> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cayley.gitbook.io/cayley/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cayley.gitbook.io/cayley/usage/http.md).

# HTTP Methods

This file covers deprecated v1 HTTP API. All the methods of v2 HTTP API is described in OpenAPI/Swagger [spec](https://github.com/cayleygraph/cayley/tree/87c9c341848b59924a054ebc2dd0f2bf8c57c6a9/docs/api/swagger.yml) and can be viewed by importing `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cayleygraph/cayley/master/docs/api/swagger.yml` URL into [Swagger Editor](https://editor.swagger.io/) or [Swagger UI demo](http://petstore.swagger.io/).

## Gephi

Cayley supports streaming to Gephi via [GraphStream](/cayley/query-languages/gephigraphstream.md).

## API v1

Unless otherwise noted, all URIs take a POST command.

### Queries and Results

#### `/api/v1/query/gizmo`

POST Body: Javascript source code of the query

Response: JSON results, depending on the query.

#### `/api/v1/query/graphql`

POST Body: [GraphQL](/cayley/query-languages/graphql.md) query

Response: JSON results, depending on the query.

#### `/api/v1/query/mql`

POST Body: JSON MQL query

Response: JSON results, with a query wrapper:

```javascript
{
    "result": <JSON Result set>
}
```

If the JSON is invalid or an error occurs:

```javascript
{
    "error": "Error message"
}
```

### Query Shapes

Result form:

```javascript
{
    "nodes": [{
        "id" : integer,
        "tags": ["list of tags from the query"],
        "values": ["known values from the query"],
        "is_link_node": bool,  // Does the node represent the link or the node (the oval shapes)
        "is_fixed": bool  // Is the node a fixed starting point of the query
    }],

    "links": [{
        "source": integer,  // Node ID
        "target": integer,  // Node ID
        "link_node": integer  // Node ID
    }]
}
```

#### `/api/v1/shape/gizmo`

POST Body: Javascript source code of the query

Response: JSON description of the last query executed.

#### `/api/v1/shape/mql`

POST Body: JSON MQL query

Response: JSON description of the query.

### Write commands

Responses come in the form

200 Success:

```javascript
{
    "result": "Success message."
}
```

400 / 500 Error:

```javascript
{
    "error": "Error message."
}
```

#### `/api/v1/write`

POST Body: JSON quads

```javascript
[{
    "subject": "Subject Node",
    "predicate": "Predicate Node",
    "object": "Object node",
    "label": "Label node"  // Optional
}]   // More than one quad allowed.
```

Response: JSON response message

#### `/api/v1/write/file/nquad`

POST Body: Form-encoded body:

* Key: `NQuadFile`, Value: N-Quad file to write.

Response: JSON response message

Example:

```
curl http://localhost:64210/api/v1/write/file/nquad -F NQuadFile=@30k.n3
```

#### `/api/v1/delete`

POST Body: JSON quads

```javascript
[{
    "subject": "Subject Node",
    "predicate": "Predicate Node",
    "object": "Object node",
    "label": "Label node"  // Optional
}]   // More than one quad allowed.
```

Response: JSON response message.