The seeds API provides functionality that allows a administrator to perform actions such as adding and configuring a seed to crawl, or beginning or stopping a crawl

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Get all seeds

Lists all the seeds configured in the Aspire

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GET /aspire/_api/seeds

Query String Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description

state

from

string

type string Optional Filter returned seeds to only those with the given type

description string Optional Filter returned seeds to only those whose description matches the given expression

seed string Optional Filter returned seeds to only those whose seed matches the given expression

tag string Optional Filter returned seeds to only those whose tags matches the given expression

connector string Optional Filter returned seeds to only those whose connector description matches the given expression

integer

Optional

Filter returned seeds to only those with the given status(es)

Indicates the initial page to be retrieved
size	integer	Optional	Specifies the size of results page
sortBy	string	Optional	Field by which results are sorted
sortMode	string	Optional	Sort mode "asc" for ascending sort, "desc" for descending sort

$expand

string

Optional

List of fields to expand, * will expand everything

Response

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{
  "seed": [
    {
      "id": "191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5",
      "description": "2500 test",
      "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
      "connector": {
        "id": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
        "description": "NetApp Connector",
        "type": {
          "id": "filesystem",
          "name": "File System"
        },
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "workflow": {
        "id": "accd3396-4820-8932-80a6-f57191283d98",
        "description": "My workflow",
        "type": "connector",
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "priority": "medium",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "GE",
        "FR"
      ],
      "checksum": "499207DDF2E673B3B33D74566D7457B5",
      "crawl": {
        "manager": "manager_192.168.188.55:50505//AAABc8Mnl84=",
        "mode": "full",
        "phase": "crawlStart",
        "state": "running",
        "start": 1596707252548,
        "next": 1596707252548
      },
   	  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
    },
    {
      "id": "5d0b35d5-c946-44e7-9be5-97c9ad9036a3",
      "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
      "connector": {
        "id": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
        "description": "NetApp Connector",
        "type": {
          "id": "filesystem",
          "name": "File System"
        },
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "workflow": {
        "id": "accd3396-4820-8932-80a6-f57191283d98",
        "description": "Stager Workflow",
        "type": "connector",
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "priority": "medium",
      "checksum": "5647E40827A6C09CBA868294BB437CE5",
      "crawl": {
        "phase": "idle",
        "state": "never"
      },
 	  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
    }
  ]
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success

Section

Get

a single seed

all seeds, filtered

Lists seeds configured in the Aspire, filtered by a specified criteriaGet information about a single seed configured in Aspire

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GET POST /aspire/_api/seeds/:idgetAll

Path Query String Parameters

idstring

Name	Type	Required	Description
from	integer	RequiredOptional	The id of the seed to return

Response

Indicates the initial page to be retrieved
size	integer	Optional	Specifies the size of results page
sortBy	string	Optional	Field by which results are sorted
sortMode	string	Optional	Sort mode "asc" for ascending sort, "desc" for descending sort
$expand	string	Optional	List of fields to expand, * will expand everything

Body Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
filter	JSON	Required	Filters retrieved seeds. Check the filter definition here

Response

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{
  "seed": {
    "id": "191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5",
    "connector": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
 [
    {
      "priorityid": "medium191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5",
      "checksumdescription": "499207DDF2E673B3B33D74566D7457B52500 test",
      "crawlseed": {"c:\\testdata\\2500",
      "managerconnector": "manager_192.168.188.55:50505//AAABc8Mnl84=",{
        "modeid": "fullaccd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
        "phasedescription": "crawlStartNetApp Connector",
        "statetype": {
          "id": "runningfilesystem",
          "startname": 1596707252548"File System"
        },
	"properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
  }
}

Status

Response code Description

200 Success

404 The given seed id was not found

"created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "workflow": {
        "id": "accd3396-4820-8932-80a6-f57191283d98",
        "description": "My workflow",
        "type": "connector",
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "priority": "medium",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "GE",
        "FR"
      ],
      "checksum": "499207DDF2E673B3B33D74566D7457B5",
      "crawl": {
        "manager": "manager_192.168.188.55:50505//AAABc8Mnl84=",
        "mode": "full",
        "phase": "crawlStart",
        "state": "running",
        "start": 1596707252548,
        "next": 1596707252548
      },
   	  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
    },
    {
      "id": "5d0b35d5-c946-44e7-9be5-97c9ad9036a3",
      "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
      "connector": {
        "id": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
        "description": "NetApp Connector",
        "type": {
          "id": "filesystem",
          "name": "File System"
        },
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "workflow": {
        "id": "accd3396-4820-8932-80a6-f57191283d98",
        "description": "Stager Workflow",
        "type": "connector",
        "created": 1596707252548,
        "updated": 1596707252548 
      },
      "priority": "medium",
      "checksum": "5647E40827A6C09CBA868294BB437CE5",
      "crawl": {
        "phase": "idle",
        "state": "never"
      },
 	  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
    }
  ]
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success

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Get a single seed

Get information about a single seed configured in Aspire

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GET /aspire/_api/seeds/:id

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	The id of the seed to return

Response

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{
  "seed": {
    "id": "191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5",
    "connector": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
    "priority": "medium",
    "checksum": "499207DDF2E673B3B33D74566D7457B5",
    "crawl": {
      "manager": "manager_192.168.188.55:50505//AAABc8Mnl84=",
      "mode": "full",
      "phase": "crawlStart",
      "state": "running",
      "start": 1596707252548
    },
	"properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object } 
  }
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	The given seed id was not found

POST /aspire/_api/seeds { "

Section

Add seeds

Add

Section

Add seeds

Add one or more seeds to Aspire

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds

Request Body Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
seed	string	Required	The url/path indicating the content to crawl
type	string	Required	The type of connector to use for this seed (may be omitted if connector is specified)
connector	string	Required	The identifier of the connector configuration to use for this seed (may be omitted if type is specified)
description	string	Optional	An optional description of the seed
credential	string	Optional	An optional id of the credential to use for this seed
policy	string	Optional	An optional list of the policy identifiers to use for this seed
workflow	string	Optional	An optional list of the workflow identifiers to use for this seed

Examples

Add a single seed

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seed

": "c:\\testdata\\2500", "type": "filesystem" }

ExampleAdd multiple seeds

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds
[{
  "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
  "type": "filesystem"
},
{
  "seed": "c:\\testdata\\250000",
  "connector": "connector_1",
  "description": "250,000 files",
  "credential": "cred_1",
  "policy": "policy_1",
  "workflow": ["workflow_1","workflow_99"]
}]

Response

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{
  "seed": [{
    "id": "5d0b35d5-c946-44e7-9be5-97c9ad9036a3",
    "connector": "accd3396-6004-47c9-80a6-d6ae283878f5",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
    "priority": "medium",
    "checksum": "5647E40827A6C09CBA868294BB437CE5",
    "crawl": {
      "phase": "idle",
      "state": "never"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "5d0b35d5-c946-44e7-9be5-97c9ad9036a3",
    "connector": "connector_1",
    "description": "250,000 files",
    "credential": "cred_1",
    "policy": "policy_1",
    "workflow": ["workflow_1","workflow_99"]
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\25000",
    "priority": "medium",
    "checksum": "5647E40827A6C09CBA868294BB437CE5",
    "crawl": {
      "phase": "idle",
      "state": "never"
    }
  }, 
  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object }]
}

Status

Response code	Description
201	Created
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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Update seeds

Update one or more seeds in Aspire.

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PUT /aspire/_api/seeds/:id

PUT /aspire/_api/seeds

Request Body Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	The identifier of the seed to update
seed	string	Required	The url / path indicating the content to crawl
type	string	Required	The type of connector to use for this seed (may be omitted if connector is specified)
connector	string	Required	The identifier of the connector configuration to use for this seed (may be omitted if type is specified)
description	string	Optional	An optional description of the seed
credential	string	Optional	An optional id of the credential to use for this seed
policy	string	Optional	An optional list of the policy identifiers to use for this seed
workflow	string	Optional	An optional list of the workflow identifiers to use for this seed

Examples

Update a single seedExample

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PUT /aspire/_api/seeds/AAABcID5GBc%3D
{
  "AAABcID5GBc=": {
    "id": "AAABcID5GBc=",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500",
    "type": "filesystem"
}

Update multiple seeds

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PUT /aspire/_api/seeds
{
  },
  "AAABcID5GBcAAABcIueWUc=": {
    "id": "AAABcID5GBcAAABcIueWUc=",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500250000",
    "connector": "connector_1",
    "description": "250,000 files",
    "typecredential": "filesystem"
  }cred_1",
  "AAABcIueWUc=": {
    "idpolicy": "AAABcIueWUc=policy_1",
    "seedworkflow": ["workflow_1","workflow_99"]
  }
}

Response

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{
  "seed": [{"c:\\testdata\\250000",
    "connector": "connector_1",
    "descriptionid": "250,000 filesAAABcID5GBc=",
    "credentialseed": "cred_1c:\\testdata\\2500",
    "policytype": "policy_1filesystem",
    "workflowstatus": ["workflow_1","workflow_99"]N"
   }
}

Response

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,
   {
   "seed": [{ "id": "AAABcIueWUc=",
    "idtype": "AAABcID5GBc=filesystem",
    "seed": "c:\\testdata\\2500250000",
    "typeconnector": "filesystemconnector_1",
    "statusdescription": "N"
   }250,000 files",
   {
    "idcredential": "AAABcIueWUc=cred_1",
    "typepolicy": "filesystempolicy_1",
    "seedworkflow": "c:\\testdata\\250000",["workflow_1","workflow_99"]
    "connectorstatus": "connector_1N",
  },
  "descriptionproperties": "250,000 files",
    "credential": "cred_1",
    "policy": "policy_1",
    "workflow": ["workflow_1","workflow_99"]
    "status": "N"
  },
  "properties": { This will be a dynamic JSON object }]
}{ This will be a dynamic JSON object }]
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	Not found - a given seed identifier was not found
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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Delete multiple seeds, filtered

Delete multiple seeds from Aspire, filtered by a specified criteria

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/deleteAll

Body Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
filter	JSON	Required	Filters retrieved seeds. Check the filter definition here

Response

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{
  "message": "optional response message"
}

See Response Body for details regrading the response body returned where multiple items are affected with some (or all) returning errors

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	Not found - a given seed credential identifier was not found
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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Delete

seeds

single seed

Delete one or more seeds from Aspire.

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DELETE /aspire/_api/seeds/:id

DELETE /aspire/_api/seeds

Path and Query String Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	The identifier(s) of the seed(s) to delete

ExamplesExample

Delete a single seed

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DELETE /aspire/_api/seeds/AAABcID5GBc%3D

Delete multiple seeds

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DELETE /aspire/_api/seeds?id=AAABcID5GBc=&id=AAABcIueWUc=

Response

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{
  "message": "optional response message"
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	Not found - a given seed identifier was not found
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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Crawl control

Start, stop, pause and resume crawls of one or more seeds.

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/:id/control

POST /aspire/_api/seeds/control

Path, Query String and Request Body Objects

Name

Type

Required

Description

id

string

Required

The identifier(s) of the seed(s) to control

action

string

Optional

The action to perform:

start
stop
pause
resume
abort

Defaults to start if not specified

type

string

Optional

The type of crawl to start:

incremental
full
test

Defaults to incremental if not specified

Examples

Starts an incremental crawl for a single seed

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5/control

Starts an full crawl for a single seed

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5/control?action=start&type=full

Pauses a crawl for a single seed

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/191283d9-183e-4820-8932-32b1fa07d2d5/control?action=pause-8932-32b1fa07d2d5/control?action=pause

Starts a crawl for multiple seeds

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POST /aspire/_api/seeds/control
[{
  "id": "AAABcID5GBc="
},
{
  "id": "AAABcIueWUc="
}]

Starts a crawl for multiple seeds (alternative)

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POSTPUT /aspire/_api/seeds/control
[{
  "id": ["AAABcID5GBc=", "AAABcIueWUc="]
},

Response

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{
  "idmessage": "AAABcIueWUc="
}]

Starts a crawl for multiple seeds (alternative)

optional response message"
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	Not found - a given seed identifier was not found
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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Re-balance seed allocation

Allows an administrator to manually re-balance the seed to manager allocation for active crawls

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POST

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PUT

/aspire/_api/seeds/control

{ "id": ["AAABcID5GBc=", "AAABcIueWUc="] }

/rebalance

Response

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{
  "message": "optional response message"
}

Status

Response code	Description
200	Success
404	Not found - a given seed identifier was not found
406	Not acceptable - there was an issue validating the input

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The given batch id was not found

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