Supermarket API
Note
knife supermarket subcommand) to manage cookbooks that are located on the Cookbooks site is more efficient than using the Supermarket API and is the recommended approach for managing cookbooks on that site.
This document provides information about the Supermarket API in the event that using the API is necessary.supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/ using the supported
endpoints. In most cases, knife is the best way to interact with the
Supermarket; however in some cases, direct use of the Supermarket API is
necessary.Endpoints
The Supermarket API has the following endpoints.
/cookbooks
A cookbook is the fundamental unit of configuration and policy distribution in Chef Infra.
A cookbook defines a scenario and contains everything that’s required to support that scenario:
- Recipes that specify which Chef Infra built-in resources to use, as well as the order in which they’re to be applied
- Attribute values, which allow environment-based configurations such as
devorproduction. - Custom Resources for extending Chef Infra beyond the built-in resources.
- Files and Templates for distributing information to systems.
- Custom Ohai Plugins for extending system configuration collection beyond the Ohai defaults.
- The
metadata.rbfile, which describes the cookbook itself and any dependencies it may have.
The /cookbooks endpoint has the following methods: GET and POST.
POST
The POST method is used to create a new cookbook.
This method has no parameters.
Request
POST /api/v1/cookbooks/COOKBOOK_NAME
Response
The response is similar to:
{
"name": "apt",
"maintainer": "sous-chefs",
"description": "Configures apt and apt caching.",
"category": "Other",
"latest_version": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt/versions/2_4_0",
"external_url": "https://github.com/sous-chefs/apt",
"average_rating": null,
"created_at": "2009-10-25T23:48:48.000Z",
"updated_at": "2021-01-20T23:43:43.989Z"
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The cookbook was posted to the Supermarket API. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The cookbook was not posted to the Supermarket API. For example: |
GET
The GET method is used to get a listing of the available cookbooks. Use the start and items parameters to set limits on the number of cookbooks returned. Use the order parameter to change the way results are sorted. Use the user parameter to filter cookbooks by maintainer:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
start | The offset into a list of cookbooks, at which point the list of cookbooks will begin. |
items | The number of items to be returned as a result of the request. |
order | A token specifying how to order results. Possible values: recently_updated, recently_added, most_downloaded, or most_followed. |
user | The username to filter by. Only cookbooks maintained by this user will be returned. |
Request
GET /api/v1/cookbooks?start=START&items=ITEMS
or:
GET /api/v1/cookbooks?user=smith
Response
The response will return the name of the cookbook, a description, URI, the name of the individual who maintains the cookbook. In addition, the total number of cookbooks on Supermarket API is shown, as well (if start is specified) the point at which the list of returned cookbooks began:
{
"total": 5234,
"start": 20,
"items":
[
{"cookbook_name": "apache",
"cookbook_description": "installs apache.",
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apache",
"cookbook_maintainer": "john"
},
{"cookbook_name": "nginx",
"cookbook_description": "installs nginx.",
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/nginx",
"cookbook_maintainer": "jill"
},
{"cookbook_name": "mysql",
"cookbook_description": null,
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/mysql",
"cookbook_maintainer": "barry"
},
{"cookbook_name": "postgresql",
"cookbook_description": null,
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/postgresql",
"cookbook_maintainer": "pt"
},
{"cookbook_name": "ptapache",
"cookbook_description": "an alternate apache recipe.",
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/ptapache",
"cookbook_maintainer": "pt"
}
]
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. One or more cookbooks were returned as a result of the search query. |
/cookbooks/NAME
The cookbooks/[NAME] endpoint allows a specific cookbook to be accessed. This endpoint has the following methods: DELETE and GET.
DELETE
The DELETE method is used to delete a cookbook.
This method has no parameters.
Request
DELETE /api/v1/cookbooks/cookbook_name
Response
The response is similar to:
{
"name": "apt",
"maintainer": "sous-chefs",
"description": "Configures apt and apt caching.",
"category": "Other",
"latest_version": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt/versions/7_4_0",
"external_url": "https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/apt",
"average_rating": null,
"created_at": "2009-10-25T23:48:48.000Z",
"updated_at": "2021-01-20T23:43:43.989Z"
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The cookbook was deleted. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The requested cookbook does not exist. For example: |
| Unauthorized. The user who made the request is not authorized to perform the action. The user is not authorized to delete the cookbook. For example: |
GET
The GET method is used to get the details for a cookbook.
This method has no parameters.
Request
GET /api/v1/cookbooks/COOKBOOK_NAME
Response
The response will return details for a cookbook, including name of the cookbook, the category to which it belongs, the name of the individual who maintains the cookbook, the URI for the latest version and previous versions, its description, and it also includes metrics about the cookbooks namely number of downloads and followers:
{
"name": "yum",
"maintainer": "sous-chefs",
"description": "Configures various yum components on Red Hat-like systems",
"category": "Other",
"latest_version": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/yum/versions/7_1_0",
"external_url": "https://github.com/sous-chefs/yum",
"average_rating": null,
"created_at": "2011-04-20T22:16:12.000Z",
"updated_at": "2021-08-29T18:45:03.956Z",
"deprecated": false,
"versions": [
"http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/yum/versions/7_1_0",
"http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/yum/versions/7_0_0"
],
"metrics": {
"downloads": {
"total": 178894510
"versions": {
"7_0_0": 13032,
"7_1_0": 12188
}
},
"followers": 189,
"collaborators": 3
}
}
If a cookbook is deprecated, that status is noted by the deprecated field (being true):
{
"name": "apache",
"category": "web servers",
...
"deprecated": true,
...
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The requested cookbook exists. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The requested cookbook does not exist. For example: |
/cookbooks/VERSION
A cookbook version always takes the form x.y.z, where x, y, and z are decimal numbers that are used to represent major (x), minor (y), and patch (z) versions. A two-part version (x.y) is also allowed. When passing a cookbook version using this method, underscores ("_") should be used as the separator between versions. For example, a cookbook with a version 1.0.1 would be 1_0_1.
The /cookbooks/[VERSION] endpoint has the following methods: DELETE
and GET.
DELETE
The DELETE method is used to delete a cookbook version.
This method has no parameters.
Request
DELETE /api/v1/cookbooks/cookbook_name/versions/version
Response
The response is similar to:
{
"license": "Apache 2.0",
"tarball_file_size": 18553,
"version": "2.4.0",
"average_rating": null,
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt",
"file": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt/versions/2_4_0/download",
"dependencies": {},
"platforms": {
"debian": ">= 0.0.0",
"ubuntu": ">= 0.0.0"
}
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The cookbook version was deleted. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The requested cookbook or cookbook version does not exist. For example: |
| Unauthorized. The user who made the request is not authorized to perform the action. The user is not authorized to delete the cookbook version. For example: |
GET
The GET method is used to get a specific version of a cookbook. Use
latest to get the most recent version of a cookbook.
This method has no parameters.
Request
GET /api/v1/cookbooks/COOKBOOK_NAME/versions/latest
or:
GET /api/v1/cookbooks/COOKBOOK_NAME/versions/VERSION
Response
The response will return details for a cookbook version, including the license under which the cookbook is distributed, the most recent update, version, URI, date of cookbook creation, path to the cookbook’s tar.gz file, its dependencies and platforms it supports and more:
{
"license": "Apache 2.0",
"tarball_file_size": 18553,
"version": "2.4.0",
"average_rating": null,
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt",
"file": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apt/versions/2_4_0/download",
"dependencies": {},
"platforms": {
"debian": ">= 0.0.0",
"ubuntu": ">= 0.0.0"
}
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The requested cookbook exists. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The requested cookbook does not exist. For example: |
/search
Search performs a fuzzy, keyword search on cookbook names, cookbook descriptions, and the cookbook owners’ usernames.
The /search endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to get a list of cookbooks that match a search query. Use the start and items parameters to set limits on the number of cookbooks returned:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
q | The search query used to identify a list of items on a Chef Infra Server. This option uses the same syntax as the search subcommand. |
start | The row at which return results begin. |
items | The number of rows to be returned. |
Request
GET /api/v1/search?q=SEARCH_QUERY
or:
GET /api/v1/search?q=SEARCH_QUERY&start=START&items=ITEMS
Response
The response will return a list of cookbooks by name and description and will return a list of cookbooks that match the search query. Each returned data set will include the name of the cookbook, a description, the URI, and the name of the individual who maintains the cookbook. In addition, the total number of cookbooks on Supermarket API is shown, as well (if start is specified) the point at which the list of returned cookbooks began:
{
"total": 2,
"start": 0,
"items": [
{
"cookbook_name": "apache",
"cookbook_description": "installs a web server.",
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/apache",
"cookbook_maintainer": "jtimberman"
},
{
"cookbook_name": "webserver",
"cookbook_description": "installs apache.",
"cookbook": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/webserver",
"cookbook_maintainer": "raxmus"
}
]
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. One or more cookbooks were returned as a result of the search query. |
/tools
The tools endpoint allows Chef Supermarket tools to be accessed. This endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to get a listing of the available tools. Use the start and items parameters to set limits on the number of tools returned. Use the order parameter to change the way results are sorted.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
start | The offset into a list of tools, at which point the list of tools will begin. |
items | The number of items to be returned as a result of the request. |
order | A token specifying how to order results. Possible values: recently_added. |
Request
GET /api/v1/tools?start=START&items=ITEMS
or:
GET /api/v1/tools?order=recently_added
Response
The response will return the name of the tool, a type, description, owner, source URL and URI. In addition, the total number of tools on Supermarket API is shown, as well (if start is specified) the point at which the list of returned tools began:
{
"start": 0,
"total": 56,
"items": [
{
"tool_name": "Berkflow",
"tool_type": "chef_tool",
"tool_source_url": "https://github.com/reset/berkflow",
"tool_description": "A Cookbook-Centric Deployment workflow tool",
"tool_owner": "reset",
"tool": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/tools/berkflow"
},
{
"tool_name": "Berkshelf",
"tool_type": "chef_tool",
"tool_source_url": "https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf",
"tool_description": "A Chef Cookbook manager",
"tool_owner": "reset",
"tool": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/tools/berkshelf"
},
{
"tool_name": "Berkshelf-API",
"tool_type": "chef_tool",
"tool_source_url": "https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf-api",
"tool_description": "Berkshelf dependency API server",
"tool_owner": "reset",
"tool": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/tools/berkshelf-api"
}
]
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. One or more tools were returned. |
/tools-search
The tools endpoint allows Chef Supermarket tools to be searched. This endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to get a list of tools that match a search query. Use the start and items parameters to set limits on the number of tools returned:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
q | The search query used to identify a list of items on a Chef Infra Server. This option uses the same syntax as the search subcommand. |
start | The row at which return results begin. |
items | The number of rows to be returned. |
Request
GET /api/v1/tools-search?q=SEARCH_QUERY
or:
GET /api/v1/tools-search?q=SEARCH_QUERY&start=START&items=ITEMS
Response
The response will return a list of tools that match the search query. Each returned data set will include the name of the tool, a type, description, owner, source URL and URI. In addition, the total number of tools that match the query on Supermarket API is shown, as well (if start is specified) the point at which the list of returned tools began:
{
"start": 0,
"total": 1,
"items": [
{
"tool_name": "knife-rhn",
"tool_type": "knife_plugin",
"tool_source_url": "https://github.com/bflad/knife-rhn",
"tool_description": "Knife Plugin for Red Hat Network (RHN)",
"tool_owner": "bflad",
"tool": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/tools/knife-rhn"
}
]
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. One or more tools were returned as a result of the search query. |
/tools/SLUG
The tools/[SLUG] endpoint allows a specific tool to be accessed. This endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to get the details for a tool.
This method has no parameters.
Request
GET /api/v1/tools/TOOL_SLUG
Response
The response will return details for a tool, including the name of the tool, a type, description, owner, source URL and install instructions as markdown:
{
"name": "Berkshelf",
"slug": "berkshelf",
"type": "chef_tool",
"source_url": "https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf",
"description": "A Chef Cookbook manager",
"instructions": "# Berkshelf\r\n[][gem]\r\n[][travis]\r\n\r\n[gem]: https://rubygems.org/gems/berkshelf\r\n[travis]: https://travis-ci.org/berkshelf/berkshelf\r\n\r\nManage a Cookbook or an Application's Cookbook dependencies\r\n\r\n## Installation\r\n\r\nBerkshelf is now included as part of the [Chef-DK](http://chef.io/downloads/chef-dk). This is fastest, easiest, and the recommended installation method for getting up and running with Berkshelf.\r\n\r\n> note: You may need to uninstall the Berkshelf gem especially if you are using a Ruby version manager you may need to uninstall all Berkshelf gems from each Ruby installation.\r\n\r\n### From Rubygems\r\n\r\nIf you are a developer or you prefer to install from Rubygems, we've got you covered.\r\n\r\nAdd Berkshelf to your repository's `Gemfile`:\r\n\r\n```ruby\r\ngem 'berkshelf'\r\n```\r\n\r\nOr run it as a standalone:\r\n\r\n gem install berkshelf\r\n\r\n## Usage\r\n\r\nSee [berkshelf.com](http://berkshelf.com) for up-to-date usage instructions.\r\n\r\n## Supported Platforms\r\n\r\nBerkshelf is tested on Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0, and 2.1.\r\n\r\nRuby 1.9 mode is required on all interpreters.\r\n\r\nRuby 1.9.1 and 1.9.2 are not officially supported. If you encounter problems, please upgrade to Ruby 2.0 or 1.9.3.\r\n\r\n## Configuration\r\n\r\nBerkshelf will search in specific locations for a configuration file. In order:\r\n\r\n $PWD/.berkshelf/config.json\r\n $PWD/berkshelf/config.json\r\n $PWD/berkshelf-config.json\r\n $PWD/config.json\r\n ~/.berkshelf/config.json\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to keep project-specific configuration in the `$PWD/.berkshelf` directory. A default configuration file is generated for you, but you can update the values to suit your needs.\r\n\r\n## Shell Completion\r\n\r\n- [Bash](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf-bash-plugin)\r\n- [ZSH](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf-zsh-plugin)\r\n\r\n## Plugins\r\n\r\nPlease see [Plugins page](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/blob/main/PLUGINS.md) for more information.\r\n\r\n## Getting Help\r\n\r\n* If you have an issue: report it on the [issue tracker](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/issues)\r\n* If you have a question: visit the #general or #berkshelf channel in the Chef Community Slack (https://community-slack.chef.io/)\r\n\r\n## Authors\r\n\r\n[The Berkshelf Core Team](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/wiki/Core-Team)\r\n\r\nThank you to all of our [Contributors](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/graphs/contributors), testers, and users.\r\n\r\nIf you'd like to contribute, please see our [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) first.\r\n",
"owner": "reset"
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. The requested tool exists. |
| The request was unsuccessful. The requested tool does not exist. For example: |
/universe
The universe is the known collection of cookbooks that have been uploaded to Chef Supermarket. The universe is JSON data organized by cookbook, then by cookbook version, and then by a dependency graph that lists each dependency a cookbook version may have on other cookbooks or cookbook versions.
Use the /universe endpoint to retrieve the known collection of cookbooks, and then use it with Berkshelf.
The /universe endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to retrieve the universe data.
This method has no parameters.
Request
GET /universe
Response
The response will return an embedded hash, with the name of each cookbook as a top-level key. Each cookbook will list each version, along with its location information and dependencies:
{
"ffmpeg": {
"0.1.0": {
"location_path": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/ffmpeg/0.1.0/download"
"location_type": "supermarket",
"dependencies": {
"git": ">= 0.0.0",
"build-essential": ">= 0.0.0",
"libvpx": "~> 0.1.1",
"x264": "~> 0.1.1"
},
},
"0.1.1": {
"location_path": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/ffmpeg/0.1.1/download"
"location_type": "supermarket",
"dependencies": {
"git": ">= 0.0.0",
"build-essential": ">= 0.0.0",
"libvpx": "~> 0.1.1",
"x264": "~> 0.1.1"
},
},
"pssh": {
"0.1.0": {
"location_path": "http://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/pssh.1.0/download"
"location_type": "supermarket",
"dependencies": {},
}
}
}
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK. The request was successful. One (or more) cookbooks and associated cookbook version information was returned. |
/users/USERNAME
The users/[USERNAME] endpoint allows a specific Chef Supermarket user to be accessed. This endpoint has the following methods: GET.
GET
The GET method is used to get the details for a user.
This method has no parameters.
Request
GET /api/v1/users/USERNAME
Response
The response will return details for a user, including their name, Chef username, associated account details, and a list of cookbooks and tools that are associated with the user. Cookbooks are grouped into three categories: those that are owned by this user, those in which this user has collaborated, and those that are followed.
{
"username": "tbucatar",
"name": "Tamira Bucatar",
"company": "Chef Software, Inc",
"github": [
"tbucatar"
],
"twitter": "tbucatar",
"irc": "tbucatar",
"cookbooks": {
"owns": {
"bacon": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/bacon"
"chef-sugar": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/chef-sugar"
},
"collaborates": {
"build-essential": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/build-essential"
"jenkins": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/jenkin"
},
"follows": {
"bacon": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/bacon"
"chef-sugar": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/cookbooks/chef-sugar"
}
},
"tools": {
"owns": {
"bacon_tool": "https://supermarket.chef.io/api/v1/tools/bacon_tool"
}
}
}