REST API Files
- Juliane Wetzel
Owned by Juliane Wetzel
INFO
Add the following command after the username and password to receive more meaningful HTTP errors:
-w"\n%{http_code}\n"
This command can be added to each call.
Read a File
| Request Method | GET |
| Description | Returns a list of the file information in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X GET 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>' |
| Example Response | {
"createdAt": "2016-01-21T15:45:58.487+01:00",
"description": "",
"extension": "upl",
"folder": [
"/Data/FileUploads",
"b618b856-ec00-436e-afd3-3cbe65c8175a"
],
"modifiedAt": "2016-01-21T15:46:55.280+01:00",
"name": "TestCase",
"path": "/Data/FileUploads/TestCase.upl",
"permission": {
"groups": {},
"owner": "admin",
"permissionForOthers": {
"executable": false,
"readable": false,
"writable": false
},
"publiclyShared": false
},
"uuid": "816ab399-7aae-424f-9f60-a9265cebc9a8",
"_links": {
"folder": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/folders/8"
},
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/50"
},
"permission": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/50/permission"
}
}
|
Read the Permissions of a File
| Request Method | GET |
| Description | Returns a list of the file permissions in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X GET 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission' |
| Example Response | {
"others": {
"executable": true,
"readable": true,
"writable": true
},
"owner": "system",
"_links": {
"others": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/others"
},
"file": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26"
},
"owner": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/owner"
},
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission"
},
"groups": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/groups"
}
}
|
Read the Group Permissions of a File
| Request Method | GET |
| Description | Returns a list of the file group permissions in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X GET 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/groups' |
| Example Response | {
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/groups"
},
"permission": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission"
}
},
"_embedded": {
"groups": [
{
"flags": {
"executable": true,
"readable": true,
"writable": true
},
"name": "dasuser",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/groups/dasuser"
},
"permission": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission"
}
}
}
]
}
|
Read the Others Permissions of a File
| Request Method | GET |
| Description | Returns a list of the file permissions for others in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X GET 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/others' |
| Example Response | {
"executable": true,
"readable": true,
"writable": true,
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/others"
},
"permission": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission"
}
}
|
Read the Owner of a File
| Request Method | GET |
| Description | Returns the owner of file in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X GET 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/owner' |
| Example Response | {
"owner": "system",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission/owner"
},
"permission": {
"href": "/api/filesystem/files/26/permission"
}
}
|
Change the Owner of a File
| Request Method | PUT |
| Description | Changes the owner of a file in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X PUT -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -d "{owner:<username>}" 'http://
<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/owner'
|
Create a Group Permission for a File
| Request Method | POST |
| Description | Sets permissions for groups created in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | INFO: The flag "fullResults" is optional and only useful when using this REST call for a workbook. curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X POST -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -d '{name:<groupName>, flags:{fullResults:<true/false>, readable:<true/false>, writable:<true/false>, executable:<true/false> }}' 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/groups'
|
Change the Group Permission for a File
| Request Method | PUT |
| Description | Changes permissions for groups created in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | INFO: The flag "fullResults" is optional and only useful when using this REST call for a workbook. curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X PUT -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -d '{name:<groupName>, flags:{fullResults:<true/false>, readable:<true/false>, writable:<true/false>, executable:<true/false>}}' 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/groups/<groupName>'
|
Change the Others Permissions for a File
| Request Method | PUT |
| Description | Changes permissions for others in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | INFO: The flag "fullResults" is optional and only useful when using this REST call for a workbook. curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X PUT -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -d ' {fullResults:<true/false>, readable:<true/false>, writable:<true/false>, executable:<true/false>}' 'http://<Datameer-serverIP:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/others'
|
Delete Group Permission of a File
| Request Method | DELETE |
| Description | Deletes the group permissions of a file in Datameer. |
| URI Syntax | curl -u '<username>:<password>' -X DELETE 'http://<Datameer-serverIP>:<port-number>/api/filesystem/files/<file-id> or <uuid>/permission/groups/<group-name>' |