Pulse/docs/API.md

🔌 Pulse API Reference

Pulse provides a comprehensive REST API for automation and integration.

Base URL: http://<your-pulse-ip>:7655/api

🔐 Authentication

Most API requests require authentication via one of the following methods:

1. API Token (Recommended) Pass the token in the X-API-Token header.

curl -H "X-API-Token: your-token" http://localhost:7655/api/health

2. Bearer Token

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" http://localhost:7655/api/health

3. Session Cookie Standard browser session cookie (used by the UI).

Public endpoints include:

• GET /api/health
• GET /api/version

🔏 Scopes and Admin Access

Some endpoints require admin privileges and/or scopes. Common scopes include:

• monitoring:read
• settings:read
• settings:write

Endpoints that require admin access are noted below.

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📡 Core Endpoints

System Health

GET /api/health Check if Pulse is running.

{ "status": "healthy", "uptime": 3600 }

System State

GET /api/state Returns the complete state of your infrastructure (Nodes, VMs, Containers, Storage, Alerts). This is the main endpoint used by the dashboard.

Version Info

GET /api/version Returns version, build time, and update status.

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🖥️ Nodes & Config

List Nodes

GET /api/config/nodes

Add Node

POST /api/config/nodes

{
  "type": "pve",
  "name": "Proxmox 1",
  "host": "https://192.168.1.10:8006",
  "user": "root@pam",
  "password": "password"
}

Test Connection

POST /api/config/nodes/test-connection Validate credentials before saving.

Export Configuration

POST /api/config/export (admin or API token) Request body:

{ "passphrase": "use-a-strong-passphrase" }

Returns an encrypted export bundle in data. Passphrases must be at least 12 characters.

Import Configuration

POST /api/config/import (admin) Request body:

{
  "data": "<exported-bundle>",
  "passphrase": "use-a-strong-passphrase"
}

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📊 Metrics & Charts

Chart Data

GET /api/charts?range=1h Returns time-series data for CPU, Memory, and Storage. Ranges: 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 12h, 24h, 7d

Storage Charts

GET /api/storage-charts Returns storage chart data.

Storage Stats

GET /api/storage/ Detailed storage usage per node and pool.

Backup History

GET /api/backups/unified Combined view of PVE and PBS backups.

Other backup endpoints:

• GET /api/backups
• GET /api/backups/pve
• GET /api/backups/pbs

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🔔 Notifications

Send Test Notification

POST /api/notifications/test (admin) Triggers a test alert to all configured channels.

Email, Apprise, and Webhooks

• GET /api/notifications/email (admin)
• PUT /api/notifications/email (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/apprise (admin)
• PUT /api/notifications/apprise (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/webhooks (admin)
• POST /api/notifications/webhooks (admin)
• PUT /api/notifications/webhooks/<id> (admin)
• DELETE /api/notifications/webhooks/<id> (admin)
• POST /api/notifications/webhooks/test (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/webhook-templates (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/webhook-history (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/email-providers (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/health (admin)

Queue and Dead-Letter Tools

• GET /api/notifications/queue/stats (admin)
• GET /api/notifications/dlq (admin)
• POST /api/notifications/dlq/retry (admin)
• POST /api/notifications/dlq/delete (admin)

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🛡️ Security

Security Status

GET /api/security/status Returns authentication status, proxy auth state, and security posture flags.

List API Tokens

GET /api/security/tokens

Create API Token

POST /api/security/tokens

{ "name": "ansible-script", "scopes": ["monitoring:read"] }

Revoke Token

DELETE /api/security/tokens/<id>

Recovery (Localhost or Recovery Token)

POST /api/security/recovery Supports actions:

• generate_token (localhost only)
• disable_auth
• enable_auth

GET /api/security/recovery returns recovery mode status.

Reset Account Lockout (Admin)

POST /api/security/reset-lockout

{ "identifier": "admin" }

Identifier can be a username or IP address.

Regenerate API Token (Admin)

POST /api/security/regenerate-token

Returns a new raw token (shown once) and updates stored hashes:

{
  "success": true,
  "token": "raw-token",
  "deploymentType": "systemd",
  "requiresRestart": false,
  "message": "New API token generated and active immediately! Save this token - it won't be shown again."
}

Validate API Token (Admin)

POST /api/security/validate-token

{ "token": "raw-token" }

Returns:

{ "valid": true, "message": "Token is valid" }

Bootstrap Token Validation (Public)

POST /api/security/validate-bootstrap-token

Provide the token via header X-Setup-Token or JSON body:

{ "token": "bootstrap-token" }

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Quick Security Setup (Public, bootstrap token required)

POST /api/security/quick-setup

Requires a valid bootstrap token (header X-Setup-Token) or an authenticated session.

{
  "username": "admin",
  "password": "StrongPass!1",
  "apiToken": "token",
  "enableNotifications": false,
  "darkMode": false,
  "force": false,
  "setupToken": "optional-bootstrap-token"
}

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⚙️ System Settings

Get Settings

GET /api/system/settings Retrieve current system settings.

Update Settings

POST /api/system/settings/update Update system settings. Requires admin + settings:write.

Toggle Mock Mode

POST /api/system/mock-mode Enable or disable mock data generation (dev/demo only).

Scheduler Health

GET /api/monitoring/scheduler/health Returns scheduler health, DLQ, and breaker status. Requires monitoring:read.

Updates (Admin)

• GET /api/updates/check
• POST /api/updates/apply
• GET /api/updates/status
• GET /api/updates/stream
• GET /api/updates/plan?version=vX.Y.Z (optional channel)
• GET /api/updates/history
• GET /api/updates/history/entry?id=<event_id>

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🔑 OIDC / SSO

Get OIDC Config

GET /api/security/oidc Retrieve current OIDC provider settings.

Update OIDC Config

POST /api/security/oidc Configure OIDC provider details (Issuer, Client ID, etc).

Login

GET /api/oidc/login Initiate OIDC login flow.

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💳 License (Pulse Pro)

License Status (Admin)

GET /api/license/status

License Features (Authenticated)

GET /api/license/features

Activate License (Admin)

POST /api/license/activate

{ "license_key": "PASTE_KEY_HERE" }

Clear License (Admin)

POST /api/license/clear

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🤖 Pulse AI (v5)

Pro gating: endpoints labeled "(Pro)" require a Pulse Pro license and return 402 Payment Required if the feature is not licensed.

Get AI Settings

GET /api/settings/ai Returns current AI configuration (providers, models, patrol status). Requires admin + settings:read.

Update AI Settings

PUT /api/settings/ai/update (or POST /api/settings/ai/update) Configure AI providers, API keys, and preferences. Requires admin + settings:write.

List Models

GET /api/ai/models Lists models available to the configured providers (queried live from provider APIs).

OAuth (Anthropic)

• POST /api/ai/oauth/start (admin)
• POST /api/ai/oauth/exchange (admin, manual code input)
• GET /api/ai/oauth/callback (public, IdP redirect)
• POST /api/ai/oauth/disconnect (admin)

Execute (Chat + Tools)

POST /api/ai/execute Runs an AI request which may return tool calls, findings, or suggested actions.

Execute (Streaming)

POST /api/ai/execute/stream Streaming variant of execute (used by the UI for incremental responses).

Kubernetes AI Analysis (Pro)

POST /api/ai/kubernetes/analyze

{ "cluster_id": "cluster-id" }

Requires a Pulse Pro license with the kubernetes_ai feature enabled.

Patrol

• GET /api/ai/patrol/status
• GET /api/ai/patrol/findings
• DELETE /api/ai/patrol/findings (clear all findings)
• GET /api/ai/patrol/history
• GET /api/ai/patrol/runs
• GET /api/ai/patrol/stream (Pro)
• POST /api/ai/patrol/run (admin, Pro)
• POST /api/ai/patrol/acknowledge (Pro)
• POST /api/ai/patrol/dismiss
• POST /api/ai/patrol/resolve
• POST /api/ai/patrol/snooze (Pro)
• POST /api/ai/patrol/suppress (Pro)
• GET /api/ai/patrol/suppressions (Pro)
• POST /api/ai/patrol/suppressions (Pro)
• DELETE /api/ai/patrol/suppressions/{id} (Pro)
• GET /api/ai/patrol/dismissed (Pro)

Cost Tracking

• GET /api/ai/cost/summary
• POST /api/ai/cost/reset (admin)
• GET /api/ai/cost/export (admin)

📈 Metrics Store (v5)

Auth required: monitoring:read.

Store Stats

GET /api/metrics-store/stats Returns stats for the persistent metrics store (SQLite-backed).

History

GET /api/metrics-store/history Returns historical metric series for a resource and time range.

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🤖 Agent Endpoints

Unified Agent (Recommended)

GET /download/pulse-agent Downloads the unified agent binary. Without arch, Pulse serves the local binary on the server host.

Optional query:

• ?arch=linux-amd64 (supported: linux-amd64, linux-arm64, linux-armv7, linux-armv6, linux-386, darwin-amd64, darwin-arm64, windows-amd64, windows-arm64, windows-386)

The response includes X-Checksum-Sha256 for verification.

The unified agent combines host, Docker, and Kubernetes monitoring. Use --enable-docker or --enable-kubernetes to enable additional metrics.

See UNIFIED_AGENT.md for installation instructions.

Unified Agent Installer Script

GET /install.sh Serves the universal install.sh used to install pulse-agent on target machines.

Unified Agent Installer (Windows)

GET /install.ps1 Serves the PowerShell installer for Windows.

Legacy Agents (Deprecated)

GET /download/pulse-host-agent - Deprecated, use pulse-agent GET /download/pulse-docker-agent - Deprecated, use pulse-agent --enable-docker

Host-agent downloads accept ?platform=<os>&arch=<arch> and expose a checksum endpoint:

• /download/pulse-host-agent.sha256?platform=linux&arch=amd64

Legacy install/uninstall scripts:

• GET /install-docker-agent.sh
• GET /install-container-agent.sh
• GET /install-host-agent.sh
• GET /install-host-agent.ps1
• GET /uninstall-host-agent.sh
• GET /uninstall-host-agent.ps1

Submit Reports

POST /api/agents/host/report - Host metrics POST /api/agents/docker/report - Docker container metrics POST /api/agents/kubernetes/report - Kubernetes cluster metrics

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🌡️ Temperature Proxy (Legacy)

These endpoints are only available when legacy pulse-sensor-proxy support is enabled.

• POST /api/temperature-proxy/register (proxy registration)
• GET /api/temperature-proxy/authorized-nodes (proxy sync)
• DELETE /api/temperature-proxy/unregister (admin)
• GET /api/temperature-proxy/install-command (admin, settings:write)
• GET /api/temperature-proxy/host-status (admin, settings:read)

Legacy migration helper:

• GET /api/install/migrate-temperature-proxy.sh

Note

: This is a summary of the most common endpoints. For a complete list, inspect the network traffic of the Pulse dashboard or check the source code in internal/api/router.go.