Thanks Knut - but documentation doesn't specify the API endpoint, or how you specify the metadata object type (it is a drop-down in import/export app).
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 16:37 Knut Staring <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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