API Update Filter

This API call will update an existing filter.

Resource URL

http://valt.example.com/api/v3/filters/{filterid}/edit

Replace {filterid} with the actual id number of the filter. Filters are numbered sequentially when added to VALT.

Resource Information

Method	POST
Headers	Content-Type:application/json
Response Type	JSON
Authentication Required	Yes

Parameters

The JSON body must be properly formatted. All fields and values should be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a colon.

Field Name			Description	Required	Example
name			Filter Name	no	Student
fields			Metadata fields to include in the filter	no	{"1":{"value":"12345"}}
	{fieldid}			no	7
	value		Search string to filter field.	no	John Doe
rooms			Room IDs to include in filter.	no	208,209
authors			Users and User Groups included in filter.	no	{"users": "197,240,252,282","user_groups": "13"}
	users		Comma separate list of user ids to include in filter.	no	197,240,252,282
	user_groups		Comma separate list of user group ids to include in filter.	no	13,17,21
date				no
	type		Date filter type (Valid Values: none, days, weeks, range)	no	none
	days		Number of days (only included if filter type is days)	no	30
	weeks		Number of weeks (only included if filter type is weeks)	no	4
	range		Date range for filter. (only included if filter type is range)	no	{"start":"04-01-2020","end":"04-30-2020"}
		start	Filter start date	no	04-01-2020
		end	Filter end date	no	04-30-2020

Response

Code	Reason
200	Filter Updated Successfully
400	Invalid Request (See Response for Specific Error)
401	Unauthorized
500	JSON Body Formatted Incorrectly

JSON Response

data
message	Updated
id	ID number for the updated filter.

Examples

Request

The sample JSON body below is formatted with line breaks and indentation to make it easier to read. This is not required.

https://ivstest1.ad.ipivs.com/api/v3/filters/6/edit?access_token=e82632d19c523678fea3d1016c6df9e9

{
  "name":"API Filter 3",
  "fields":
  {
    "1":{
      "value":"12345"
    }
  },
}

Successful Response

Sample response is shown with line breaks to make it more readable. Actual responses will not include line breaks.

{
"data":{
"message": "Updated",
"id": 6
}
}

Failure Response

Sample response is shown with line breaks to make it more readable. Actual responses will not include line breaks.

{
"data":{
"message": "Validation Error",
"fields":[
{
"name": "name",
"message": "This value should not be blank."
}
]
},
"code": 400
}