Contexts

April 13, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Overview

Available Operations

  • create - Create a context
  • list - List all contexts
  • update - Update a context
  • get - Retrieve a context
  • delete - Delete a context

create

Create a new context with the specified type, id, and data. Returns 409 if context already exists.

  **type** and **id** are required fields, **data** is optional, if the context already exists, it returns the 409 response

Example Usage

package hello.world;

import co.novu.Novu;
import co.novu.models.components.CreateContextRequestDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ValidationErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerCreateContextResponse;
import java.lang.Exception;
import java.util.Map;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorDto, ValidationErrorDto, Exception {

        Novu sdk = Novu.builder()
                .secretKey("YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        ContextsControllerCreateContextResponse res = sdk.contexts().create()
                .body(CreateContextRequestDto.builder()
                    .type("tenant")
                    .id("org-acme")
                    .data(Map.ofEntries(
                        Map.entry("tenantName", "Acme Corp"),
                        Map.entry("region", "us-east-1"),
                        Map.entry("settings", Map.ofEntries(
                            Map.entry("theme", "dark")))))
                    .build())
                .call();

        if (res.getContextResponseDto().isPresent()) {
            System.out.println(res.getContextResponseDto().get());
        }
    }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idempotencyKeyOptional<String>:heavy_minus_sign:A header for idempotency purposes
bodyCreateContextRequestDto:heavy_check_mark:N/A

Response

ContextsControllerCreateContextResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
models/errors/ErrorDto414application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 415application/json
models/errors/ValidationErrorDto422application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto500application/json
models/errors/APIException4XX, 5XX*/*

list

Retrieve a paginated list of all contexts, optionally filtered by type and key pattern.

  **type** and **id** are optional fields, if provided, only contexts with the matching type and id will be returned.
  **search** is an optional field, if provided, only contexts with the matching key pattern will be returned.
  Checkout all possible parameters in the query section below for more details

Example Usage

package hello.world;

import co.novu.Novu;
import co.novu.models.errors.ErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ValidationErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerListContextsRequest;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerListContextsResponse;
import java.lang.Exception;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorDto, ValidationErrorDto, Exception {

        Novu sdk = Novu.builder()
                .secretKey("YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        ContextsControllerListContextsRequest req = ContextsControllerListContextsRequest.builder()
                .limit(10d)
                .id("tenant-prod-123")
                .search("tenant")
                .build();

        ContextsControllerListContextsResponse res = sdk.contexts().list()
                .request(req)
                .call();

        if (res.listContextsResponseDto().isPresent()) {
            System.out.println(res.listContextsResponseDto().get());
        }
    }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
requestContextsControllerListContextsRequest:heavy_check_mark:The request object to use for the request.

Response

ContextsControllerListContextsResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
models/errors/ErrorDto414application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 415application/json
models/errors/ValidationErrorDto422application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto500application/json
models/errors/APIException4XX, 5XX*/*

update

Update the data of an existing context. type and id are required fields, data is required. Only the data field is updated, the rest of the context is not affected. If the context does not exist, it returns the 404 response

Example Usage

package hello.world;

import co.novu.Novu;
import co.novu.models.components.UpdateContextRequestDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ValidationErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerUpdateContextResponse;
import java.lang.Exception;
import java.util.Map;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorDto, ValidationErrorDto, Exception {

        Novu sdk = Novu.builder()
                .secretKey("YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        ContextsControllerUpdateContextResponse res = sdk.contexts().update()
                .id("<id>")
                .type("<value>")
                .body(UpdateContextRequestDto.builder()
                    .data(Map.ofEntries(
                        Map.entry("tenantName", "Acme Corp"),
                        Map.entry("region", "us-east-1"),
                        Map.entry("settings", Map.ofEntries(
                            Map.entry("theme", "dark")))))
                    .build())
                .call();

        if (res.getContextResponseDto().isPresent()) {
            System.out.println(res.getContextResponseDto().get());
        }
    }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idString:heavy_check_mark:Context ID
typeString:heavy_check_mark:Context type
idempotencyKeyOptional<String>:heavy_minus_sign:A header for idempotency purposes
bodyUpdateContextRequestDto:heavy_check_mark:N/A

Response

ContextsControllerUpdateContextResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
models/errors/ErrorDto414application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 415application/json
models/errors/ValidationErrorDto422application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto500application/json
models/errors/APIException4XX, 5XX*/*

get

Retrieve a specific context by its type and id. type and id are required fields, if the context does not exist, it returns the 404 response

Example Usage

package hello.world;

import co.novu.Novu;
import co.novu.models.errors.ErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ValidationErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerGetContextResponse;
import java.lang.Exception;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorDto, ValidationErrorDto, Exception {

        Novu sdk = Novu.builder()
                .secretKey("YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        ContextsControllerGetContextResponse res = sdk.contexts().get()
                .id("<id>")
                .type("<value>")
                .call();

        if (res.getContextResponseDto().isPresent()) {
            System.out.println(res.getContextResponseDto().get());
        }
    }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idString:heavy_check_mark:Context ID
typeString:heavy_check_mark:Context type
idempotencyKeyOptional<String>:heavy_minus_sign:A header for idempotency purposes

Response

ContextsControllerGetContextResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
models/errors/ErrorDto414application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 415application/json
models/errors/ValidationErrorDto422application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto500application/json
models/errors/APIException4XX, 5XX*/*

delete

Delete a context by its type and id. type and id are required fields, if the context does not exist, it returns the 404 response

Example Usage

package hello.world;

import co.novu.Novu;
import co.novu.models.errors.ErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.errors.ValidationErrorDto;
import co.novu.models.operations.ContextsControllerDeleteContextResponse;
import java.lang.Exception;

public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ErrorDto, ValidationErrorDto, Exception {

        Novu sdk = Novu.builder()
                .secretKey("YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        ContextsControllerDeleteContextResponse res = sdk.contexts().delete()
                .id("<id>")
                .type("<value>")
                .call();

        // handle response
    }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idString:heavy_check_mark:Context ID
typeString:heavy_check_mark:Context type
idempotencyKeyOptional<String>:heavy_minus_sign:A header for idempotency purposes

Response

ContextsControllerDeleteContextResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
models/errors/ErrorDto414application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 413, 415application/json
models/errors/ValidationErrorDto422application/json
models/errors/ErrorDto500application/json
models/errors/APIException4XX, 5XX*/*