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Retrieve applications and their environments from your project. Use these endpoints to discover application and environment short IDs for use with other API endpoints like Start Run and Chat.
  • Base URL: https://api.qa.tech/v1
  • Authentication: Bearer token (project API token)
You can also find Application and Environment Short IDs in the QA.tech dashboard: Settings → Applications. The short IDs (e.g. app_gXeBl2, env_aB3xY9) are displayed in the UI and can be copied using the three-dot menu (⋮).

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Authentication

Include your project’s API token in the Authorization header: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN
Find your API token in the QA.tech dashboard: Settings → Integrations → API.

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List Applications

Retrieve all applications in your project. Endpoint: GET /applications

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Response (200)

{
  "applications": [
    {
      "shortId": "app_gXeBl2",
      "name": "Main Web App",
      "kind": "web"
    },
    {
      "shortId": "app_mK9pR4",
      "name": "Mobile App",
      "kind": "ios"
    },
    {
      "shortId": "app_dF7nT1",
      "name": "Android App",
      "kind": "android"
    }
  ]
}

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Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
applicationsarrayArray of application objects

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Application Fields

FieldTypeDescription
shortIdstringApplication short ID (e.g. app_gXeBl2)
namestringApplication display name
kindstringApplication type: web, ios, or android

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Example

curl "https://api.qa.tech/v1/applications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

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List Environments

Retrieve all environments for a specific application. Endpoint: GET /applications/{applicationShortId}/environments

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Path Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
applicationShortIdstringYesApplication short ID (e.g. app_gXeBl2)

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Response (200)

{
  "environments": [
    {
      "shortId": "env_aB3xY9",
      "name": "Production",
      "url": "https://app.example.com",
      "isProduction": true
    },
    {
      "shortId": "env_cD5zW2",
      "name": "Staging",
      "url": "https://staging.example.com",
      "isProduction": false
    },
    {
      "shortId": "env_eF7vU4",
      "name": "Development",
      "url": "https://dev.example.com",
      "isProduction": false
    }
  ]
}

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Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
environmentsarrayArray of environment objects

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Environment Fields

FieldTypeDescription
shortIdstringEnvironment short ID (e.g. env_aB3xY9)
namestringEnvironment display name
urlstring | nullBase URL for the environment
isProductionbooleanWhether this is the production environment

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Example

curl "https://api.qa.tech/v1/applications/app_gXeBl2/environments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

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Use Cases

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Discovering IDs for API Calls

Use these endpoints to programmatically discover application and environment IDs: 
# Get all applications
APPS=$(curl -s "https://api.qa.tech/v1/applications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN")

# Extract the first application's short ID
APP_ID=$(echo "$APPS" | jq -r '.applications[0].shortId')

# Get environments for that application
ENVS=$(curl -s "https://api.qa.tech/v1/applications/$APP_ID/environments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN")

# Find the staging environment
STAGING_ENV=$(echo "$ENVS" | jq -r '.environments[] | select(.name == "Staging") | .shortId')

echo "Application: $APP_ID"
echo "Staging Environment: $STAGING_ENV"

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Dynamic Environment Selection in CI/CD

# In your CI/CD pipeline
APP_ID="app_gXeBl2"

# Find the non-production environment to test against
ENV_ID=$(curl -s "https://api.qa.tech/v1/applications/$APP_ID/environments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QATECH_API_TOKEN" \
  | jq -r '.environments[] | select(.isProduction == false) | .shortId' | head -1)

# Start a test run with the discovered environment
curl -X POST "https://api.qa.tech/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QATECH_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"testPlanShortId\": \"pln_abc123\",
    \"applications\": [{
      \"applicationShortId\": \"$APP_ID\",
      \"environment\": { \"shortId\": \"$ENV_ID\" }
    }]
  }"

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Error Responses

StatusDescription
401Missing or invalid API key
403Invalid token or organization suspended
404Project or application not found
500Server error
Error responses include a body: { "message": "Error description" }.