This operation deletes the content of a data source from Data Cube. The data source itself is not deleted using this API. To completely remove a data source and its content from Data Cube, see Delete Data Source from Data Cube (REST API: POST).
Request
Syntax
POST <webservice>/dcube/deletedata/{datasourceId}?softdelete=true HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: <authentication token>where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.
For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.
Request Parameters
Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
datasourceId | The data source ID for the data source whose content is to be deleted. If the data source ID is not known, use the View Data Sources and Properties (REST API: GET)to retrieve it. | Yes |
deletequery | Delete the content of the data source based on a query. | No |
Request Headers
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Host | The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request. |
Accept | The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml. |
Authtoken | The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication. |
Examples
Sample Request
GET <webservice>/dcube/deletedata/4218?softdelete=true HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8Sample Response
<DM2ContentIndexing_Error />