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Neo4j Aura API

The Neo4j Aura API provides programmatic access to manage Neo4j AuraDB cloud database instances. It supports operations across three primary resources: instances, tenants, and snapshots. Developers authenticate using OAuth2 bearer tokens obtained through client credentials, and can automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of their cloud-hosted Neo4j graph databases. The API is accessible through the api.neo4j.io platform and is available to Aura Enterprise customers.

Run with Naftiko Neo4jAPI

What You Can Do

POST
Getaccesstoken — Obtain an OAuth2 access token
/oauth/token
GET
Listinstances — List all instances
/instances
POST
Createinstance — Create a new instance
/instances
GET
Getinstance — Get instance details
/instances/{instanceId}
PATCH
Updateinstance — Update an instance
/instances/{instanceId}
DELETE
Deleteinstance — Delete an instance
/instances/{instanceId}
POST
Pauseinstance — Pause an instance
/instances/{instanceId}/pause
POST
Resumeinstance — Resume a paused instance
/instances/{instanceId}/resume
POST
Overwriteinstance — Overwrite an instance from a snapshot
/instances/{instanceId}/overwrite
GET
Listtenants — List all tenants
/tenants
GET
Gettenant — Get tenant details
/tenants/{tenantId}
GET
Listsnapshots — List snapshots for an instance
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
POST
Createsnapshot — Create a snapshot
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
GET
Getsnapshot — Get snapshot details
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
POST
Restoresnapshot — Restore a snapshot to a new instance
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}/restore

MCP Tools

getaccesstoken

Obtain an OAuth2 access token

listinstances

List all instances

read-only idempotent
createinstance

Create a new instance

getinstance

Get instance details

read-only idempotent
updateinstance

Update an instance

deleteinstance

Delete an instance

idempotent
pauseinstance

Pause an instance

resumeinstance

Resume a paused instance

overwriteinstance

Overwrite an instance from a snapshot

listtenants

List all tenants

read-only idempotent
gettenant

Get tenant details

read-only idempotent
listsnapshots

List snapshots for an instance

read-only idempotent
createsnapshot

Create a snapshot

getsnapshot

Get snapshot details

read-only idempotent
restoresnapshot

Restore a snapshot to a new instance

Capability Spec

neo4j-capability.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Neo4j Aura API
  description: 'The Neo4j Aura API provides programmatic access to manage Neo4j AuraDB cloud database instances. It supports
    operations across three primary resources: instances, tenants, and snapshots. Developers authenticate using OAuth2 bearer
    tokens obtained through client credentials, and can automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of their
    cloud-hosted Neo4j graph databases. The API is accessible through the api.neo4j.io platform and is available to Aura Enterprise
    customers.'
  tags:
  - Neo4j
  - API
  created: '2026-05-06'
  modified: '2026-05-06'
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: neo4j
    baseUri: https://api.neo4j.io/v1
    description: Neo4j Aura API HTTP API.
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{NEO4J_TOKEN}}'
    resources:
    - name: oauth-token
      path: /oauth/token
      operations:
      - name: getaccesstoken
        method: POST
        description: Obtain an OAuth2 access token
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances
      path: /instances
      operations:
      - name: listinstances
        method: GET
        description: List all instances
        inputParameters:
        - name: tenantId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter instances by tenant ID
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: createinstance
        method: POST
        description: Create a new instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid
      path: /instances/{instanceId}
      operations:
      - name: getinstance
        method: GET
        description: Get instance details
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: updateinstance
        method: PATCH
        description: Update an instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: deleteinstance
        method: DELETE
        description: Delete an instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-pause
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/pause
      operations:
      - name: pauseinstance
        method: POST
        description: Pause an instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-resume
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/resume
      operations:
      - name: resumeinstance
        method: POST
        description: Resume a paused instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-overwrite
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/overwrite
      operations:
      - name: overwriteinstance
        method: POST
        description: Overwrite an instance from a snapshot
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: tenants
      path: /tenants
      operations:
      - name: listtenants
        method: GET
        description: List all tenants
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: tenants-tenantid
      path: /tenants/{tenantId}
      operations:
      - name: gettenant
        method: GET
        description: Get tenant details
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-snapshots
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
      operations:
      - name: listsnapshots
        method: GET
        description: List snapshots for an instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
      - name: createsnapshot
        method: POST
        description: Create a snapshot
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-snapshots-snapshotid
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
      operations:
      - name: getsnapshot
        method: GET
        description: Get snapshot details
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: instances-instanceid-snapshots-snapshotid-restor
      path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}/restore
      operations:
      - name: restoresnapshot
        method: POST
        description: Restore a snapshot to a new instance
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    port: 8080
    namespace: neo4j-rest
    description: REST adapter for Neo4j Aura API.
    resources:
    - path: /oauth/token
      name: getaccesstoken
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: getaccesstoken
        description: Obtain an OAuth2 access token
        call: neo4j.getaccesstoken
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances
      name: listinstances
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listinstances
        description: List all instances
        call: neo4j.listinstances
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances
      name: createinstance
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: createinstance
        description: Create a new instance
        call: neo4j.createinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}
      name: getinstance
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getinstance
        description: Get instance details
        call: neo4j.getinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}
      name: updateinstance
      operations:
      - method: PATCH
        name: updateinstance
        description: Update an instance
        call: neo4j.updateinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}
      name: deleteinstance
      operations:
      - method: DELETE
        name: deleteinstance
        description: Delete an instance
        call: neo4j.deleteinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/pause
      name: pauseinstance
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: pauseinstance
        description: Pause an instance
        call: neo4j.pauseinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/resume
      name: resumeinstance
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: resumeinstance
        description: Resume a paused instance
        call: neo4j.resumeinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/overwrite
      name: overwriteinstance
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: overwriteinstance
        description: Overwrite an instance from a snapshot
        call: neo4j.overwriteinstance
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /tenants
      name: listtenants
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listtenants
        description: List all tenants
        call: neo4j.listtenants
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /tenants/{tenantId}
      name: gettenant
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: gettenant
        description: Get tenant details
        call: neo4j.gettenant
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
      name: listsnapshots
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listsnapshots
        description: List snapshots for an instance
        call: neo4j.listsnapshots
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
      name: createsnapshot
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: createsnapshot
        description: Create a snapshot
        call: neo4j.createsnapshot
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
      name: getsnapshot
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getsnapshot
        description: Get snapshot details
        call: neo4j.getsnapshot
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}/restore
      name: restoresnapshot
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: restoresnapshot
        description: Restore a snapshot to a new instance
        call: neo4j.restoresnapshot
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    port: 9090
    namespace: neo4j-mcp
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Neo4j Aura API for AI agent use.
    tools:
    - name: getaccesstoken
      description: Obtain an OAuth2 access token
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.getaccesstoken
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: listinstances
      description: List all instances
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.listinstances
      with:
        tenantId: tools.tenantId
      inputParameters:
      - name: tenantId
        type: string
        description: Filter instances by tenant ID
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: createinstance
      description: Create a new instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.createinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getinstance
      description: Get instance details
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.getinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: updateinstance
      description: Update an instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.updateinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: deleteinstance
      description: Delete an instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: true
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.deleteinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: pauseinstance
      description: Pause an instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.pauseinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: resumeinstance
      description: Resume a paused instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.resumeinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: overwriteinstance
      description: Overwrite an instance from a snapshot
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.overwriteinstance
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: listtenants
      description: List all tenants
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.listtenants
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: gettenant
      description: Get tenant details
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.gettenant
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: listsnapshots
      description: List snapshots for an instance
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.listsnapshots
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: createsnapshot
      description: Create a snapshot
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.createsnapshot
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: getsnapshot
      description: Get snapshot details
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: neo4j.getsnapshot
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: restoresnapshot
      description: Restore a snapshot to a new instance
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: neo4j.restoresnapshot
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    NEO4J_TOKEN: NEO4J_TOKEN