> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Refresh a library > Trigger a refresh of an existing library to fetch the latest documentation. Library owners have dedicated refresh limits. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://context7.com/openapi.json post /v1/refresh openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Context7 Public API description: >- The Context7 Public API provides programmatic access to library documentation and search functionality. Get up-to-date documentation and code examples for any library. version: 2.0.0 contact: name: Context7 Support url: https://context7.com email: support@context7.com servers: - url: https://context7.com/api description: Production server security: [] tags: - name: Search description: Search for libraries in the Context7 database - name: Context description: Retrieve documentation context for queries - name: Ask description: Answer questions from a website registered with Context7 Ask - name: Refresh description: Refresh existing libraries to fetch latest documentation - name: Policies description: Manage teamspace access policies and filters - name: Add Library description: Submit new libraries for documentation processing - name: Metrics description: Retrieve usage metrics for libraries - name: Usage description: See member and teamspace API usage - name: Teamspaces description: >- Teamspaces the caller is a member of. The management API (`/v2/teamspaces/*`) accepts a Context7 API key, which reaches only its own teamspace and can make changes or read personal data only when it was created with write access (other keys can only read and get 403 `write_access_required` on writes and on personal data), or an OAuth token issued for the Context7 Admin MCP server (`https://admin.mcp.context7.com/mcp`), which reaches every teamspace of the user. A browser session is not accepted. - name: Teamspace Admin description: >- Members, invitations, rules, library policies and requests, usage and the spending limit of a teamspace. Every API key can read rules, policies, usage and the spending limit. Changes, and reading members, invitations, the invite link and library requests (they name people), need an API key created with **Write access** ticked (other keys get 403 `write_access_required`), or the Context7 Admin MCP sign-in. - name: Teamspace Libraries description: >- A teamspace's libraries: its private sources and the libraries it has claimed. Add, refresh, configure, version, claim and remove them, and read their parse state and usage. A library id `/owner/repo` is two path segments. Every API key can read. Changes need an API key created with **Write access** ticked (other keys get 403 `write_access_required`), or the Context7 Admin MCP sign-in. - name: Docs7 Sites description: >- Docs7 documentation sites of a teamspace: settings, custom domains, deployments, previews and the Docs7 agents. Any member can read; owners and admins can change; developers can add a site, publish one added for the agents only, and rebuild. Sites deployed with the `docs7 deploy` CLI have `source: "local"`; operations marked GitHub-only answer 404 for them. Every API key can read, except feature requests and the GitHub account behind a build (personal data). Changes, and those reads, need an API key created with **Write access** ticked (other keys get 403 `write_access_required`), or the Context7 Admin MCP sign-in. - name: Docs7 Analytics description: >- Traffic of one Docs7 site: visitors, AI crawlers, searches, assistant questions and page feedback. Docs7 Free reads the last 7 days, Docs7 Pro the last 90. Every API key can read the visitor, crawler and path reports. Searches, questions, conversations, feedback and the raw records (`explore`) are personal data and need an API key created with **Write access** ticked, or the Context7 Admin MCP sign-in. - name: Ask Sites description: >- Manage a teamspace's Context7 Ask sites: add, verify, remove, and read their analytics and question log. Every API key can read the sites. Changes, and reading the analytics and question log (visitor questions), need an API key created with **Write access** ticked (other keys get 403 `write_access_required`), or the Context7 Admin MCP sign-in. paths: /v1/refresh: post: tags: - Refresh summary: Refresh a library description: >- Trigger a refresh of an existing library to fetch the latest documentation. Library owners have dedicated refresh limits. operationId: refreshLibrary requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - libraryName properties: libraryName: type: string description: >- Library identifier — the URL path of the library on context7.com. Use `/owner/repo` for GitHub repositories (e.g., `/vercel/next.js`), or `//` for other sources (e.g., `/websites/uploadcare_com`, `/llmstxt/`). See [Library ID format](/api-guide#library-id-format). branch: type: string description: Optional branch name to refresh gitToken: type: string description: >- Optional Git access token for refreshing private repositories. If not provided, the stored OAuth token will be used. examples: github: summary: GitHub repository value: libraryName: /vercel/next.js website: summary: Website source value: libraryName: /websites/uploadcare_com llmstxt: summary: llms.txt source value: libraryName: /llmstxt/example responses: '200': description: Refresh started successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message example: message: Refresh started successfully '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/ForbiddenError' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' '502': description: Bad Gateway - The refresh service did not respond content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: refresh_failed message: The refresh service did not respond. Please try again later. security: - bearerAuth: [] components: responses: BadRequestError: description: Bad Request - Invalid input parameters content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' examples: validationError: summary: Validation error value: error: validation_error message: Library name is required invalidLibraryId: summary: Invalid library ID format value: error: invalid_library_id message: >- Invalid library ID format. Expected: `/owner/repo` for GitHub repositories, or `//` for other sources (the URL path of the library on context7.com) UnauthorizedError: description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: invalid_api_key message: >- Invalid API key. Please check your API key. API keys should start with 'ctx7sk' prefix. ForbiddenError: description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or plan restrictions content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' examples: accessDenied: summary: Library not in allowed list value: error: access_denied message: >- Access denied: Library /owner/repo is not included in your allowed libraries insufficientRole: summary: Insufficient team role value: error: forbidden message: Only team owners and admins can add private repositories planRequired: summary: Plan upgrade required value: error: forbidden message: >- Private repositories require a pro plan or team. Upgrade at https://context7.com/plans NotFoundError: description: Not Found - Resource doesn't exist content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' examples: libraryNotFound: summary: Library not found value: error: library_not_found message: >- Library "/owner/repo" not found. Please check the library ID or your access permissions. versionNotFound: summary: Version not found value: error: version_not_found message: >- Version "canary" not found for library "/owner/repo". Available versions: v2.0.0, v1.5.0 noSnippetsFound: summary: No snippets found value: error: no_snippets_found message: Could not fetch documentation snippets from the library. noRelevantSnippets: summary: No snippets matched the query value: error: no_relevant_snippets message: >- No documentation in "/owner/repo" matched this query. Try a more specific query with different terms, or search for another library that covers this topic. teamNotFound: summary: Team not found value: error: team_not_found message: Team not found or access denied userNotFound: summary: User not found value: error: user_not_found message: User not found noLibrariesFound: summary: No libraries matched search query value: error: no_libraries_found message: >- No libraries found for "nonexistent-lib". Try a different search term. RateLimitError: description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded headers: Retry-After: description: Seconds until rate limit resets schema: type: integer RateLimit-Limit: description: Request limit schema: type: integer RateLimit-Remaining: description: Remaining requests schema: type: integer RateLimit-Reset: description: Unix timestamp when limit resets schema: type: integer content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: rate_limit_exceeded message: Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later. InternalServerError: description: Internal Server Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: internal_error message: An error occurred while processing your request schemas: Error: type: object description: Standard error response properties: error: type: string description: Error code identifier message: type: string description: Human-readable error message required: - error - message securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Get your API key at [context7.com/dashboard](https://context7.com/dashboard). Treat your API key like a password and store it securely. Every key can read the management API (`/v2/teamspaces/*`), except personal data: member and invitation emails, library requesters, visitor questions, Docs7 reader searches, conversations, feedback and feature requests, and the GitHub account behind a build. To read those or make changes there, the key must be created with **Write access** ticked; other keys get 403 `write_access_required`. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.