Apache Zeppelin Notebook REST API

Overview

Apache Zeppelin provides several REST APIs for interaction and remote activation of zeppelin functionality. All REST APIs are available starting with the following endpoint http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api. Note that Apache Zeppelin REST APIs receive or return JSON objects, it is recommended for you to install some JSON viewers such as JSONView.

If you work with Apache Zeppelin and find a need for an additional REST API, please file an issue or send us an email.

Notebook REST API List

Notebooks REST API supports the following operations: List, Create, Get, Delete, Clone, Run, Export, Import as detailed in the following tables.

List of the notebooks

Description This GET method lists the available notebooks on your server. Notebook JSON contains the name and id of all notebooks.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "",
  "body": [
    {
      "name":"Homepage",
      "id":"2AV4WUEMK"
    },
    {
      "name":"Zeppelin Tutorial",
      "id":"2A94M5J1Z"
    }
  ]
}


Create a new notebook

Description This POST method creates a new notebook using the given name or default name if none given. The body field of the returned JSON contains the new notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook
Success code 201
Fail code 500
sample JSON input (without paragraphs) 
{"name": "name of new notebook"}
sample JSON input (with initial paragraphs) 
{
  "name": "name of new notebook",
  "paragraphs": [
    {
      "title": "paragraph title1",
      "text": "paragraph text1"
    },
    {
      "title": "paragraph title2",
      "text": "paragraph text2"
    }
  ]
}
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "CREATED",
  "message": "",
  "body": "2AZPHY918"
}


Get an existing notebook information

Description This GET method retrieves an existing notebook's information using the given id. The body field of the returned JSON contain information about paragraphs in the notebook.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "",
  "body": {
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "text": "%sql \nselect age, count(1) value\nfrom bank \nwhere age < 30 \ngroup by age \norder by age",
        "config": {
          "colWidth": 4,
          "graph": {
            "mode": "multiBarChart",
            "height": 300,
            "optionOpen": false,
            "keys": [
              {
                "name": "age",
                "index": 0,
                "aggr": "sum"
              }
            ],
            "values": [
              {
                "name": "value",
                "index": 1,
                "aggr": "sum"
              }
            ],
            "groups": [],
            "scatter": {
              "xAxis": {
                "name": "age",
                "index": 0,
                "aggr": "sum"
              },
              "yAxis": {
                "name": "value",
                "index": 1,
                "aggr": "sum"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "settings": {
          "params": {},
          "forms": {}
        },
        "jobName": "paragraph_1423500782552_-1439281894",
        "id": "20150210-015302_1492795503",
        "result": {
          "code": "SUCCESS",
          "type": "TABLE",
          "msg": "age\tvalue\n19\t4\n20\t3\n21\t7\n22\t9\n23\t20\n24\t24\n25\t44\n26\t77\n27\t94\n28\t103\n29\t97\n"
        },
        "dateCreated": "Feb 10, 2015 1:53:02 AM",
        "dateStarted": "Jul 3, 2015 1:43:17 PM",
        "dateFinished": "Jul 3, 2015 1:43:23 PM",
        "status": "FINISHED",
        "progressUpdateIntervalMs": 500
      }
    ],
    "name": "Zeppelin Tutorial",
    "id": "2A94M5J1Z",
    "angularObjects": {},
    "config": {
      "looknfeel": "default"
    },
    "info": {}
  }
}


Delete a notebook

Description This DELETE method deletes a notebook by the given notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK","message": ""}


Clone a notebook

Description This POST method clones a notebook by the given id and create a new notebook using the given name or default name if none given. The body field of the returned JSON contains the new notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]
Success code 201
Fail code 500
sample JSON input 
{"name": "name of new notebook"}
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "CREATED",
  "message": "",
  "body": "2AZPHY918"
}


Run all paragraphs

Description This POST method runs all paragraphs in the given notebook id.
If you can not find Notebook id 404 returns. If there is a problem with the interpreter returns a 412 error.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/job/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 404 or 412
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK"}
sample JSON error response 
           {
             "status": "NOTFOUND",
             "message": "note not found."
           }
         

           {
             "status": "PRECONDITIONFAILED",
             "message": "paragraph1469771130099-278315611 Not selected or Invalid Interpreter bind"
           }


Stop all paragraphs

Description This DELETE method stops all paragraphs in the given notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/job/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status":"OK"}


Get the status of all paragraphs

Description This GET method gets the status of all paragraphs by the given notebook id. The body field of the returned JSON contains of the array that compose of the paragraph id, paragraph status, paragraph finish date, paragraph started date.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/job/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "OK",
  "body": [
    {
      "id":"20151121-212654_766735423",
      "status":"FINISHED",
      "finished":"Tue Nov 24 14:21:40 KST 2015",
      "started":"Tue Nov 24 14:21:39 KST 2015"
    },
    {
      "progress":"1",
      "id":"20151121-212657_730976687",
      "status":"RUNNING",
      "finished":"Tue Nov 24 14:21:35 KST 2015",
      "started":"Tue Nov 24 14:21:40 KST 2015"
    }
  ]
}


Run a paragraph

Description This POST method runs the paragraph by given notebook and paragraph id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/job/[notebookId]/[paragraphId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON input (optional, only needed when if you want to update dynamic form's value) 
{
  "name": "name of new notebook",
  "params": {
    "formLabel1": "value1",
    "formLabel2": "value2"
  }
}
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK"}


Stop a paragraph

Description This DELETE method stops the paragraph by given notebook and paragraph id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/job/[notebookId]/[paragraphId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK"}


Add Cron Job

Description This POST method adds cron job by the given notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/cron/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON input 
{"cron": "cron expression of notebook"}
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK"}


Remove Cron Job

Description This DELETE method removes cron job by the given notebook id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/cron/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK"}


Get Cron Job

Description This GET method gets cron job expression of given notebook id. The body field of the returned JSON contains the cron expression.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/cron/[notebookId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK", "body": "* * * * * ?"}


Full text search through the paragraphs in all notebooks

Description GET request will return list of matching paragraphs
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/search?q=[query]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
Sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "OK",
  "body": [
    {
      "id": "/paragraph/",
      "name":"Notebook Name", 
      "snippet":"",
      "text":""
    }
  ]
}


Create a new paragraph

Description This POST method create a new paragraph using JSON payload. The body field of the returned JSON contain the new paragraph id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]/paragraph
Success code 201
Fail code 500
sample JSON input (add to the last) 
{
  "title": "Paragraph insert revised",
  "text": "%spark\nprintln(\"Paragraph insert revised\")"
}
sample JSON input (add to specific index) 
{
  "title": "Paragraph insert revised",
  "text": "%spark\nprintln(\"Paragraph insert revised\")",
  "index": 0
}
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "CREATED",
  "message": "",
  "body": "20151218-100330_1754029574"
}


Get a paragraph information

Description This GET method retrieves an existing paragraph's information using the given id. The body field of the returned JSON contain information about paragraph.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]/paragraph/[paragraphId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "",
  "body": {
    "title": "Paragraph2",
    "text": "%spark\n\nprintln(\"it's paragraph2\")",
    "dateUpdated": "Dec 18, 2015 7:33:54 AM",
    "config": {
      "colWidth": 12,
      "graph": {
        "mode": "table",
        "height": 300,
        "optionOpen": false,
        "keys": [],
        "values": [],
        "groups": [],
        "scatter": {}
      },
      "enabled": true,
      "title": true,
      "editorMode": "ace/mode/scala"
    },
    "settings": {
      "params": {},
      "forms": {}
    },
    "jobName": "paragraph_1450391574392_-1890856722",
    "id": "20151218-073254_1105602047",
    "result": {
      "code": "SUCCESS",
      "type": "TEXT",
      "msg": "it's paragraph2\n"
    },
    "dateCreated": "Dec 18, 2015 7:32:54 AM",
    "dateStarted": "Dec 18, 2015 7:33:55 AM",
    "dateFinished": "Dec 18, 2015 7:33:55 AM",
    "status": "FINISHED",
    "progressUpdateIntervalMs": 500
  }
}


Move a paragraph to the specific index

Description This POST method moves a paragraph to the specific index (order) from the notebook.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]/paragraph/[paragraphId]/move/[newIndex]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK","message": ""}


Delete a paragraph

Description This DELETE method deletes a paragraph by the given notebook and paragraph id.
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/[notebookId]/paragraph/[paragraphId]
Success code 200
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{"status": "OK","message": ""}


Export a notebook

Description This GET method exports a notebook by the given id and gernerates a JSON
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/export/[notebookId]
Success code 201
Fail code 500
sample JSON response 
{
  "paragraphs": [
    {
      "text": "%md This is my new paragraph in my new note",
      "dateUpdated": "Jan 8, 2016 4:49:38 PM",
      "config": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "settings": {
        "params": {},
        "forms": {}
      },
      "jobName": "paragraph_1452300578795_1196072540",
      "id": "20160108-164938_1685162144",
      "dateCreated": "Jan 8, 2016 4:49:38 PM",
      "status": "READY",
      "progressUpdateIntervalMs": 500
    }
  ],
  "name": "source note for export",
  "id": "2B82H3RR1",
  "angularObjects": {},
  "config": {},
  "info": {}
}


Import a notebook

Description This POST method imports a notebook from the notebook JSON input
URL http://[zeppelin-server]:[zeppelin-port]/api/notebook/import
Success code 201
Fail code 500
sample JSON input 
{
  "paragraphs": [
    {
      "text": "%md This is my new paragraph in my new note",
      "dateUpdated": "Jan 8, 2016 4:49:38 PM",
      "config": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "settings": {
        "params": {},
        "forms": {}
      },
      "jobName": "paragraph_1452300578795_1196072540",
      "id": "20160108-164938_1685162144",
      "dateCreated": "Jan 8, 2016 4:49:38 PM",
      "status": "READY",
      "progressUpdateIntervalMs": 500
    }
  ],
  "name": "source note for export",
  "id": "2B82H3RR1",
  "angularObjects": {},
  "config": {},
  "info": {}
}
sample JSON response 
{
  "status": "CREATED",
  "message": "",
  "body": "2AZPHY918"
}