Find Data Source Servers

{ findServerByName }

Returns a list of data source servers based on search criteria

Method

/API3/dataSources/findServerByName

  • API Section: /API3/dataSources
  • API Version: 3.0
  • From Release: 2023.10
  • Usage: REST API and Client SDK libraries. REST APIs via POST actions only.
  • Usage by:
    • Enterprise Admin
    • Domain Admin
    • Pro
    • Analyst
    • Viewer
  • Input Parameters

    Name

    searchCriteria

    Object Type

    Description

    The search criteria for finding materialized data elements.

    Output Response

    Successful Result Code

    200

    Response List Type

    Description of Response Type

    The search results object.. Note that the response is returned as a list of items of this object type.

    Examples

    Code Snippets

    Use the Authentication API methods to generate an access 'key' or 'token' for use in code as shown below.

    TypeScript
    Curl
    Java
    C#
    Python
    PHP
    curl -X POST \
    -H "paToken: [[apiKey]]" \
     -H "Accept: application/json,application/json;charset=utf-8,text/plain,text/plain;charset=utf-8" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     "http://Your.Server.URL/API3/dataSources/findServerByName" \
     -d '{
      "searchValue" : "searchValue"
    }'
    
    import com.pyramidanalytics.*;
    import com.pyramidanalytics.auth.*;
    import com.pyramidanalytics.model.*;
    import com.pyramidanalytics.api.DataSourcesServiceApi;
    
    import java.util.*;
    import java.time.*;
    
    public class DataSourcesServiceApiExample {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
            defaultClient.setBasePath("http://Your.Server.URL/");
            
            // Configure API key authorization: paToken
            ApiKeyAuth paToken = (ApiKeyAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("paToken");
            paToken.setApiKey("YOUR API KEY");
            // Uncomment the following line to set a prefix for the API key, e.g. "Token" (defaults to null)
            //paToken.setApiKeyPrefix("Token");
    
            // Create an instance of the API class
            DataSourcesServiceApi apiInstance = new DataSourcesServiceApi();
            // Initialize the searchCriteria parameter object for the call
            SearchCriteria searchCriteria = ; // Create the input object for the operation, type: SearchCriteria 
    
            try {
                // "array[MaterializedItemObject]" is only psaudo-code to symbolize list of type and not the actual usage 
                array[MaterializedItemObject] result = apiInstance.findServerByName(searchCriteria);
                System.out.println(result);
            } catch (ApiException e) {
                System.err.println("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi#findServerByName");
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
    
    import * as PyramidAnalyticsWebApi from "com.pyramidanalytics";
    
    // Create an instance of the API class
    const api = new PyramidAnalyticsWebApi.DataSourcesServiceApi("http://Your.Server.URL")
    
    // Configure API key authorization: paToken
    api.setApiToken("YOUR API KEY");
    
    const searchCriteria = ; // {SearchCriteria} 
    
    api.findServerByName(searchCriteria).then(function(data) {
      console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + data);
    }, function(error) {
      console.error(error);
    });
    
    
    using System;
    using System.Diagnostics;
    using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Api;
    using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Client;
    using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Model;
    
    public class findServerByNameExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            Configuration conf = new Configuration();
            conf.BasePath = "http://Your.Server.URL/";
            
            
            // Configure API key authorization: paToken
            conf.ApiKey.Add("paToken", "YOUR_API_KEY");
            // Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
            // conf.ApiKeyPrefix.Add("paToken", "Bearer");
    
            GlobalConfiguration.Instance = conf;
            
            // Create an instance of the API class
            var apiInstance = new DataSourcesServiceApi();
            // Initialize the searchCriteria parameter object for the call
            var searchCriteria = new SearchCriteria(); // SearchCriteria | 
    
            try {
                // Returns a list of data source servers based on search criteria
                // "array[MaterializedItemObject]" is only psaudo-code to symbolize array of type and not the actual usage 
                array[MaterializedItemObject] result = apiInstance.findServerByName(searchCriteria);
                Debug.WriteLine(result);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                Debug.Print("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi.findServerByName: " + e.Message );
            }
        }
    }
    
    
    import com.pyramidanalytics
    from com.pyramidanalytics import ApiException
    from com.pyramidanalytics import DataSourcesServiceApi
    from pprint import pprint
    
            
    # Configure API key authorization: paToken
    api_config = com.pyramidanalytics.Configuration(host = 'http://Your.Server.URL/', api_key={ paToken:'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' })
    
    with com.pyramidanalytics.ApiClient(api_config) as api_client:
        # Create an instance of the API class
        api_instance = DataSourcesServiceApi(api_client)
        # Initialize the searchCriteria parameter object for the call
        searchCriteria =  # SearchCriteria | 
    
        try:
            # Returns a list of data source servers based on search criteria
            api_response = api_instance.find_server_by_name(searchCriteria)
            pprint(api_response)
        except ApiException as e:
            print("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi->findServerByName: %s\n" % e)
    <?php
    require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');
    
    OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setHost('http://Your.Server.URL');
    
    // Configure API key authorization: paToken
    OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKey('paToken', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
    // Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
    // OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKeyPrefix('paToken', 'Bearer');
    
    // Create an instance of the API class
    $api_instance = new OpenAPITools\Client\Api\DataSourcesServiceApi();
    $searchCriteria = ; // SearchCriteria | 
    
    try {
        $result = $api_instance->findServerByName($searchCriteria);
        print_r($result);
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        echo 'Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi->findServerByName: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
    }
    ?>