Namespace HTTP API

The /namespace endpoints are used to query for and interact with namespaces.

Prior to Nomad 1.0 Namespaces were an Enterprise-only feature.

List Namespaces

This endpoint lists all namespaces.

Method	Path	Produces
`GET`	`/v1/namespaces`	`application/json`

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
`YES`	`namespace:*` Any capability on the namespace authorizes the endpoint

Parameters

prefix (string: "")- Specifies a string to filter namespaces on based on an index prefix. This is specified as a query string parameter.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespaces

$ curl \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespaces?prefix=prod

Sample Response

[
  {
    "Capabilities": null,
    "CreateIndex": 1,
    "Description": "Default shared namespace",
    "Meta": null,
    "ModifyIndex": 1,
    "Name": "default",
    "Quota": ""
  },
  {
    "Capabilities": null,
    "CreateIndex": 17,
    "Description": "Development Staging Namespace",
    "Meta": {
        "type": "dev",
        "contact": "helpdesk@example.com"
    },
    "ModifyIndex": 17,
    "Name": "staging",
    "Quota": ""
  }
]

Read Namespace

This endpoint reads information about a specific namespace.

Method	Path	Produces
`GET`	`/v1/namespace/:namespace`	`application/json`

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
`YES`	`namespace:*` Any capability on the namespace authorizes the endpoint

Parameters

:namespace (string: <required>)- Specifies the namespace to query.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespace/staging

Sample Response

{
  "Capabilities": null,
  "CreateIndex": 17,
  "Description": "Development Staging Namespace",
  "Meta": {
    "type": "dev",
    "contact": "helpdesk@example.com"
  },
  "ModifyIndex": 17,
  "Name": "staging",
  "Quota": ""
}

Create or Update Namespace

This endpoint is used to create or update a namespace.

Method	Path	Produces
`POST`	`/v1/namespace/:namespace` `/v1/namespace`	`application/json`

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
`NO`	`management`

Parameters

Name (string: <required>)- Specifies the namespace to create or update.
Description (string: "") - Specifies an optional human-readable description of the namespace.
Meta (object: null) - Optional object with string keys and values of metadata to attach to the namespace. Namespace metadata is not used by Nomad and is intended for use by operators and third party tools.
Quota (string: "") - Specifies an quota to attach to the namespace.

Sample Payload

{
  "Name": "api-prod",
  "Description": "Production API Servers",
  "Meta": {
    "contact": "platform-eng@example.com"
  },
  "Quota": "prod-quota"
}

Note that the Quota key is Enterprise-only.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @namespace.json \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespace/api-prod

$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @namespace.json \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespace

Delete Namespace

This endpoint is used to delete a namespace.

Method	Path	Produces
`DELETE`	`/v1/namespace/:namespace`	`application/json`

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
`NO`	`management`

Parameters

:namespace (string: <required>)- Specifies the namespace to delete.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --request DELETE \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/namespace/api-prod