A stored backup was one value in data_backups.data. v1.39.1 wrote it a piece at a time but still joined the pieces into that one value, and one value has to pass through the app whole, so a copy was capped at a fifth of the heap: 105 MB in the default 1 GB container. An account with 1.75 million readings is past that and could not be backed up at all (#1031). A copy is now kept as ordered pieces of about a megabyte in the new data_backup_chunks table (migration 0352). Each piece is sealed on its own with AES-256-GCM, and its sealed header names the copy (a random stream id kept on the row), its position and whether it is the last. A reader checks every piece before it releases a byte, so a piece that is missing, moved, altered, taken from another copy, or a copy cut short is refused with backup.payload.undecryptable before a restore deletes anything, and the second read during the restore checks each piece again. The write is one transaction, so the previous copy stays whole and readable until the new one commits. Pieces are written through the model API: a raw query with a large parameter is kept alive by Prisma's query plan cache, which left 160 MB of heap behind per hundred one-megabyte inserts. Restore, preview, download, the restore job and the admin list read both forms; copies written before this change keep their single value and still restore. The heap-derived limit is gone. The one limit left is on storage, BACKUP_MAX_STORED_MB (default 2048), and its message names the setting. Key rotation covers the pieces, the wipe and account deletion take them with their backup, and the backup plan lists the table as not carried. Measured on an account of 2.6 million readings in a 1 GB container with web and worker in one process: backup 87 s, 97 MiB in 96 pieces, preview 20 s, download 25 s, restore 264 s with every reading back exactly, peak 567 MiB, no restart.
HealthLog API Spec
openapi.yaml is the OpenAPI 3.1 description for the HealthLog
Next.js API and the source of truth for the native iOS client's DTO
codegen. The file is generated: pnpm openapi:generate emits it
from the Zod registry under src/lib/openapi/ (registry.ts plus the
route modules in src/lib/openapi/routes/). Do not edit the YAML by
hand; the next generation overwrites it, and CI (openapi:check)
fails the build when the committed YAML drifts from the registry.
The MCP server is documented separately — it is a distinct contract over JSON-RPC, not part of the REST OpenAPI spec:
mcp-capabilities.md— the tool, resource, and prompt catalogue, the grounding contract, and the write model.mcp-skills.md— building a connector or skill on top of it.../self-hosting/mcp.md— enabling and connecting the surface (operator guide).
Preview locally
Open an interactive Redoc preview in your browser:
npx @redocly/cli preview docs/api/openapi.yaml
Generate static HTML for sharing:
npx @redocly/cli build-docs docs/api/openapi.yaml --output docs/api/index.html
Validate
npx @redocly/cli lint docs/api/openapi.yaml
The spec is expected to be lint-clean (errors = 0). Warnings such as
no-server-example.com for the localhost dev server are tolerated;
re-run the lint to see what it produces against the current file
before treating a warning as a regression.
Layout
info— title, description, andversionmirrored automatically frompackage.jsonat generation time. Never bump it by hand.servers—https://healthlog.example.comas the self-hosted placeholder plushttp://localhost:3000for local development.tags— domain groupings; the current set lives at the top of the generated file (Auth,Measurements,Medications,Mood,Analytics,Insights,Consent,Dashboard,Notifications,Devices,Export,Sync,Cycle,MeasurementReminders,Labs,Illness,Documents,Records,Admin,Meta,Retired).securitySchemes:-
bearerAuth—hlk_*API tokens. A scope grants what it names and nothing adjacent, so where a token comes from decides what it reaches:- a completed password / passkey / refresh exchange mints the
cookie-equivalent
["*"]token the native client carries; - a medication's own API-endpoint toggle mints
medication:ingestplusmedication:<id>:ingest, the pair/api/ingest/medicationgates on; POST /api/mcp/tokensmintshealth:read(optionally plushealth:write), audience-bound to/mcpand refused on REST writes;POST /api/tokens/measurementsmintsmeasurements:write, accepted byPOST /api/measurementsandPOST /api/measurements/batchonly, on the holder's own record only.
POST /api/tokensis not among them — that generic mint was removed in v1.30.17. The path still lists (GET) and revokes (DELETE /api/tokens/{id}) every token above, whichever surface issued it. - a completed password / passkey / refresh exchange mints the
cookie-equivalent
-
sessionCookie— HttpOnlyhealthlog_sessioncookie set by the password and passkey login flows. Used by the web app and any iOS client running inside a web view.
-
components.schemas— DTOs for the documented routes plus the underlying Prisma models (e.g.Measurement,Medication,MedicationIntakeEvent,MoodEntry,User,DashboardLayout,ApiEnvelope,ApiError).paths— the client-facing REST surface. Not everysrc/app/api/**/route.tsis in the contract: most/api/admin/*routes, the OAuth connect/callback legs, and the webhook surfaces are not documented here. TheRetiredtag lists removed paths that answer410 Gone.
Conventions
- Successful responses use the envelope
{ data, error: null }. - Error responses use the envelope
{ data: null, error: '<message>' }. - Pagination uses
limit+offsetquery parameters and ameta: { total, limit, offset }block on the response. - All timestamps are ISO 8601 / RFC 3339 (
format: date-time) in UTC. - IDs are CUIDs (opaque strings).
Updating the spec
When adding or changing routes:
- Update the relevant route handler under
src/app/api/**/route.ts. - Change the Zod schemas and their
.meta()registrations undersrc/lib/openapi/(registry entry plus the matching module insrc/lib/openapi/routes/). KeepoperationIdcamelCase and stable; the iOS codegen keys off it. - Run
pnpm openapi:generateand commit the regeneratedopenapi.yamlalongside the schema change. CI'sopenapi:checkfails on drift. - Never edit the YAML directly and never bump
info.versionby hand; the version followspackage.jsonat generation time.