Custom Data (Advanced)

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Delete custom data by key for entity

delete

Use this endpoint when attempting to delete custom data where the key contains non-alphanumeric characters. Otherwise, use the standard API under Custom Data.

Authorizations

Query parameters

tagstringRequired

keystringRequired

forcebooleanOptional

Responses

200

Successfully deleted custom data

404

Entity not found

application/json

429

The client has exceeded the rate limit by performing too many requests in a short period. Retry the request after a delay.

application/problem+json

delete

DELETE /api/v1/catalog/custom-data HTTP/1.1
Host: api.getcortexapp.com
Authorization: Bearer JWT
Accept: */*

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Retrieve custom data for entity

get

Use this endpoint when attempting to delete custom data where the key contains non-alphanumeric characters. Otherwise, use the standard API under Custom Data.

Authorizations

Query parameters

tagstringRequired

Entity tag (x-cortex-tag), supports non-alphanumeric characters

keystringOptional

When set, returns the entity's value at this key. Otherwise, returns all custom data key/values for the entity.

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved custom data

application/json

404

Entity not found

application/json

429

The client has exceeded the rate limit by performing too many requests in a short period. Retry the request after a delay.

application/problem+json

get

GET /api/v1/catalog/custom-data HTTP/1.1
Host: api.getcortexapp.com
Authorization: Bearer JWT
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "dateUpdated": "2025-05-20T05:43:47.534Z",
    "description": "text",
    "id": 1,
    "key": "text",
    "source": "YAML",
    "value": {}
  }
]

Add custom data for entity

post

Authorizations

Query parameters

tagstringRequired

forcebooleanOptional

When true, overrides values that were defined in the catalog descriptor. Will be overwritten the next time the catalog descriptor is processed.

Body

descriptionstringOptional

keystringRequired

Custom data key for the entity

Example: my-key

Responses

200

Successfully created data

application/json

400

Invalid custom data request

application/json

404

Entity not found

application/json

429

The client has exceeded the rate limit by performing too many requests in a short period. Retry the request after a delay.

application/problem+json

post

POST /api/v1/catalog/custom-data HTTP/1.1
Host: api.getcortexapp.com
Authorization: Bearer JWT
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 77

{
  "description": "text",
  "key": "my-key",
  "value": {
    "nested": {
      "objects": "are ok"
    }
  }
}

{
  "dateUpdated": "2025-05-20T05:43:47.534Z",
  "description": "text",
  "id": 1,
  "key": "text",
  "source": "YAML",
  "value": {}
}