Open Build Service API

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The _Open Build Service API_ is a XML API. To authenticate, use [HTTP basic authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication) by passing the _Authorization_ header in the form of `Authorization: Basic `. There is no API versioning as there is no need for it right now. Only rudimentary rate limiting is implemented, so please be gentle when using the API concurrently, especially with potentially expensive operations. In case of abuse, we will limit/remove y

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET List all people.

List all people.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person?prefix=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person?prefix=example"

import requests
params = {
    "prefix": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person');
url.searchParams.set('prefix', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("prefix", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "prefix" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/person?" . http_build_query([
    "prefix" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get a collection of requests for a specified target

Get a collection of requests for a specified target. **NOTE:** You need to set at least one of the following parameters in order to use this endpoint: * `user` * `project` * `package` * `states` * `types` * `ids`

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection?ids=example&user=example&limit=10&roles=example&types=example&states=example&package=example&project=example&withhistory=example&withfullhistory=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection?ids=example&user=example&limit=10&roles=example&types=example&states=example&package=example&project=example&withhistory=example&withfullhistory=example"

import requests
params = {
    "ids": "example",
    "user": "example",
    "limit": "10",
    "roles": "example",
    "types": "example",
    "states": "example",
    "package": "example",
    "project": "example",
    "withhistory": "example",
    "withfullhistory": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection');
url.searchParams.set('ids', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('user', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');
url.searchParams.set('roles', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('types', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('states', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('package', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('project', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('withhistory', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('withfullhistory', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("ids", "example")
	q.Set("user", "example")
	q.Set("limit", "10")
	q.Set("roles", "example")
	q.Set("types", "example")
	q.Set("states", "example")
	q.Set("package", "example")
	q.Set("project", "example")
	q.Set("withhistory", "example")
	q.Set("withfullhistory", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "ids" => "example",
  "user" => "example",
  "limit" => "10",
  "roles" => "example",
  "types" => "example",
  "states" => "example",
  "package" => "example",
  "project" => "example",
  "withhistory" => "example",
  "withfullhistory" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/request?view=collection?" . http_build_query([
    "ids" => "example",
    "user" => "example",
    "limit" => "10",
    "roles" => "example",
    "types" => "example",
    "states" => "example",
    "package" => "example",
    "project" => "example",
    "withhistory" => "example",
    "withfullhistory" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get information about API.

Get generic information about the API.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opensuse.org/obs/2.10.50/about";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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What can you build with Open Build Service API?

Open Build Service API is a Developer Tools API. Developers commonly use developer tools APIs for:

automating code review and quality checks
integrating CI/CD pipelines and build systems
managing feature flags and A/B tests
monitoring errors and application performance
generating and validating test data

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Open Build Service API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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