Download Application Snapshot (v2)

REST Resource

POST /interop/rest/v2/files/download

Table 2-215 Tasks for Download Application Snapshot

Task	Request	REST Resource
Initiate download	POST	/interop/rest/v2/files/download
Status of compression of file	GET	/interop/rest/v2/status/download/<JOB-ID>
Download link	GET	/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>
Deletion of temporary file (Applicable to snapshots)	DELETE	/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>

Request

Supported Media Types: application/json

Table 2-216 Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Required	Default
fileName	Application snapshot name or to download (for example, "Artifact Snapshot").	Payload	Yes	None

Response

Supported Media Types: application/json

Response Header

fileExtension:This will have the file extension that can be used to create a file locally. Can contain values such as zip or csv.

Table 2-217 Parameters

Attribute	Description
details	In case of errors, details are published with the error string
status	See Migration Status Codes
links	Detailed information about the link
href	Links to API call
action	The HTTP call type
rel	Possible value: self
data	Parameters as key value pairs passed in the request

Example of Downloading with Postman

To download a file named <SNAPSHOT-NAME>.zip, select Basic Authorization header for all the requests.

Example URL and Payload to Initiate Download

Request Method: POST

Supported Media Types: application/json

https://<BASE URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download

{
    "fileName": "<SNAPSHOT-NAME>.zip"
}

Example Response 1

{
    "details": null,
    "status": -1,
    "links": [
        {
            "href": " https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download",
            "action": "POST",
            "rel": "self",
            "data": null
        },
        {
            "href": " https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/status/download/<JOB-ID>",
            "action": "GET",
            "rel": "Job Status",
            "data": null
        }
    ]
}

Sample cURL command

curl -X POST -s -u '<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>' -o response.txt -D respHeader.txt -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d
'{"fileName":"<SNAPSHOT-NAME>.zip"}' 'https:///interop/rest/v2/files/download'

Example URL for Status of Compression File

Request Method: GET

Supported Media Types: application/json

https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/status/download/<JOB-ID>

Example Response 2

{
    "details": null,
    "status": 0,
    "items": null,
    "links": [
        {
            "href": " https://<BASE URL>/v2/status/download/<JOB-ID>",
            "action": "GET",
            "rel": "self",
            "data": null
        },
        {
            "href": "https://<BASE URL>/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>",
            "action": "GET",
            "rel": "Download link",
            "data": null
        }
    ]
}

Sample cURL command

curl -X GET -s -u '<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>' -o response.txt -D respHeader.txt -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
'https://<BASE URL>/interop/rest/v2/status/download/<JOB-ID>'

Example URL and Payload for Download Link

Request method: POST

Supported Media Types: application/json

https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>

Example Response 3

After receiving the response, if the content type is application/json, then there would be an error on the server and refer to details. Otherwise, if it’s application/octet-stream, then the content to be downloaded is part of the response and can read from the response body.

Sample cURL command

curl -X GET -s -u '<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>' -o <SNAPSHOT-NAME>.zip -D respHeader.txt -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 
'https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>'

Example URL and Payload for Deletion of Temporary File

Request method: DELETE

Supported Media Types: application/json

https://<BASE URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>

Example Response 4

{
    "details": null,
    "status": 0,
    "links": [
        {
            "href": " https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>",
            "action": "DELETE",
            "rel": "self",
            "data": null
        }
    ]
}

Sample cURL command

curl -X DELETE -s -u '<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>' -o response.txt -D respHeader.txt -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 
'https://<BASE-URL>/interop/rest/v2/files/download/<JOB-ID>'