DroneDeploy GraphQL API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: DroneDeploy GraphQL API
  description: >
    DroneDeploy's public GraphQL API exposes the DroneDeploy reality-capture
    platform (aerial photogrammetry, ground 360 capture, robotics, exports)
    through a single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql.

    All requests are GraphQL queries or mutations sent as JSON to /graphql.
    Forward, cursor-based pagination is used for all one-to-many relationships
    (Relay-style edges / nodes / pageInfo with hasNextPage and endCursor).
    Authentication uses an API key passed via the Authorization: Bearer header.
    API keys are issued by DroneDeploy Support for existing developers or the
    Sales team for Developer Partner and Enterprise accounts.

    Interactive exploration is available at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
    where logged-in DroneDeploy users can introspect the live schema.
  version: '2026-05-25'
  contact:
    name: DroneDeploy Support
    url: https://help.dronedeploy.com/hc/en-us
  license:
    name: DroneDeploy Master Services Agreement
    url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/legal/master-services-agreement

servers:
  - url: https://www.dronedeploy.com
    description: Production GraphQL endpoint

security:
  - BearerAuth: []

tags:
  - name: GraphQL
    description: Single GraphQL endpoint operations
  - name: Viewer
    description: Currently authenticated user and organization context
  - name: Plans
    description: MapPlan and Plan-variant operations (read)
  - name: Exports
    description: Create and fetch exports of plan data layers

paths:
  /graphql:
    post:
      summary: Execute GraphQL Operation
      description: >
        Execute any GraphQL query, mutation, or introspection request against
        the DroneDeploy schema. The same endpoint serves the `viewer` query,
        the `node(id:)` interface, the `plans` connection on an organization,
        the `exports` connection on a MapPlan, and the `createExport` mutation
        (and other mutations exposed by the live schema).
      operationId: executeGraphQLOperation
      tags:
        - GraphQL
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GraphQLRequest'
            examples:
              GetViewer:
                summary: Fetch the authenticated viewer
                value:
                  query: |
                    query GetViewer {
                      viewer {
                        id
                        username
                        organization {
                          id
                          name
                        }
                      }
                    }
              GetPlans:
                summary: Fetch first 50 plans for the organization
                value:
                  query: |
                    query GetPlans {
                      viewer {
                        organization {
                          plans(first: 50) {
                            pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
                            edges {
                              cursor
                              node {
                                id
                                name
                                geometry { lat lng }
                                location { lat lng }
                                dateCreation
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
              GetExports:
                summary: Fetch exports for a MapPlan
                value:
                  query: |
                    query GetExports($id: ID!) {
                      node(id: $id) {
                        ... on MapPlan {
                          exports(first: 5) {
                            edges {
                              node {
                                id
                                user { username }
                                parameters {
                                  projection
                                  merge
                                  contourInterval
                                  fileFormat
                                  resolution
                                }
                                status
                                dateCreation
                                downloadPath
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  variables:
                    id: 'MapPlan:5a0de0835f1e08eaabc732bd'
              CreateExport:
                summary: Create an orthomosaic export
                value:
                  query: |
                    mutation CreateExport($input: CreateExportInput!) {
                      createExport(input: $input) {
                        export { id }
                      }
                    }
                  variables:
                    input:
                      planId: 'MapPlan:5a0ddee5a6b7d90aecdc2f1d'
                      parameters:
                        layer: ORTHOMOSAIC
      responses:
        '200':
          description: GraphQL response (errors are reported in the `errors` array, not via HTTP status)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GraphQLResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid Authorization Bearer token
        '403':
          description: Authenticated but not authorized for the requested resource

components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: >
        DroneDeploy API key sent as `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>`. Keys
        are issued by DroneDeploy Support (existing developers) or Sales
        (Developer Partner / Enterprise accounts). The same key is used for
        all GraphQL operations and is tied to the issuing user's account.
  schemas:
    GraphQLRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - query
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: GraphQL query or mutation document
        operationName:
          type: string
          description: Optional operation name when the document contains multiple operations
        variables:
          type: object
          description: Variable values referenced by `$variable` placeholders in the query
          additionalProperties: true
    GraphQLResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          description: Result of the GraphQL operation (shape mirrors the query)
          additionalProperties: true
        errors:
          type: array
          description: GraphQL errors (per spec); present when the operation failed in part or whole
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GraphQLError'
        extensions:
          type: object
          description: Server-defined extensions to the GraphQL response
          additionalProperties: true
    GraphQLError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        path:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
        locations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              line:
                type: integer
              column:
                type: integer
        extensions:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    PageInfo:
      type: object
      description: Relay-style pagination metadata; cursor-based, forward-only.
      properties:
        hasNextPage:
          type: boolean
        endCursor:
          type: string
    LatLng:
      type: object
      properties:
        lat:
          type: number
          format: double
        lng:
          type: number
          format: double
    Plan:
      type: object
      description: Generic Plan. Concrete types include MapPlan; use inline fragments to access type-specific fields.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Opaque global ID, e.g. `MapPlan:5a0ddee5a6b7d90aecdc2f1d`
        name:
          type: string
        geometry:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LatLng'
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LatLng'
        dateCreation:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    MapPlan:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Plan'
        - type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: string
              description: Processing status of the map plan
            exports:
              type: object
              description: Cursor-paginated connection to Exports for this plan
    Export:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Opaque global ID, e.g. `Export:5ab169ed8904ec000136eac9`
        user:
          type: object
          properties:
            username:
              type: string
        parameters:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportParameters'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - PROCESSING
            - COMPLETE
            - FAILED
        dateCreation:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        downloadPath:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Populated when `status` is COMPLETE
    ExportParameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        layer:
          type: string
          description: Required input on create; the data layer to export
          enum:
            - ORTHOMOSAIC
            - ELEVATION
            - PLANT_HEALTH
            - POINT_CLOUD
            - CONTOUR
            - REPORT
        projection:
          type: string
        merge:
          type: boolean
        contourInterval:
          type: number
        fileFormat:
          type: string
          examples:
            - GEOTIFF
            - PDF
            - SHP
        resolution:
          type: number
    Viewer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        username:
          type: string
        organization:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Organization'
    Organization:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        plans:
          type: object
          description: Cursor-paginated connection to Plans owned by the organization