To create new saved searches and modify existing saved searches, use the /pathways/api/savedsearch interfaces.

• To retrieve the list of existing saved searches, use GET /pathways/api/savedsearches.
• To retrieve details about a specific saved search, use GET /pathways/api/savedsearch/[id]. For details, see Retrieving Data Using the Pathways API.
• To create a new saved search, use POST /pathways/api/savedsearch/new. For example, the request below creates a new saved search for “gravity”.

  POST /pathways/api/savedsearch/new
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207329770|lKh5QpON3TQykMZ3a2x4ygh6Drs=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <soc:PSavedSearchesList xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">
    <savedSearch>
  <created>2007-10-09T16:58:16.593-07:00</created>
  <dailyEmail>true</dailyEmail>
  <ownerId>PTPORTAL:1:1</ownerId>
  <queryString>Gravity</queryString>
  <rssFormat>false</rssFormat>
    </savedSearch>
  </soc:PSavedSearchesList>
  

  The response confirms that the saved search was created and includes the details passed in the request.

  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
  <soc:PSavedSearchesList xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">
      <savedSearch>
          <created>2007-10-09T16:58:16.593-07:00</created>
          <dailyEmail>true</dailyEmail>
          <ownerId>PTPORTAL:1:1</ownerId>
          <queryString>Gravity</queryString>
          <rssFormat>false</rssFormat>
      </savedSearch>
  </soc:PSavedSearchesList>
  

• To modify an existing saved search, use PUT /pathways/api/savedsearch/[id] as shown in the example request below.

  PUT /pathways/api/savedsearch/8aa28973157e6c3901157e74bab70001
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207331374|2/XMqYsZj6DwW5b220VWnB2o4S8=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <soc:PSavedSearchesList xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">
    <savedSearch>
  <created>2007-10-09T16:58:16.593-07:00</created>
  <dailyEmail>true</dailyEmail>
  <ownerId>PTPORTAL:1:1</ownerId>
  <queryString>New Search Target</queryString>
  <rssFormat>false</rssFormat>
    </savedSearch>
  </soc:PSavedSearchesList>
  

  If the update was successful, the response code will be HTTP 202 Accepted. As with creating a new saved search, the response also includes the details passed in the request.
• To delete an existing saved search, use DELETE /pathways/api/savedsearch/[id]. There is no need to include details about the saved search, as shown in the example request below.

  DELETE /pathways/api/savedsearch/8aa28973191a6c1701191a6d903f0001
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207330372|Ybc8ZmBc8vd7svvaa39CzZ5lp18=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  

  If the delete was successful, the response code will be HTTP 202 Accepted. The response also includes details about the saved search that was deleted, including the creation date.