API Docs

hyperglass automatically generates documentation for the REST API. The docs section allows users to customize the look, feel, and text used for the REST API documentation.

Parameter	Type	Default Value	Description
`docs.base_url`	String	https://lg.example.com (opens in a new tab)	Used for REST API samples. See the demo (opens in a new tab) for an example.
`docs.enable`	Boolean	`true`	Enable or disable the REST API documentation.
`docs.path`	String	/api/docs	Path to the REST API documentation.
`docs.title`	String	`site_title` API Documentation	API docs title. Uses the `site_title` parameter from the global parameters.
`docs.description`	String		API docs description. Appears below the title.

The documentation for API endpoints follow a common schema:

devices
info
queries
query

Schema

Parameter	Type	Description
`title`	String	API endpoint title, displayed as the header text above the API endpoint section.
`description`	String	API endpoint description, displayed inside each API endpoint section.
`summary`	String	API endpoint summary, displayed beside the API endpoint path.

Parameters

Parameter	Default Value
`docs.devices.title`	Devices
`docs.devices.description`	List of all devices/locations with associated identifiers, display names, networks, & VRFs.
`docs.devices.summary`	Devices List
`docs.info.title`	System Information
`docs.info.description`	General information about this looking glass.
`docs.info.summary`	System Information
`docs.queries.title`	Supported Queries
`docs.queries.description`	List of supported query types.
`docs.queries.summary`	Query Types
`docs.query.title`	Supported Query
`docs.query.description`	Request a query response per-location.
`docs.query.summary`	Query the Looking Glass

Example with Defaults

config.yaml

docs:
    base_url: https://lg.example.com
    enable: true
    mode: redoc
    path: /api/docs
    title: Beloved Hyperglass User Looking Glass API Documentation
    description: null
    # API Endpoints ↓
    devices:
        title: Devices
        description: List of all devices/locations with associated identifiers, display names, networks, & VRFs.
        summary: Devices List
    info:
        title: System Information
        description: General information about this looking glass.
        summary: System Information
    queries:
        title: Supported Queries
        description: List of supported query types.
        summary: Query Types
    query:
        title: Supported Query
        description: Request a query response per-location.
        summary: Query the Looking Glass

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