReceived": "<uint64>",
  "DataSent": "<uint64>",
  "DupBlksReceived": "<uint64>",
  "DupDataReceived": "<uint64>",
  "MessagesReceived": "<uint64>",
  "Peers": ["<string>"],
  "ProvideBufLen": "<int>",
  "Wantlist": [
    {
      "/": "<cid-string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bitswap/stat?verbose=<value>&human=<value>"

# /api/v0/bitswap/wantlist

Show blocks currently on the wantlist.

# Arguments

peer [string]: Specify which peer to show wantlist for. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Keys": [
    {
      "/": "<cid-string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bitswap/wantlist?peer=<value>"

# /api/v0/block/get

Get a raw IPFS block.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The base58 multihash of an existing block to get. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/block/get?arg=<key>"

# /api/v0/block/put

Store input as an IPFS block.

# Arguments

format [string]: cid format for blocks to be created with. Required: no.
mhtype [string]: multihash hash function. Default: sha2-256. Required: no.
mhlen [int]: multihash hash length. Default: -1. Required: no.
pin [bool]: pin added blocks recursively. Default: false. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Key": "<string>",
  "Size": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/block/put?format=<value>&mhtype=sha2-256&mhlen=-1&pin=false"

# /api/v0/block/rm

Remove IPFS block(s).

# Arguments

arg [string]: Bash58 encoded multihash of block(s) to remove. Required: yes.
force [bool]: Ignore nonexistent blocks. Required: no.
quiet [bool]: Write minimal output. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Error": "<string>",
  "Hash": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/block/rm?arg=<hash>&force=<value>&quiet=<value>"

# /api/v0/block/stat

Print information of a raw IPFS block.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The base58 multihash of an existing block to stat. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Key": "<string>",
  "Size": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/block/stat?arg=<key>"

# /api/v0/bootstrap

Show or edit the list of bootstrap peers.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap"

# /api/v0/bootstrap/add

Add peers to the bootstrap list.

# Arguments

arg [string]: A peer to add to the bootstrap list (in the format '<multiaddr>/<peerID>') Required: no.
default [bool]: Add default bootstrap nodes. (Deprecated, use 'default' subcommand instead). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap/add?arg=<peer>&default=<value>"

# /api/v0/bootstrap/add/default

Add default peers to the bootstrap list.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap/add/default"

# /api/v0/bootstrap/list

Show peers in the bootstrap list.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap/list"

# /api/v0/bootstrap/rm

Remove peers from the bootstrap list.

# Arguments

arg [string]: A peer to add to the bootstrap list (in the format '<multiaddr>/<peerID>') Required: no.
all [bool]: Remove all bootstrap peers. (Deprecated, use 'all' subcommand). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap/rm?arg=<peer>&all=<value>"

# /api/v0/bootstrap/rm/all

Remove all peers from the bootstrap list.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/bootstrap/rm/all"

# /api/v0/cat

Show IPFS object data.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The path to the IPFS object(s) to be outputted. Required: yes.
offset [int64]: Byte offset to begin reading from. Required: no.
length [int64]: Maximum number of bytes to read. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cat?arg=<ipfs-path>&offset=<value>&length=<value>"

# /api/v0/cid/base32

Convert CIDs to Base32 CID version 1.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Cids to convert. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "CidStr": "<string>",
  "ErrorMsg": "<string>",
  "Formatted": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cid/base32?arg=<cid>"

# /api/v0/cid/bases

List available multibase encodings.

# Arguments

prefix [bool]: also include the single letter prefixes in addition to the code. Required: no.
numeric [bool]: also include numeric codes. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

[
  {
    "Code": "<int>",
    "Name": "<string>"
  }
]

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cid/bases?prefix=<value>&numeric=<value>"

# /api/v0/cid/codecs

List available CID codecs.

# Arguments

numeric [bool]: also include numeric codes. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

[
  {
    "Code": "<int>",
    "Name": "<string>"
  }
]

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cid/codecs?numeric=<value>"

# /api/v0/cid/format

Format and convert a CID in various useful ways.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Cids to format. Required: yes.
f [string]: Printf style format string. Default: %!s(MISSING). Default: %!s(MISSING). Required: no.
v [string]: CID version to convert to. Required: no.
codec [string]: CID codec to convert to. Required: no.
b [string]: Multibase to display CID in. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "CidStr": "<string>",
  "ErrorMsg": "<string>",
  "Formatted": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cid/format?arg=<cid>&f=%s&v=<value>&codec=<value>&b=<value>"

# /api/v0/cid/hashes

List available multihashes.

# Arguments

numeric [bool]: also include numeric codes. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

[
  {
    "Code": "<int>",
    "Name": "<string>"
  }
]

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/cid/hashes?numeric=<value>"

# /api/v0/commands

List all available commands.

# Arguments

flags [bool]: Show command flags. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Name": "<string>",
  "Options": [
    {
      "Names": ["<string>"]
    }
  ],
  "Subcommands": [
    {
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Options": [
        {
          "Names": ["<string>"]
        }
      ],
      "Subcommands": ["..."]
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/commands?flags=<value>"

# /api/v0/config

Get and set IPFS config values.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The key of the config entry (e.g. "Addresses.API"). Required: yes.
arg [string]: The value to set the config entry to. Required: no.
bool [bool]: Set a boolean value. Required: no.
json [bool]: Parse stringified JSON. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Key": "<string>",
  "Value": "<object>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/config?arg=<key>&arg=<value>&bool=<value>&json=<value>"

# /api/v0/config/edit

Open the config file for editing in $EDITOR.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/config/edit"

# /api/v0/config/profile/apply

Apply profile to config.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The profile to apply to the config. Required: yes.
dry-run [bool]: print difference between the current config and the config that would be generated. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "NewCfg": {
    "<string>": "<object>"
  },
  "OldCfg": {
    "<string>": "<object>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/config/profile/apply?arg=<profile>&dry-run=<value>"

# /api/v0/config/replace

Replace the config with <file>.

# Arguments

# Request Body

Argument file is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/config/replace"

# /api/v0/config/show

Output config file contents.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "<string>": "<object>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/config/show"

# /api/v0/dag/export

Streams the selected DAG as a .car stream on stdout.

# Arguments

arg [string]: CID of a root to recursively export Required: yes.
progress [bool]: Display progress on CLI. Defaults to true when STDERR is a TTY. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/export?arg=<root>&progress=<value>"

# /api/v0/dag/get

Get a dag node from IPFS.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The object to get Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/get?arg=<ref>"

# /api/v0/dag/import

Import the contents of .car files

# Arguments

silent [bool]: No output. Required: no.
pin-roots [bool]: Pin optional roots listed in the .car headers after importing. Default: true. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument path is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Root": {
    "Cid": {
      "/": "<cid-string>"
    },
    "PinErrorMsg": "<string>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/import?silent=<value>&pin-roots=true"

# /api/v0/dag/put

Add a dag node to IPFS.

# Arguments

format [string]: Format that the object will be added as. Default: cbor. Required: no.
input-enc [string]: Format that the input object will be. Default: json. Required: no.
pin [bool]: Pin this object when adding. Required: no.
hash [string]: Hash function to use. Default: . Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument object data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Cid": {
    "/": "<cid-string>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/put?format=cbor&input-enc=json&pin=<value>&hash=<value>"

# /api/v0/dag/resolve

Resolve IPLD block.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The path to resolve Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Cid": {
    "/": "<cid-string>"
  },
  "RemPath": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/resolve?arg=<ref>"

# /api/v0/dag/stat

Gets stats for a DAG.

# Arguments

arg [string]: CID of a DAG root to get statistics for Required: yes.
progress [bool]: Return progressive data while reading through the DAG. Default: true. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "NumBlocks": "<int64>",
  "Size": "<uint64>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dag/stat?arg=<root>&progress=true"

# /api/v0/dht/findpeer

Find the multiaddresses associated with a Peer ID.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The ID of the peer to search for. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/findpeer?arg=<peerID>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/dht/findprovs

Find peers that can provide a specific value, given a key.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The key to find providers for. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.
num-providers [int]: The number of providers to find. Default: 20. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/findprovs?arg=<key>&verbose=<value>&num-providers=20"

# /api/v0/dht/get

Given a key, query the routing system for its best value.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The key to find a value for. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/get?arg=<key>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/dht/provide

Announce to the network that you are providing given values.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The key[s] to send provide records for. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/provide?arg=<key>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/dht/put

Write a key/value pair to the routing system.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The key to store the value at. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument value-file is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/put?arg=<key>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/dht/query

Find the closest Peer IDs to a given Peer ID by querying the DHT.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The peerID to run the query against. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Extra": "<string>",
  "ID": "<peer-id>",
  "Responses": [
    {
      "Addrs": ["<multiaddr-string>"],
      "ID": "peer-id"
    }
  ],
  "Type": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dht/query?arg=<peerID>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/diag/cmds

List commands run on this IPFS node.

# Arguments

verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

[
  {
    "Active": "<bool>",
    "Args": ["<string>"],
    "Command": "<string>",
    "EndTime": "<timestamp>",
    "ID": "<int>",
    "Options": {
      "<string>": "<object>"
    },
    "StartTime": "<timestamp>"
  }
]

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/diag/cmds?verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/diag/cmds/clear

Clear inactive requests from the log.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/diag/cmds/clear"

# /api/v0/diag/cmds/set-time

Set how long to keep inactive requests in the log.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Time to keep inactive requests in log. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/diag/cmds/set-time?arg=<time>"

# /api/v0/diag/sys

Print system diagnostic information.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/diag/sys"

# /api/v0/dns

Resolve DNS links.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The domain-name name to resolve. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Path": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/dns?arg=<domain-name>"

# /api/v0/file/ls

List directory contents for UnixFS objects.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The path to the IPFS object(s) to list links from. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Arguments": {
    "<string>": "<string>"
  },
  "Objects": {
    "<string>": {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Links": [
        {
          "Hash": "<string>",
          "Name": "<string>",
          "Size": "<uint64>",
          "Type": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "Size": "<uint64>",
      "Type": "<string>"
    }
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/file/ls?arg=<ipfs-path>"

# /api/v0/files/chcid

Change the CID version or hash function of the root node of a given path.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to change. Default: '/'. Required: no.
cid-version [int]: CID version to use. (experimental). Required: no.
hash [string]: Hash function to use. Will set CID version to 1 if used. (experimental). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/chcid?arg=<path>&cid-version=<value>&hash=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/cp

Copy any IPFS files and directories into MFS (or copy within MFS).

# Arguments

arg [string]: Source IPFS or MFS path to copy. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Destination within MFS. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/cp?arg=<source>&arg=<dest>"

# /api/v0/files/flush

Flush a given path's data to disk.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to flush. Default: '/'. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Cid": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/flush?arg=<path>"

# /api/v0/files/ls

List directories in the local mutable namespace.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to show listing for. Defaults to '/'. Required: no.
long [bool]: Use long listing format. Required: no.
U [bool]: Do not sort; list entries in directory order. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Entries": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<int64>",
      "Type": "<int>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/ls?arg=<path>&long=<value>&U=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/mkdir

Make directories.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to dir to make. Required: yes.
parents [bool]: No error if existing, make parent directories as needed. Required: no.
cid-version [int]: Cid version to use. (experimental). Required: no.
hash [string]: Hash function to use. Will set Cid version to 1 if used. (experimental). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/mkdir?arg=<path>&parents=<value>&cid-version=<value>&hash=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/mv

Move files.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Source file to move. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Destination path for file to be moved to. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/mv?arg=<source>&arg=<dest>"

# /api/v0/files/read

Read a file in a given MFS.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to file to be read. Required: yes.
offset [int64]: Byte offset to begin reading from. Required: no.
count [int64]: Maximum number of bytes to read. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/read?arg=<path>&offset=<value>&count=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/rm

Remove a file.

# Arguments

arg [string]: File to remove. Required: yes.
force [bool]: Forcibly remove target at path; implies -r for directories. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/rm?arg=<path>&force=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/stat

Display file status.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to node to stat. Required: yes.
format [string]: Print statistics in given format. Allowed tokens: <hash> <size> <cumulsize> <type> <childs>. Conflicts with other format options. Default: <hash>
Size: <size>
CumulativeSize: <cumulsize>
ChildBlocks: <childs>
Type: <type>. Default: <hash> Size: <size> CumulativeSize: <cumulsize> ChildBlocks: <childs> Type: <type>. Required: no.
hash [bool]: Print only hash. Implies '--format=<hash>'. Conflicts with other format options. Required: no.
size [bool]: Print only size. Implies '--format=<cumulsize>'. Conflicts with other format options. Required: no.
with-local [bool]: Compute the amount of the dag that is local, and if possible the total size. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Blocks": "<int>",
  "CumulativeSize": "<uint64>",
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Local": "<bool>",
  "Size": "<uint64>",
  "SizeLocal": "<uint64>",
  "Type": "<string>",
  "WithLocality": "<bool>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/stat?arg=<path>&format=<hash> Size: <size> CumulativeSize: <cumulsize> ChildBlocks: <childs> Type: <type>&hash=<value>&size=<value>&with-local=<value>"

# /api/v0/files/write

Write to a mutable file in a given filesystem.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to write to. Required: yes.
offset [int64]: Byte offset to begin writing at. Required: no.
create [bool]: Create the file if it does not exist. Required: no.
parents [bool]: Make parent directories as needed. Required: no.
truncate [bool]: Truncate the file to size zero before writing. Required: no.
count [int64]: Maximum number of bytes to read. Required: no.
raw-leaves [bool]: Use raw blocks for newly created leaf nodes. (experimental). Required: no.
cid-version [int]: Cid version to use. (experimental). Required: no.
hash [string]: Hash function to use. Will set Cid version to 1 if used. (experimental). Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/files/write?arg=<path>&offset=<value>&create=<value>&parents=<value>&truncate=<value>&count=<value>&raw-leaves=<value>&cid-version=<value>&hash=<value>"

# /api/v0/filestore/dups

List blocks that are both in the filestore and standard block storage.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Err": "<string>",
  "Ref": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/filestore/dups"

# /api/v0/filestore/ls

List objects in filestore.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Cid of objects to list. Required: no.
file-order [bool]: sort the results based on the path of the backing file. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "ErrorMsg": "<string>",
  "FilePath": "<string>",
  "Key": {
    "/": "<cid-string>"
  },
  "Offset": "<uint64>",
  "Size": "<uint64>",
  "Status": "<int32>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/filestore/ls?arg=<obj>&file-order=<value>"

# /api/v0/filestore/verify

Verify objects in filestore.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Cid of objects to verify. Required: no.
file-order [bool]: verify the objects based on the order of the backing file. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "ErrorMsg": "<string>",
  "FilePath": "<string>",
  "Key": {
    "/": "<cid-string>"
  },
  "Offset": "<uint64>",
  "Size": "<uint64>",
  "Status": "<int32>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/filestore/verify?arg=<obj>&file-order=<value>"

# /api/v0/get

Download IPFS objects.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The path to the IPFS object(s) to be outputted. Required: yes.
output [string]: The path where the output should be stored. Required: no.
archive [bool]: Output a TAR archive. Required: no.
compress [bool]: Compress the output with GZIP compression. Required: no.
compression-level [int]: The level of compression (1-9). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/get?arg=<ipfs-path>&output=<value>&archive=<value>&compress=<value>&compression-level=<value>"

# /api/v0/id

Show IPFS node id info.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Peer.ID of node to look up. Required: no.
format [string]: Optional output format. Required: no.
peerid-base [string]: Encoding used for peer IDs: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: b58mh. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Addresses": ["<string>"],
  "AgentVersion": "<string>",
  "ID": "<string>",
  "ProtocolVersion": "<string>",
  "Protocols": ["<string>"],
  "PublicKey": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/id?arg=<peerid>&format=<value>&peerid-base=b58mh"

# /api/v0/key/export

Export a keypair

# Arguments

arg [string]: name of key to export Required: yes.
output [string]: The path where the output should be stored. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/export?arg=<name>&output=<value>"

# /api/v0/key/gen

Create a new keypair

# Arguments

arg [string]: name of key to create Required: yes.
type [string]: type of the key to create: rsa, ed25519. Default: ed25519. Required: no.
size [int]: size of the key to generate. Required: no.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Id": "<string>",
  "Name": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/gen?arg=<name>&type=ed25519&size=<value>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/key/import

Import a key and prints imported key id.

# Arguments

arg [string]: name to associate with key in keychain Required: yes.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument key is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Id": "<string>",
  "Name": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/import?arg=<name>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/key/list

List all local keypairs.

# Arguments

l [bool]: Show extra information about keys. Required: no.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Keys": [
    {
      "Id": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/list?l=<value>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/key/rename

Rename a keypair.

# Arguments

arg [string]: name of key to rename Required: yes.
arg [string]: new name of the key Required: yes.
force [bool]: Allow to overwrite an existing key. Required: no.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Id": "<string>",
  "Now": "<string>",
  "Overwrite": "<bool>",
  "Was": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/rename?arg=<name>&arg=<newName>&force=<value>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/key/rm

Remove a keypair.

# Arguments

arg [string]: names of keys to remove Required: yes.
l [bool]: Show extra information about keys. Required: no.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Keys": [
    {
      "Id": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/rm?arg=<name>&l=<value>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/key/rotate

Rotates the IPFS identity.

# Arguments

oldkey [string]: Keystore name to use for backing up your existing identity. Required: no.
type [string]: type of the key to create: rsa, ed25519. Default: ed25519. Required: no.
size [int]: size of the key to generate. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/key/rotate?oldkey=<value>&type=ed25519&size=<value>"

# /api/v0/log/level

Change the logging level.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The subsystem logging identifier. Use 'all' for all subsystems. Required: yes.
arg [string]: The log level, with 'debug' the most verbose and 'fatal' the least verbose.
One of: debug, info, warn, error, dpanic, panic, fatal.
Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Message": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/log/level?arg=<subsystem>&arg=<level>"

# /api/v0/log/ls

List the logging subsystems.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/log/ls"

# /api/v0/log/tail

Read the event log.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/log/tail"

# /api/v0/ls

List directory contents for UnixFS objects.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The path to the IPFS object(s) to list links from. Required: yes.
headers [bool]: Print table headers (Hash, Size, Name). Required: no.
resolve-type [bool]: Resolve linked objects to find out their types. Default: true. Required: no.
size [bool]: Resolve linked objects to find out their file size. Default: true. Required: no.
stream [bool]: Enable experimental streaming of directory entries as they are traversed. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Objects": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Links": [
        {
          "Hash": "<string>",
          "Name": "<string>",
          "Size": "<uint64>",
          "Target": "<string>",
          "Type": "<int32>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/ls?arg=<ipfs-path>&headers=<value>&resolve-type=true&size=true&stream=<value>"

# /api/v0/mount

Mounts IPFS to the filesystem (read-only).

# Arguments

ipfs-path [string]: The path where IPFS should be mounted. Required: no.
ipns-path [string]: The path where IPNS should be mounted. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "FuseAllowOther": "<bool>",
  "IPFS": "<string>",
  "IPNS": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/mount?ipfs-path=<value>&ipns-path=<value>"

# /api/v0/name/publish

Publish IPNS names.

# Arguments

arg [string]: ipfs path of the object to be published. Required: yes.
resolve [bool]: Check if the given path can be resolved before publishing. Default: true. Required: no.
lifetime [string]: Time duration that the record will be valid for.
This accepts durations such as "300s", "1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are
"ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h". Default: 24h. Required: no.
allow-offline [bool]: When offline, save the IPNS record to the the local datastore without broadcasting to the network instead of simply failing. Required: no.
ttl [string]: Time duration this record should be cached for. Uses the same syntax as the lifetime option. (caution: experimental). Required: no.
key [string]: Name of the key to be used or a valid PeerID, as listed by 'ipfs key list -l'. Default: self. Required: no.
quieter [bool]: Write only final hash. Required: no.
ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Name": "<string>",
  "Value": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/name/publish?arg=<ipfs-path>&resolve=true&lifetime=24h&allow-offline=<value>&ttl=<value>&key=self&quieter=<value>&ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/name/pubsub/cancel

Cancel a name subscription.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Name to cancel the subscription for. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Canceled": "<bool>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/name/pubsub/cancel?arg=<name>"

# /api/v0/name/pubsub/state

Query the state of IPNS pubsub.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Enabled": "<bool>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/name/pubsub/state"

# /api/v0/name/pubsub/subs

Show current name subscriptions.

# Arguments

ipns-base [string]: Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}. Default: base36. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/name/pubsub/subs?ipns-base=base36"

# /api/v0/name/resolve

Resolve IPNS names.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The IPNS name to resolve. Defaults to your node's peerID. Required: no.
nocache [bool]: Do not use cached entries. Required: no.
dht-record-count [uint]: Number of records to request for DHT resolution. Required: no.
dht-timeout [string]: Max time to collect values during DHT resolution eg "30s". Pass 0 for no timeout. Required: no.
stream [bool]: Stream entries as they are found. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Path": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/name/resolve?arg=<name>&nocache=<value>&dht-record-count=<value>&dht-timeout=<value>&stream=<value>"

# /api/v0/object/data

Output the raw bytes of an IPFS object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Key of the object to retrieve, in base58-encoded multihash format. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/data?arg=<key>"

# /api/v0/object/diff

Display the diff between two IPFS objects.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Object to diff against. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Object to diff. Required: yes.
verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Changes": [
    {
      "After": {
        "/": "<cid-string>"
      },
      "Before": {
        "/": "<cid-string>"
      },
      "Path": "<string>",
      "Type": "<int>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/diff?arg=<obj_a>&arg=<obj_b>&verbose=<value>"

# /api/v0/object/get

Get and serialize the DAG node named by <key>.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Key of the object to retrieve, in base58-encoded multihash format. Required: yes.
data-encoding [string]: Encoding type of the data field, either "text" or "base64". Default: text. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Data": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/get?arg=<key>&data-encoding=text"

# /api/v0/object/links

Output the links pointed to by the specified object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Key of the object to retrieve, in base58-encoded multihash format. Required: yes.
headers [bool]: Print table headers (Hash, Size, Name). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/links?arg=<key>&headers=<value>"

# /api/v0/object/new

Create a new object from an IPFS template.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Template to use. Optional. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/new?arg=<template>"

# /api/v0/object/patch/add-link

Add a link to a given object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The hash of the node to modify. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Name of link to create. Required: yes.
arg [string]: IPFS object to add link to. Required: yes.
create [bool]: Create intermediary nodes. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/patch/add-link?arg=<root>&arg=<name>&arg=<ref>&create=<value>"

# /api/v0/object/patch/append-data

Append data to the data segment of a DAG node.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The hash of the node to modify. Required: yes.

# Request Body

Argument data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/patch/append-data?arg=<root>"

# /api/v0/object/patch/rm-link

Remove a link from a given object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The hash of the node to modify. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Name of the link to remove. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/patch/rm-link?arg=<root>&arg=<name>"

# /api/v0/object/patch/set-data

Set the data field of an IPFS object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The hash of the node to modify. Required: yes.

# Request Body

Argument data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/patch/set-data?arg=<root>"

# /api/v0/object/put

Store input as a DAG object, print its key.

# Arguments

inputenc [string]: Encoding type of input data. One of: {"protobuf", "json"}. Default: json. Required: no.
datafieldenc [string]: Encoding type of the data field, either "text" or "base64". Default: text. Required: no.
pin [bool]: Pin this object when adding. Required: no.
quiet [bool]: Write minimal output. Required: no.

# Request Body

Argument data is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Links": [
    {
      "Hash": "<string>",
      "Name": "<string>",
      "Size": "<uint64>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/put?inputenc=json&datafieldenc=text&pin=<value>&quiet=<value>"

# /api/v0/object/stat

Get stats for the DAG node named by <key>.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Key of the object to retrieve, in base58-encoded multihash format. Required: yes.
human [bool]: Print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "BlockSize": "<int>",
  "CumulativeSize": "<int>",
  "DataSize": "<int>",
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "LinksSize": "<int>",
  "NumLinks": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/object/stat?arg=<key>&human=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/close

Stop listening for new connections to forward.

# Arguments

all [bool]: Close all listeners. Required: no.
protocol [string]: Match protocol name. Required: no.
listen-address [string]: Match listen address. Required: no.
target-address [string]: Match target address. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

"<int>"

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/close?all=<value>&protocol=<value>&listen-address=<value>&target-address=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/forward

Forward connections to libp2p service.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Protocol name. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Listening endpoint. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Target endpoint. Required: yes.
allow-custom-protocol [bool]: Don't require /x/ prefix. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/forward?arg=<protocol>&arg=<listen-address>&arg=<target-address>&allow-custom-protocol=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/listen

Create libp2p service.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Protocol name. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Target endpoint. Required: yes.
allow-custom-protocol [bool]: Don't require /x/ prefix. Required: no.
report-peer-id [bool]: Send remote base58 peerid to target when a new connection is established. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/listen?arg=<protocol>&arg=<target-address>&allow-custom-protocol=<value>&report-peer-id=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/ls

List active p2p listeners.

# Arguments

headers [bool]: Print table headers (Protocol, Listen, Target). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Listeners": [
    {
      "ListenAddress": "<string>",
      "Protocol": "<string>",
      "TargetAddress": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/ls?headers=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/stream/close

Close active p2p stream.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Stream identifier Required: no.
all [bool]: Close all streams. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/stream/close?arg=<id>&all=<value>"

# /api/v0/p2p/stream/ls

List active p2p streams.

# Arguments

headers [bool]: Print table headers (ID, Protocol, Local, Remote). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Streams": [
    {
      "HandlerID": "<string>",
      "OriginAddress": "<string>",
      "Protocol": "<string>",
      "TargetAddress": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/p2p/stream/ls?headers=<value>"

# /api/v0/pin/add

Pin objects to local storage.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to object(s) to be pinned. Required: yes.
progress [bool]: Show progress. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Pins": ["<string>"],
  "Progress": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pin/add?arg=<ipfs-path>&progress=<value>"

# /api/v0/pin/ls

List objects pinned to local storage.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to object(s) to be listed. Required: no.
type [string]: The type of pinned keys to list. Can be "direct", "indirect", "recursive", or "all". Default: all. Required: no.
quiet [bool]: Write just hashes of objects. Required: no.
stream [bool]: Enable streaming of pins as they are discovered. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "PinLsList": {
    "Keys": {
      "<string>": {
        "Type": "<string>"
      }
    }
  },
  "PinLsObject": {
    "Cid": "<string>",
    "Type": "<string>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pin/ls?arg=<ipfs-path>&type=all&quiet=<value>&stream=<value>"

# /api/v0/pin/rm

Remove pinned objects from local storage.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to object(s) to be unpinned. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Pins": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pin/rm?arg=<ipfs-path>"

# /api/v0/pin/update

Update a recursive pin.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to old object. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Path to a new object to be pinned. Required: yes.
unpin [bool]: Remove the old pin. Default: true. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Pins": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pin/update?arg=<from-path>&arg=<to-path>&unpin=true"

# /api/v0/pin/verify

Verify that recursive pins are complete.

# Arguments

verbose [bool]: Also write the hashes of non-broken pins. Required: no.
quiet [bool]: Write just hashes of broken pins. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Cid": "<string>",
  "PinStatus": {
    "BadNodes": [
      {
        "Cid": "<string>",
        "Err": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "Ok": "<bool>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pin/verify?verbose=<value>&quiet=<value>"

# /api/v0/ping

Send echo request packets to IPFS hosts.

# Arguments

arg [string]: ID of peer to be pinged. Required: yes.
count [int]: Number of ping messages to send. Default: 10. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Success": "<bool>",
  "Text": "<string>",
  "Time": "<duration-ns>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/ping?arg=<peer ID>&count=10"

# /api/v0/pubsub/ls

List subscribed topics by name.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pubsub/ls"

# /api/v0/pubsub/peers

List peers we are currently pubsubbing with.

# Arguments

arg [string]: topic to list connected peers of Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pubsub/peers?arg=<topic>"

# /api/v0/pubsub/pub

Publish a message to a given pubsub topic.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Topic to publish to. Required: yes.
arg [string]: Payload of message to publish. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pubsub/pub?arg=<topic>&arg=<data>"

# /api/v0/pubsub/sub

Subscribe to messages on a given topic.

# Arguments

arg [string]: String name of topic to subscribe to. Required: yes.
discover [bool]: Deprecated option to instruct pubsub to discovery peers for the topic. Discovery is now built into pubsub. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "data": "<base64-string>",
  "from": "<base64-string>",
  "seqno": "<base64-string>",
  "topicIDs": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/pubsub/sub?arg=<topic>&discover=<value>"

# /api/v0/refs

List links (references) from an object.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Path to the object(s) to list refs from. Required: yes.
format [string]: Emit edges with given format. Available tokens: <src> <dst> <linkname>. Default: <dst>. Default: <dst>. Required: no.
edges [bool]: Emit edge format: <from> -> <to>. Required: no.
unique [bool]: Omit duplicate refs from output. Required: no.
max-depth [int]: Only for recursive refs, limits fetch and listing to the given depth. Default: -1. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Err": "<string>",
  "Ref": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/refs?arg=<ipfs-path>&format=<dst>&edges=<value>&unique=<value>&max-depth=-1"

# /api/v0/refs/local

List all local references.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Err": "<string>",
  "Ref": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/refs/local"

# /api/v0/repo/fsck

Remove repo lockfiles.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Message": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/repo/fsck"

# /api/v0/repo/gc

Perform a garbage collection sweep on the repo.

# Arguments

stream-errors [bool]: Stream errors. Required: no.
quiet [bool]: Write minimal output. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Error": "<string>",
  "Key": {
    "/": "<cid-string>"
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/repo/gc?stream-errors=<value>&quiet=<value>"

# /api/v0/repo/stat

Get stats for the currently used repo.

# Arguments

size-only [bool]: Only report RepoSize and StorageMax. Required: no.
human [bool]: Print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "NumObjects": "<uint64>",
  "RepoPath": "<string>",
  "SizeStat": {
    "RepoSize": "<uint64>",
    "StorageMax": "<uint64>"
  },
  "Version": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/repo/stat?size-only=<value>&human=<value>"

# /api/v0/repo/verify

Verify all blocks in repo are not corrupted.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Msg": "<string>",
  "Progress": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/repo/verify"

# /api/v0/repo/version

Show the repo version.

# Arguments

quiet [bool]: Write minimal output. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Version": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/repo/version?quiet=<value>"

# /api/v0/resolve

Resolve the value of names to IPFS.

# Arguments

arg [string]: The name to resolve. Required: yes.
dht-record-count [int]: Number of records to request for DHT resolution. Required: no.
dht-timeout [string]: Max time to collect values during DHT resolution eg "30s". Pass 0 for no timeout. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Path": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/resolve?arg=<name>&dht-record-count=<value>&dht-timeout=<value>"

# /api/v0/shutdown

Shut down the IPFS daemon.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/shutdown"

# /api/v0/stats/bitswap

Show some diagnostic information on the bitswap agent.

# Arguments

verbose [bool]: Print extra information. Required: no.
human [bool]: Print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "BlocksReceived": "<uint64>",
  "BlocksSent": "<uint64>",
  "DataReceived": "<uint64>",
  "DataSent": "<uint64>",
  "DupBlksReceived": "<uint64>",
  "DupDataReceived": "<uint64>",
  "MessagesReceived": "<uint64>",
  "Peers": ["<string>"],
  "ProvideBufLen": "<int>",
  "Wantlist": [
    {
      "/": "<cid-string>"
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/stats/bitswap?verbose=<value>&human=<value>"

# /api/v0/stats/bw

Print IPFS bandwidth information.

# Arguments

peer [string]: Specify a peer to print bandwidth for. Required: no.
proto [string]: Specify a protocol to print bandwidth for. Required: no.
poll [bool]: Print bandwidth at an interval. Required: no.
interval [string]: Time interval to wait between updating output, if 'poll' is true.

This accepts durations such as "300s", "1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are:
"ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h". Default: 1s. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "RateIn": "<float64>",
  "RateOut": "<float64>",
  "TotalIn": "<int64>",
  "TotalOut": "<int64>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/stats/bw?peer=<value>&proto=<value>&poll=<value>&interval=1s"

# /api/v0/stats/dht

Returns statistics about the node's DHT(s).

# Arguments

arg [string]: The DHT whose table should be listed (wan or lan). Defaults to both. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Buckets": [
    {
      "LastRefresh": "<string>",
      "Peers": [
        {
          "AgentVersion": "<string>",
          "Connected": "<bool>",
          "ID": "<string>",
          "LastQueriedAt": "<string>",
          "LastUsefulAt": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "Name": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/stats/dht?arg=<dht>"

# /api/v0/stats/repo

Get stats for the currently used repo.

# Arguments

size-only [bool]: Only report RepoSize and StorageMax. Required: no.
human [bool]: Print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G). Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "NumObjects": "<uint64>",
  "RepoPath": "<string>",
  "SizeStat": {
    "RepoSize": "<uint64>",
    "StorageMax": "<uint64>"
  },
  "Version": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/stats/repo?size-only=<value>&human=<value>"

# /api/v0/swarm/addrs

List known addresses. Useful for debugging.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Addrs": {
    "<string>": ["<string>"]
  }
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/addrs"

# /api/v0/swarm/addrs/listen

List interface listening addresses.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/addrs/listen"

# /api/v0/swarm/addrs/local

List local addresses.

# Arguments

id [bool]: Show peer ID in addresses. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/addrs/local?id=<value>"

# /api/v0/swarm/connect

Open connection to a given address.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Address of peer to connect to. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/connect?arg=<address>"

# /api/v0/swarm/disconnect

Close connection to a given address.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Address of peer to disconnect from. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/disconnect?arg=<address>"

# /api/v0/swarm/filters

Manipulate address filters.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/filters"

# /api/v0/swarm/filters/add

Add an address filter.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Multiaddr to filter. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/filters/add?arg=<address>"

# /api/v0/swarm/filters/rm

Remove an address filter.

# Arguments

arg [string]: Multiaddr filter to remove. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Strings": ["<string>"]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/filters/rm?arg=<address>"

# /api/v0/swarm/peers

List peers with open connections.

# Arguments

verbose [bool]: display all extra information. Required: no.
streams [bool]: Also list information about open streams for each peer. Required: no.
latency [bool]: Also list information about latency to each peer. Required: no.
direction [bool]: Also list information about the direction of connection. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Peers": [
    {
      "Addr": "<string>",
      "Direction": "<int>",
      "Latency": "<string>",
      "Muxer": "<string>",
      "Peer": "<string>",
      "Streams": [
        {
          "Protocol": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/swarm/peers?verbose=<value>&streams=<value>&latency=<value>&direction=<value>"

# /api/v0/tar/add

Import a tar file into IPFS.

# Arguments

# Request Body

Argument file is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Bytes": "<int64>",
  "Hash": "<string>",
  "Name": "<string>",
  "Size": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST -F file=@myfile "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/tar/add"

# /api/v0/tar/cat

Export a tar file from IPFS.

# Arguments

arg [string]: ipfs path of archive to export. Required: yes.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/tar/cat?arg=<path>"

# /api/v0/update

# Arguments

arg [string]: Arguments for subcommand. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/update?arg=<args>"

# /api/v0/urlstore/add

Add URL via urlstore.

# Arguments

arg [string]: URL to add to IPFS Required: yes.
trickle [bool]: Use trickle-dag format for dag generation. Required: no.
pin [bool]: Pin this object when adding. Default: true. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Key": "<string>",
  "Size": "<int>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/urlstore/add?arg=<url>&trickle=<value>&pin=true"

# /api/v0/version

Show IPFS version information.

# Arguments

number [bool]: Only show the version number. Required: no.
commit [bool]: Show the commit hash. Required: no.
repo [bool]: Show repo version. Required: no.
all [bool]: Show all version information. Required: no.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Commit": "<string>",
  "Golang": "<string>",
  "Repo": "<string>",
  "System": "<string>",
  "Version": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/version?number=<value>&commit=<value>&repo=<value>&all=<value>"

# /api/v0/version/deps

Shows information about dependencies used for build.

# Arguments

This endpoint takes no arguments.

# Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

{
  "Path": "<string>",
  "ReplacedBy": "<string>",
  "Sum": "<string>",
  "Version": "<string>"
}

# cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/version/deps"

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