It is possible: https://docs.dhis2.org/master/en/developer/html/webapi_csv_metadata_import.html
Knut On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 2:31 PM Vladimer Shioshvili <vshioshv...@gmail.com> wrote: > Leke, > > While it's good to use --data-binary, in your curl calls in both examples, > you are missing -H switch in front of the content type (look at the example > Knut provided), which makes it default to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. > Make sure you include -H; > > Knut (and others), Leke's original question mentioned dataElements, and it > got me looking too, and i noticed that while the documentation talks about > columns for the metadata csv content, it never gives the API endpoints for > importing metadata using CSV. Is that even possible? There are classes to > handle it in the code, and I know import/export app does it (i've used it), > but what about API? > > Vlad > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:45 AM Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Leke, according to the link I sent you have to use --data-binary as in >> this request: >> >> curl --data-binary @datavalueset.csv >> "https://play.dhis2.org/demo/24/api/dataValueSets"; >> -H "Content-Type:application/csv" -u admin:district -v >> >> Knut >> >> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:35 AM Olaleke Seweje <sewejeolal...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Knut, I tried with dataValueSets and got exactly the same error. >>> Below is what my curl request looked like. >>> >>> curl -d @file.name.csv "http://myHostName/api/26/dataValueSets"; -X POST >>> "Content-Type: application/csv" -u username:password >>> >>> >>> *The result* >>> >>> >>> {"httpStatus":"Unsupported Media >>> Type","httpStatusCode":415,"status":"ERROR","message":"Content type >>> 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' not supported"}curl: (6) Could not >>> resolve host: Content-Type >>> >>> >>> Please what do I need to look into again? >>> >>> Is the format of the curl request correct? >>> >>> Is there something I need to set on my DHIS instance to make it support >>> such operations? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:21 AM Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Leke, are you sending METADATA or DATA VALUES? >>>> >>>> If the latter, you need to use dataValueSets: >>>> >>>> https://docs.dhis2.org/master/en/developer/html/webapi_data_values.html#webapi_sending_data_values >>>> >>>> Knut >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:58 AM Olaleke Seweje <sewejeolal...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to upload data via CURL as specified in the dev docs - 1.9.2. >>>>> Creating >>>>> and updating objects. My request is as follows: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> curl -d @file._name.csv "http://myHostName/api/26/dataElements"; -X >>>>> POST "Content-Type: application/csv" -u username:password >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *The response I got was * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> {"httpStatus":"Unsupported Media >>>>> Type","httpStatusCode":415,"status":"ERROR","message":"Content type >>>>> 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' not supported"}curl: (6) Could not >>>>> resolve host: Content-Type >>>>> >>>>> I have tried content type text/csv as well but got similar results. >>>>> >>>>> My questions >>>>> 1. Is my endpoint http://myHostName/api/26/dataElements the correct >>>>> one for uploading data values via API? >>>>> >>>>> 2. Is the request format correct? >>>>> >>>>> 3. Is there something I need to set on my DHIS instance to make it >>>>> support such operations? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your help. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Leke Seweje >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>> Post to : dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Knut Staring >>>> >>>> Department of Information, Evidence and Research >>>> World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland >>>> Office: +41 22 791 3683 Mob1: +33 6 4434 2931 Mob2: +47 9188 0522 >>>> Skype: knutstar >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Leke Seweje >>> >> >> >> -- >> Knut Staring >> >> Department of Information, Evidence and Research >> World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland >> Office: +41 22 791 3683 Mob1: +33 6 4434 2931 Mob2: +47 9188 0522 >> Skype: knutstar >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > -- Knut Staring Department of Information, Evidence and Research World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland Office: +41 22 791 3683 Mob1: +33 6 4434 2931 Mob2: +47 9188 0522 Skype: knutstar
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