> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cognee.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Visualize Json

> Return the dataset's knowledge graph as a JSON-safe payload.

Same authorization, dataset resolution and bounded fetch as `GET
/visualize` — pass the same arguments to get the JSON behind the
same subgraph the HTML page would have shown. Does not include the
semantic layout; see `GET /visualize/semantic` for that, computed
separately so a client that never opens the semantic tab never pays
for it.

## Query Parameters
Same as `GET /visualize` (dataset_id, full, query, seed_node_ids,
neighborhood_depth, neighborhood_seed_top_k, max_nodes).

## Response
A JSON object with `nodes`, `links`, `color_maps`, `schema_graph`,
`schema_data`, `pipeline_stages`, `edge_classes`, `bundles`,
`provenance_index`, `has_meaningful_topological_rank`, `memory_map`
and `search_events`.

## Error Codes
- **409 Conflict**: Dataset not found, permission denied, or the
  payload could not be built (generic message; full detail is
  server-logged, not returned, to avoid leaking internals)

## Notes
- User must have read permissions on the dataset



## OpenAPI

````yaml /cognee_openapi_spec.json get /api/v1/visualize/json
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Cognee API
  description: Cognee API with Bearer token and Cookie auth
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.cognee.ai
    description: Production server (full functionality)
  - url: http://localhost:8000
    description: Local development server (requires local setup)
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: activity
    description: ''
  - name: add
    description: Data ingestion endpoints for adding text, files, and structured data.
  - name: agent connections
    description: ''
  - name: agent management
    description: ''
  - name: auth
    description: >-
      Authentication endpoints for user registration, login, and token
      management.
  - name: checks
    description: ''
  - name: cognify
    description: >-
      Knowledge processing endpoints to transform raw data into knowledge
      graphs.
  - name: configuration
    description: ''
  - name: datasets
    description: Dataset management endpoints for listing, creating, and deleting datasets.
  - name: delete
    description: Data deletion endpoints (deprecated — use datasets endpoints instead).
  - name: forget
    description: ''
  - name: health
    description: ''
  - name: improve
    description: ''
  - name: integrations
    description: ''
  - name: llm
    description: ''
  - name: memify
    description: ''
  - name: ontologies
    description: ''
  - name: permissions
    description: Permission management for multi-user access control.
  - name: recall
    description: ''
  - name: remember
    description: ''
  - name: responses
    description: Response generation endpoints using the knowledge graph.
  - name: schema
    description: ''
  - name: search
    description: Search endpoints for querying the knowledge graph.
  - name: sessions
    description: ''
  - name: settings
    description: Configuration endpoints for managing Cognee settings.
  - name: skills
    description: ''
  - name: slack
    description: ''
  - name: sync
    description: ''
  - name: update
    description: ''
  - name: users
    description: User management endpoints.
  - name: visualize
    description: Graph visualization endpoints.
paths:
  /api/v1/visualize/json:
    get:
      tags:
        - visualize
      summary: Visualize Json
      description: |-
        Return the dataset's knowledge graph as a JSON-safe payload.

        Same authorization, dataset resolution and bounded fetch as `GET
        /visualize` — pass the same arguments to get the JSON behind the
        same subgraph the HTML page would have shown. Does not include the
        semantic layout; see `GET /visualize/semantic` for that, computed
        separately so a client that never opens the semantic tab never pays
        for it.

        ## Query Parameters
        Same as `GET /visualize` (dataset_id, full, query, seed_node_ids,
        neighborhood_depth, neighborhood_seed_top_k, max_nodes).

        ## Response
        A JSON object with `nodes`, `links`, `color_maps`, `schema_graph`,
        `schema_data`, `pipeline_stages`, `edge_classes`, `bundles`,
        `provenance_index`, `has_meaningful_topological_rank`, `memory_map`
        and `search_events`.

        ## Error Codes
        - **409 Conflict**: Dataset not found, permission denied, or the
          payload could not be built (generic message; full detail is
          server-logged, not returned, to avoid leaking internals)

        ## Notes
        - User must have read permissions on the dataset
      operationId: visualize_json_api_v1_visualize_json_get
      parameters:
        - name: dataset_id
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            description: >-
              UUID of the dataset to visualize. List your datasets via GET
              /api/v1/datasets to find it.
            examples:
              - ''
            title: Dataset Id
          description: >-
            UUID of the dataset to visualize. List your datasets via GET
            /api/v1/datasets to find it.
        - name: full
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: boolean
            description: Include the entire graph instead of a bounded subgraph.
            default: false
            title: Full
          description: Include the entire graph instead of a bounded subgraph.
        - name: query
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: 'null'
            description: Query string whose nearest vector hits seed the subgraph.
            title: Query
          description: Query string whose nearest vector hits seed the subgraph.
        - name: seed_node_ids
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - items:
                  type: string
                type: array
              - type: 'null'
            description: Explicit seed node ids for subgraph neighborhood expansion.
            title: Seed Node Ids
          description: Explicit seed node ids for subgraph neighborhood expansion.
        - name: neighborhood_depth
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 10
            minimum: 1
            description: k-hop neighborhood depth for subgraph expansion.
            default: 2
            title: Neighborhood Depth
          description: k-hop neighborhood depth for subgraph expansion.
        - name: neighborhood_seed_top_k
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 100
            minimum: 1
            description: Maximum number of seed nodes.
            default: 10
            title: Neighborhood Seed Top K
          description: Maximum number of seed nodes.
        - name: max_nodes
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 5000
            minimum: 1
            description: Hard cap on rendered nodes after expansion.
            default: 500
            title: Max Nodes
          description: Hard cap on rendered nodes after expansion.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key

````