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API Reference

The Hub API is a Fastify HTTP server. All endpoints are under /api/.

Authentication

Method Description
JWT Cookie Set by POST /api/auth/login, sent automatically by browsers
Bearer Token Authorization: Bearer <token> for mobile apps and API clients

Both resolve to a user identity with tenant role. Platform admins have cross-tenant access.

Login security:

  • Rate limiting: max 20 attempts per IP per 15 minutes (429)
  • Account lockout: 5 failed attempts locks for 15 minutes (423)
  • Last login timestamp + IP recorded on success
  • Platform admin status resolved from DB on every request (not from stale JWT)

Auth

Method Path Auth Description
POST /auth/register Public* Register user (with optional invite token)
POST /auth/login Public Login, returns JWT cookie (+ token if ?returnToken=true)
POST /auth/logout Authenticated Clear session
GET /auth/me Authenticated Current user, tenants, preferences
PUT /auth/me/preferences Authenticated Update language, date/time format, voting mode preferences
PUT /auth/me/profile Authenticated Update name and/or email
PUT /auth/me/password Authenticated Change password (requires current)
DELETE /auth/me Authenticated Delete own account
POST /auth/invites Admin+ Generate invite link (tenant + role)
GET /auth/invites Admin+ List pending invites
DELETE /auth/invites/:id Admin+ Revoke invite
GET /auth/members Admin+ List tenant members (excludes platform admins)
POST /auth/create-tenant Logged in* Create new tenant

*Gated by platform settings (allow_self_registration, allow_tenant_creation)

Detections

Method Path Auth Description
GET /detections Viewer+ List detections (filterable)
GET /detections/:id Viewer+ Detection detail with storage key
GET /detections/votes Viewer+ Get user's votes for detection IDs
POST /detections/:id/verify Member+ Submit verification vote
GET /detections/:id/comments Viewer+ List comments on a detection
POST /detections/:id/comments Member+ Add a comment
DELETE /detections/:id/comments/:commentId Member+ Delete own comment (admin can delete any)
GET /detections/:id/share Viewer+ Generate HMAC share token
GET /share/detection/:id/:token Public View shared detection (no auth)
GET /share/audio/:id/:token Public Stream audio for shared detection (no auth)

Query params for GET /detections:

  • tenantId — filter by tenant
  • satelliteId — filter by satellite
  • species — filter by species code
  • speciesSearch — search by common or scientific name (ILIKE)
  • minConfidence — minimum confidence threshold
  • verificationStatus — pending_review, confirmed, rejected, unverified
  • sortBy — sort field: date (default), confidence, species
  • sortDir — sort direction: asc or desc (default)
  • limit, offset — pagination

Response: { detections: [...], total: number }. Each detection includes an is_first_of_season boolean flag indicating whether it was the first observation of that species in the current season for the tenant.

Sessions

Method Path Auth Description
GET /sessions Viewer+ List recording sessions
GET /sessions/timeline Viewer+ Chunks + detections for a time range

Query params for GET /sessions:

  • tenantId — filter by tenant
  • satelliteId — filter by satellite
  • filter — session type: with-detections, empty, or omit for all
  • sortBy — sort field: date (default), duration, detections, species, chunks
  • sortDir — sort direction: asc or desc (default)
  • limit, offset — pagination

Response: { sessions: [...], total: number }

Query params for GET /sessions/timeline:

  • tenantId — filter by tenant
  • satelliteId — filter by satellite
  • from, to — ISO 8601 time range boundaries

Sessions are groups of consecutive audio chunks separated by a gap of 5 minutes or more. Each session includes its start/end time, chunk count, and detection summary.

Satellites

Method Path Auth Description
GET /satellites Viewer+ List satellites (filterable, sortable, paginated)
GET /satellites/:id Viewer+ Satellite detail
POST /satellites Admin+ Register satellite (returns MQTT credentials)
PATCH /satellites/:id Member+ Update satellite (rename)
POST /satellites/:id/profile Admin+ Push recording profile via MQTT
POST /satellites/:id/update Admin+ Request remote update via MQTT
GET /satellites/:id/config Viewer+ Get effective config (overrides merged with tenant defaults)
PUT /satellites/:id/config Member+ Update config overrides and/or lock state
GET /satellites/:id/schedule Viewer+ Resolved recording schedule with sun times
DELETE /satellites/:id Admin+ Delete satellite (revokes MQTT)

PUT /satellites/:id/config body:

  • configLocked — boolean (admin-only: lock config so device cannot change it)
  • overrides — object with nullable fields: filter_enabled, filter_min_rms, filter_peak_snr, filter_bird_band_check, filter_noise_floor_alpha, retention_hours, heartbeat_interval_sec. Set to null to revert to tenant default.

Config resolution: satellite_override[field] ?? tenant_settings[field] ?? default

Audio

Method Path Auth Description
GET /audio/:chunkId Viewer+ Stream audio WAV from MinIO

Alerts

Method Path Auth Description
GET /alerts Viewer+ List alerts (?acknowledged=true/false)
POST /alerts/:id/acknowledge Viewer+ Dismiss alert

Export

Method Path Auth Description
GET /export/detections Member+ Export CSV or JSON (?format=csv/json)
GET /export/ebird Member+ eBird checklist format
GET /export/inaturalist Member+ iNaturalist observation format
GET /export/xenocanto Member+ xeno-canto submission format

Stats

Method Path Auth Description
GET /stats/dashboard Viewer+ Species count, detection count, chunk count
GET /stats/trends Viewer+ Daily detection trends (?days=30)
GET /stats/top-species Viewer+ Top species ranking
GET /stats/activity Viewer+ Hourly detection activity
GET /stats/verification Viewer+ Verification progress counts
GET /stats/leaderboard Viewer+ Verification contributor ranking
GET /stats/species Viewer+ Species catalog with rich per-species stats
GET /stats/species/:code Viewer+ Species profile (stats, trend, hourly, satellites, confidence, recent)
GET /stats/compare Viewer+ Side-by-side satellite comparison (species overlap, Jaccard index)
GET /stats/weather-correlation Viewer+ Weather + detection correlation (Open-Meteo)
GET /stats/migration Viewer+ Migration patterns (monthly species presence)
GET /stats/biodiversity Viewer+ Biodiversity indices (Shannon, Simpson, evenness per satellite)
GET /stats/expected-species Viewer+ Expected species at location (eBird integration)
GET /stats/activity-heatmap Viewer+ Hour×day heatmap (optional satelliteId filter)
GET /stats/satellite-activity Viewer+ Peak hours per satellite
GET /stats/map Viewer+ Satellite positions with detection summaries
GET /stats/map/detections Viewer+ Per-detection GPS points (filterable by days)
GET /stats/species-accuracy Viewer+ Per-species verification accuracy stats

Species

Method Path Auth Description
GET /species/languages Public Available translation languages
GET /species/translate Viewer+ Translate single species
POST /species/translate Viewer+ Bulk translate species names
POST /species/images Viewer+ Get image statuses (queues missing)
GET /species/image/proxy Viewer+ Serve species image from MinIO
GET /species/image-cache/stats Platform Admin Image cache statistics
POST /species/image-cache/clear Platform Admin Clear entire image cache
POST /species/image-cache/retry Platform Admin Re-queue failed downloads

Webhooks

Method Path Auth Description
GET /webhooks Admin+ List webhooks for tenant
POST /webhooks Admin+ Create webhook
DELETE /webhooks/:id Admin+ Delete webhook
POST /webhooks/:id/test Admin+ Send test payload

Webhook payload: Detection details with HMAC signature in X-Webhook-Signature header. Event types: detection.new, detection.rare, satellite.offline

Alert Rules

Method Path Auth Description
GET /alert-rules/rules Viewer+ List alert rules for tenant
POST /alert-rules/rules Admin+ Create alert rule
PUT /alert-rules/rules/:id Admin+ Update alert rule
DELETE /alert-rules/rules/:id Admin+ Delete alert rule

Trigger types: detection (on new detection matching conditions), absence (no activity for N minutes), trend (species diversity or detection count drop/increase)

Alert Channels

Method Path Auth Description
GET /alert-rules/channels Viewer+ List notification channels for tenant
POST /alert-rules/channels Admin+ Create notification channel
PUT /alert-rules/channels/:id Admin+ Update channel
DELETE /alert-rules/channels/:id Admin+ Delete channel
POST /alert-rules/channels/:id/test Admin+ Send test message

Channel types: email (SMTP), slack (Block Kit), telegram (Bot API), google_chat (Cards v2), discord (rich embeds), webhook (generic with HMAC)

Scheduled Exports

Method Path Auth Description
GET /exports/scheduled Viewer+ List scheduled exports for tenant
POST /exports/scheduled Admin+ Create scheduled export
PUT /exports/scheduled/:id Admin+ Update scheduled export
DELETE /exports/scheduled/:id Admin+ Delete scheduled export

Formats: csv, json, ebird, inaturalist Schedule: cron expression (e.g. 0 6 * * 1 for weekly Monday 6am) Delivery: via alert channel (email attachment or webhook POST)

Workers

Method Path Auth Description
GET /workers Admin+ Queue stats + connected workers (IP-based dedup)
GET /workers/jobs Admin+ Recent completed jobs

Settings

Method Path Auth Description
GET /settings/tenant Viewer+ Tenant settings
PUT /settings/tenant Admin+ Update tenant settings
GET /settings/platform Platform Admin Platform settings
PUT /settings/platform Platform Admin Update platform settings

Tenants

Method Path Auth Description
GET /tenants Authenticated List tenants

Admin (Platform Admin only)

Method Path Description
GET /admin/users List all users (search, status, tenant filters)
GET /admin/users/:id User detail
PUT /admin/users/:id Update user (name, email, admin flag)
POST /admin/users/:id/block Block/unblock user
POST /admin/users/:id/reset-password Reset password
DELETE /admin/users/:id Delete user
POST /admin/users/:id/tenants Add user to tenant (409 if already member)
DELETE /admin/users/:id/tenants/:tid Remove from tenant
PUT /admin/members/:id/role Change member role
DELETE /admin/members/:id Remove member from tenant
POST /admin/members/:id/transfer-ownership Transfer tenant ownership
GET /admin/audit-log Audit log (paginated)

User list query params: ?search=, ?status=active|blocked, ?tenantId=

Audit Log

All audit log entries include the real client IP address (via X-Forwarded-For, with trustProxy enabled on Fastify).

User actions:

  • user.register — new account created
  • user.login — successful login
  • user.login_failed — failed login attempt (reason: rate_limited, locked, invalid_credentials, blocked)
  • user.logout — session ended
  • user.profile_updated — name or email changed
  • user.password_changed — password updated
  • user.preferences_updated — language or date format preferences changed
  • user.account_deleted — user deleted their own account

Admin actions:

  • admin.user_edited — admin updated user details
  • admin.user_blocked — admin blocked a user
  • admin.user_unblocked — admin unblocked a user
  • admin.user_deleted — admin deleted a user
  • admin.password_reset — admin reset a user's password
  • admin.user_added_to_tenant — admin added a user to a tenant
  • admin.user_removed_from_tenant — admin removed a user from a tenant
  • admin.member_role_changed — admin changed a member's role
  • admin.member_removed — admin removed a member
  • admin.invite_created — admin generated an invite link
  • admin.invite_revoked — admin revoked an invite
  • admin.tenant_created — new tenant created
  • admin.tenant_settings_updated — tenant settings changed
  • admin.platform_settings_updated — platform settings changed
  • admin.ownership_transferred — tenant ownership transferred to another user
  • admin.satellite_deleted — satellite removed
  • admin.satellite_renamed — satellite renamed
  • admin.satellite_profile_changed — satellite recording profile changed
  • admin.webhook_created — webhook created
  • admin.webhook_deleted — webhook deleted
  • admin.image_cache_cleared — species image cache cleared

Detection actions:

  • detection.voted — user submitted a verification vote

WebSocket

Connect to /ws/events?tenantId=<id> for real-time events.

Event types:

  • detection — new bird detected (species, confidence, satellite, rare flag)
  • alert — system alert (rare species, satellite offline, etc.)

Toast format: Rare species notifications show translated names (primary + secondary languages).

System

Method Path Auth Description
GET /system/status Platform Admin Full platform status: all service instances, infrastructure, data summary

Response includes:

  • Services: each registered instance (API, dispatcher, web, workers, satellites) with status, version, uptime, memory usage, IP address, and service-specific details (e.g., per-worker job stats: processed, succeeded, failed, avg duration)
  • Infrastructure: PostgreSQL, Redis, MQTT, MinIO connectivity and status
  • Data summary: detection counts, inference queue stats, species image totals, tenant and user counts

Service instances are discovered via Redis service registry (birdnet:registry:{service}:{instanceId}, 30s TTL).

Health

Method Path Auth Description
GET /health Public Returns { status, version, timestamp }