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Report Data API

This article provides sample API calls to manipulate Reports.

PREREQUISITES:

  1. Set up API access
  2. Verify that you have API access
  3. Obtain a token via a get token call since all API calls require a token

Get Report Information

You can obtain all the information about a specific Report (such as Measurement Interval, Report type, Name, Description, Category, whether it is a Change Report, etc.)

  1. Item: report
  2. Method: GET
  3. ID: Specify the ID of a Report you wish to get information about. Report ID can be determined in the web browser URL of the Report Editor. For example:
https://<hostname>/editor/report/edit/element/2
  1. Input Token generated for the External Application
  2. [Run request]

Get Report's Historical Instance IDs

API:

https://<hostname>/api/report_instance?element=<element_id>&dimension_value=<dimension_value_id>

Parameters:

  • element (numeric value) – Element ID
  • dimension_value (numeric value) – Dimension Value ID (for dimensioned Elements only)

Example:

Undimensioned Report - https://<hostname>/api/report_instance?element=81
Dimensioned Report - https://<hostname>/api/report_instance?element=81&dimension_value=6

Header:

Accept:application/json
Token:UClCUUKxUlkdbhE1cHLz3kyjbIZYVh9eB34A5Q21Y3FPqKGSJs

Request example :

{
"call": "generate",
"from_measurement_time": "2016-04-24",
"to_measurement_time": "2016-04-25"
}

Response (without Dimension Value specified):

{
	"report_instances": [
    	{
        	"id": "915",
        	"element": "81",
        	"dimension_value": "5",
        	"measurement_time": "2014-01-01 00:00:00"
    	},
    	{
        	"id": "918",
        	"element": "81",
        	"dimension_value": "8",
        	"measurement_time": "2014-01-01 00:00:00"
    	},
    	
   ]
}

Response (without Dimension Value specified):

{
	"report_instances": [
    	{
        	"id": "916",
        	"element": "81",
        	"dimension_value": "6",
        	"measurement_time": "2014-01-01 00:00:00"
    	},
    	{
        	"id": "804",
        	"element": "81",
        	"dimension_value": "6",
        	"measurement_time": "2014-02-01 00:00:00"
    	},
	]
}