REST API:execSQL Resource

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Use the SQL query language to access Object tables, using the REST API.

Learn more: REST API Conventions and Considerations.

Permissions

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Users that have the Customize Objects permission can use this resource. 

Execute a SQL Query

Use the SQL query language to execute a query against Object tables.

Learn more:

Method
GET
URI
https://na.longjump.com/networking/rest/execSQL?sql={query}</nowiki>
Query Parameters
For more information, see: Specifying Query Parameters in REST APIs

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Note:
When specifying a URL in code, any special characters (characters other than letters and numbers) need to be encoded. For example, a space character is encoded as %20.

(Browsers typically take care of encoding URLs entered into the address bar--so the URL displayed after visiting a page may differ somewhat from the one that was initially entered.)

Here are some typical encodings:

space
+
%
%20
%2B
%25

So:

Instead of Use

& (A&B)
space (A B)

%26 (A%26B)
%20 (A%20B)


It can be hard to get be hard to get the encoding right, so it's desirable to use a language library designed for the purpose.
Learn more:

Response

The tag names (shown here as field1, field2, etc.) are the column names specified in the query, or their aliases.

<platform>
    <record>
        <field1>...data...</field1>
        <field2>...data...</field2>
         ...
    </execSQL>

    <message>
        <code>0</code>
        <description>Success</description>
    </message>
    <recordCount>N</recordCount>      <!-- Number of records returned by the query -->
</platform>
See also: REST API:Error Codes