8.9 CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API

29.2223GPPCommon API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIsRelease 18TS

8.9.1 API URI

The CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API service shall use the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API.

The request URIs used in HTTP requests from the API management function towards the CAPIF core function shall have the Resource URI structure as defined in clause 7.5 with the following clarifications:

– The <apiName> shall be "api-provider-management".

– The <apiVersion> shall be "v1".

– The <apiSpecificSuffixes> shall be set as described in clause 8.9.2.

8.9.2 Resources

8.9.2.1 Overview

This clause describes the structure for the Resource URIs and the resources and methods used for the service.

Figure 8.9.2.1-1 depicts the resource URIs structure for the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API.

Figure 8.9.2.1-1: Resource URI structure of the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API

Table 8.9.2.1-1 provides an overview of the resources and applicable HTTP methods.

Table 8.9.2.1-1: Resources and methods overview

Resource name

Resource URI

HTTP method or custom operation

Description

All API Provider Domains Registrations

/registrations

POST

Registers a new API provider domain by creating an API provider domain with API provider domain functions profiles.

Individual API Provider Domain Registration

/registrations/{registrationId}

PUT

Updates an individual API provider domain identified by {registrationId}

PATCH

Modifies an individual API provider domain identified by {registrationId}

DELETE

Deregisters an API provider domain by deleting the API provider domain and functions, identified by {registrationId}.

8.9.2.2 Resource: All API Provider Domains Registrations

8.9.2.2.1 Description

The All API provider domains registrations resource represents all the API provider domains that are registered at a given CAPIF core function.

8.9.2.2.2 Resource Definition

Resource URI: {apiRoot}/api-provider-management/<apiVersion>/registrations

This resource shall support the resource URI variables defined in table 8.9.2.2.2-1.

Table 8.9.2.2.2-1: Resource URI variables for this resource

Name

Data Type

Definition

apiRoot

string

See clause 7.5

8.9.2.2.3 Resource Standard Methods
8.9.2.2.3.1 POST

This method shall support the URI query parameters specified in table 8.9.2.2.3.1-1.

Table 8.9.2.2.3.1-1: URI query parameters supported by the POST method on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

n/a

This method shall support the request data structures specified in table 8.9.2.2.3.1-2 and the response data structures and response codes specified in table 8.9.2.2.3.1-3.

Table 8.9.2.2.3.1-2: Data structures supported by the POST Request Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

M

1

Enrolment details of the API provider domain including individual API provider domain function details.

Table 8.9.2.2.3.1-3: Data structures supported by the POST Response Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Response

codes

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

M

1

201 Created

API provider domain registered successfully

The URI of the created resource shall be returned in the "Location" HTTP header.

The list of successfully registered individual API provider domain functions, registration specific failure information of failed API provider domain function registrations, are included in APIProviderEnrolmentDetails which is provided in the response body.

NOTE: The mandatory HTTP error status codes for the POST method listed in table 5.2.6-1 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14] also apply.

Table 8.9.2.2.3.1-4: Headers supported by the 201 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

Contains the URI of the newly created resource, according to the structure: {apiRoot}/api-provider-management/<apiVersion>/registrations/{registrationId}

8.9.2.2.4 Resource Custom Operations

None.

8.9.2.3 Resource: Individual API Provider Domain Registration

8.9.2.3.1 Description

The Individual API Provide Domain Registration resource represents an individual API provider domain that is registered at a given CAPIF core function.

8.9.2.3.2 Resource Definition

Resource URI: {apiRoot}/api-provider-management/<apiVersion>/registrations/{registrationId}

This resource shall support the resource URI variables defined in table 8.9.2.3.2-1.

Table 8.9.2.3.2-1: Resource URI variables for this resource

Name

Data Type

Definition

apiRoot

string

See clause 7.5

registrationId

string

Identifies an individual registered API Provider domain resource

8.9.2.3.3 Resource Standard Methods
8.9.2.3.3.1 PUT

The PUT method allows updating the registered API provider domain’s detail. The properties "apiProviderDomainId", and "supportedFeatures" shall remain unchanged from previously provided values. This method shall support the URI query parameters specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.1-1.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.1-1: URI query parameters supported by the PUT method on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

n/a

This method shall support the request data structures specified in the table 8.9.2.3.3.1-2 and the response data structures and response codes specified in the table 8.9.2.3.3.1-3.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.1-2: Data structures supported by the PUT Request Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

M

1

Updated details of the API provider domain.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.1-3: Data structures supported by the PUT Response Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Response

codes

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

M

1

200 OK

API provider domain’s information updated successfully.

Updated details of the API provider domain is part of the APIProviderEnrolmentDetails, which is provided in the response body. The list of successfully updated individual API provider domain functions, registration update specific failure information of failed API provider domain function registration updates, are included in APIProviderEnrolmentDetails which is provided in the response body.

n/a

204 No Content

API provider domain’s information updated successfully.

n/a

307 Temporary Redirect

Temporary redirection, during resource modification. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

n/a

308 Permanent Redirect

Permanent redirection, during resource modification. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

NOTE: The mandatory HTTP error status codes for the PUT method listed in table 5.2.6-1 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14] also apply.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.1-4: Headers supported by the 307 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.1-5: Headers supported by the 308 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

8.9.2.3.3.2 DELETE

This method shall support the URI query parameters specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.2-1.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.2-1: URI query parameters supported by the DELETE method on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

n/a

This method shall support the response codes specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.2-2 and the response data structures and response codes specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.2-3.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.2-2: Data structures supported by the DELETE Request Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

n/a

Table 8.9.2.3.3.2-3: Data structures supported by the DELETE Response Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Response

codes

Description

n/a

204 No Content

The individual registered API provider domain matching the registrationId is deleted. All the individual API provider domain functions of the API provider domain are deleted.

n/a

307 Temporary Redirect

Temporary redirection, during resource termination. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

n/a

308 Permanent Redirect

Permanent redirection, during resource termination. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

NOTE: The mandatory HTTP error status codes for the DELETE method listed in table 5.2.6-1 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14] also apply.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.2-4: Headers supported by the 307 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.2-5: Headers supported by the 308 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

8.9.2.3.3.3 PATCH

This method shall support the URI query parameters specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.3-1.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.3-1: URI query parameters supported by the PATCH method on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

n/a

This method shall support the request data structures specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.3-2 and the response data structures and response codes specified in table 8.9.2.3.3.3-3.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.3-2: Data structures supported by the PATCH Request Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetailsPatch

M

1

Modified details of the API provider domain.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.3-3: Data structures supported by the PATCH Response Body on this resource

Data type

P

Cardinality

Response

codes

Description

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

M

1

200 OK

API provider domain’s information updated successfully.

Updated details of the API provider domain is part of the APIProviderEnrolmentDetails, which is provided in the response body. The list of successfully updated individual API provider domain functions, registration update specific failure information of failed API provider domain function registration updates, are included in APIProviderEnrolmentDetails which is provided in the response body.

n/a

204 No Content

API provider domain’s information modified successfully.

n/a

307 Temporary Redirect

Temporary redirection, during resource modification. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

n/a

308 Permanent Redirect

Permanent redirection, during resource modification. The response shall include a Location header field containing an alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Redirection handling is described in clause 5.2.10 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14].

NOTE: The mandatory HTTP error status codes for the HTTP PATCH method listed in table 5.2.6-1 of 3GPP TS 29.122 [14] also apply.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.3-4: Headers supported by the 307 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

Table 8.9.2.3.3.3-5: Headers supported by the 308 Response Code on this resource

Name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Location

string

M

1

An alternative URI of the resource located in an alternative CAPIF core function.

8.9.2.3.4 Resource Custom Operations

None.

8.9.3 Notifications

None.

8.9.4 Data Model

8.9.4.1 General

This clause specifies the application data model supported by the API. Data types listed in clause 7.2 also apply to this API.

Table 8.9.4.1-1 specifies the data types defined specifically for the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API service.

Table 8.9.4.1-1: CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API specific Data Types

Data type

Section defined

Description

Applicability

APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

Clause 8.9.4.2.2

Represents the API provider domain’s enrolment details.

APIProviderEnrolmentDetailsPatch

Clause 8.9.4.2.5

Represents the list of modifications for the API provider domain’s enrolment details.

PatchUpdate

ApiProviderFuncRole

Clause 8.9.4.3.3

Indicates the role (e.g. AEF, APF, etc.) of an API provider domain function.

APIProviderFunctionDetails

Clause 8.9.4.2.3

Represents the API provider domain function’s details.

RegistrationInformation

Clause 8.9.4.2.4

Represents registration information of an individual API provider domain function.

Table 8.9.4.1-2 specifies data types re-used by the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API service.

Table 8.9.4.1-2: Re-used Data Types

Data type

Reference

Comments

Applicability

SupportedFeatures

3GPP TS 29.571 [19]

Used to negotiate the applicability of optional features defined in table 8.9.6-1.

8.9.4.2 Structured data types

8.9.4.2.1 Introduction
8.9.4.2.2 Type: APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

Table 8.9.4.2.2-1: Definition of type APIProviderEnrolmentDetails

Attribute name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Applicability

apiProvDomId

string

O

0..1

API provider domain ID assigned by the CAPIF core function to the API management function while registering the API provider domain. Shall not be present in the HTTP POST request from the API management function to the CAPIF core function, to on-board itself. Shall be present in all other HTTP requests and responses.

regSec

string

M

1

Security information necessary for the CAPIF core function to validate the registration of the API provider domain. Shall be present in HTTP request from API management function to CAPIF core function for API provider domain registration.

apiProvFuncs

array(APIProviderFunctionDetails)

O

1..N

A list of individual API provider domain functions details. When included by the API management function in the HTTP request message, it lists the API provider domain functions that the API management function intends to register/update in registration or update registration procedure. When included by the CAPIF core function in the HTTP response message, it lists the API domain functions details that are registered or updated successfully.

apiProvDomInfo

string

O

0..1

Generic information related to the API provider domain such as details of the API provider applications.

suppFeat

SupportedFeatures

O

0..1

Used to negotiate the supported optional features of the API as described in clause 7.8.

This attribute shall be provided in the HTTP POST request and in the response of successful resource creation.

failReason

string

O

0..1

Registration or update specific failure information of failed API provider domain function registrations.

Shall be present in the HTTP response body if atleast one of the API provider domain function registration or update registration fails.

8.9.4.2.3 Type: APIProviderFunctionDetails

Table 8.9.4.2.3-1: Definition of type APIProviderFunctionDetails

Attribute name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Applicability

apiProvFuncId

string

O

0..1

API provider domain functionID assigned by the CAPIF core function to the API provider domain function while registering/updating the API provider domain. Shall not be present in the HTTP POST request from the API management function to the CAPIF core function, to register itself. Shall be present in all other HTTP requests and responses.

regInfo

RegistrationInformation

M

1

Information necessary for the CAPIF core function to register the API provider domain function.

This information shall be present in HTTP POST/PUT request from API management function to CAPIF core function for API provider domain registration. In the HTTP response message from CAPIF core function, shall include the updated registration information for API provider domain function.

apiProvFuncRole

ApiProviderFuncRole

M

1

Role of API provider domain function.

The role shall be present in the HTTP POST/PUT request that the API management function intends to register/update the API provider domain function as. CAPIF core function shall register the role of API provider domain function as per the request.

apiProvFuncInfo

string

O

0..1

Generic information related to the API provider domain function such as details of the API provider applications.

8.9.4.2.4 Type: RegistrationInformation

Table 8.9.4.2.4-1: Definition of type RegistrationInformation

Attribute name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Applicability

apiProvPubKey

string

M

1

Public Key of API Provider domain function.

apiProvCert

string

O

0..1

API provider domain function’s generic client certificate

8.9.4.2.5 Type: APIProviderEnrolmentDetailsPatch

Table 8.9.4.2.5-1: Definition of type APIProviderEnrolmentDetailsPatch

Attribute name

Data type

P

Cardinality

Description

Applicability

apiProvFuncs

array(APIProviderFunctionDetails)

O

1..N

A list of individual API provider domain functions details. When included by the API management function in the HTTP request message, it lists the API provider domain functions that the API management function intends to register/update in registration or update registration procedure.

apiProvDomInfo

string

O

0..1

Generic information related to the API provider domain such as details of the API provider applications.

8.9.4.3 Simple data types and enumerations

8.9.4.3.1 Introduction

This clause defines simple data types and enumerations that will be referenced from data structures defined in the previous clauses.

8.9.4.3.2 Simple data types

The simple data types defined in table 8.9.4.3.2-1 shall be supported.

Table 8.9.4.3.2-1: Simple data types

Type Name

Type Definition

Description

Applicability

n/a

8.9.4.3.3 Enumeration: ApiProviderFuncRole

Table 8.9.4.3.3-1: Enumeration ApiProviderFuncRole

Enumeration value

Description

Applicability

AEF

API provider function is API Exposing Function.

APF

API provider function is API Publishing Function.

AMF

API provider function is API Management Function.

8.9.5 Error Handling

8.9.5.1 General

HTTP error handling shall be supported as specified in clause 7.7.

In addition, the requirements in the following clauses shall apply.

8.9.5.2 Protocol Errors

In this Release of the specification, there are no additional protocol errors applicable for the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API.

8.9.5.3 Application Errors

The application errors defined for the CAPIF_API_Provider_Management_API are listed in table 8.9.5.3-1.

Table 8.9.5.3-1: Application errors

Application Error

HTTP status code

Description

Applicability

8.9.6 Feature negotiation

General feature negotiation procedures are defined in clause 7.8. Table 8.9.6-1 lists the supported features for CAPIF_API_Invoker_Management_API.

Table 8.9.6-1: Supported Features

Feature number

Feature Name

Description

1

PatchUpdate

Indicates the support of the PATCH method for updating an API Provider Domain Registration resource.