REST API v2.0 changelog

REST API v2.0 changelog

This changelog lists the features and enhancements introduced in REST API v2.0. For a complete list of ThoughtSpot Everywhere features and enhancements, see What’s New.

Version 9.7.0, November 2023🔗

Version Control APIs🔗

This release introduces the following enhancements to the Version Control API endpoints:

Git connection creation and update APIs🔗

The POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/create and POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/update API endpoints include the following enhancements:

New parameters

  • commit_branch_name
    Allows configuring a commit branch for Git connections on your ThoughtSpot instance. ThoughtSpot recommends using commit_branch_name instead of default_branch_name in the API calls to prevent users from committing changes to the default deployment branch.

  • configuration_branch_name
    Allows configuring a separate Git branch for storing and maintaining configuration files, such as GUID mapping and commit tracking files. If the configuration_branch_name property is defined, the guid_mapping_branch_name parameter is not required.

Modified parameters

The enable_guid_mapping parameter is enabled by default.

Separate branches for Orgs

If you are using Orgs and want to move content between these Orgs using version control APIs, ensure that you set a separate Git branch for each Org. If two Orgs are connected to the same Git repository_url, the POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/create and POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/update API endpoints do not support configuring the same branch name for these Orgs.

Deprecation notice

The default_branch_name and guid_mapping_branch_name parameters will be deprecated from version 10.0.0.cl and later releases.

For more information, see Connect your ThoughtSpot environment to the Git repository.

Commit API🔗

The POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/branches/commit API endpoint allows the following new attribute in the request body:

  • delete_aware

    When set to true, the system runs a check between the objects and files in the Git branch and destination environment or Org. If an object exists in the Git branch, but not the destination environment or Org, it will be deleted from the Git branch during the commit operation.

For more information, see Commit files.

Deploy API🔗

Note the following changes:

  • The branch_name attribute is now mandatory in the POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/commits/deploy API requests. Ensure that you specify the name of the Git branch from which the commits can be picked and deployed on the destination environment or Org.

  • After a successful deployment, a tracking file is generated with the commit_id and saved in the Git branch that is used for storing configuration files. The commit_id recorded in the tracking file is used for comparing changes when new commits are pushed in the subsequent API calls.

For more information, see Deploy commits.

User API🔗

The following new API endpoints are introduced for user account management:

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/activate
    Activates an inactive user account.

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/deactivate
    Deactivates a user account.

Support for sorting of columns at runtime🔗

The following data API endpoints now support runtime sorting of columns:

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/searchdata

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/metadata/liveboard/data

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/metadata/answer/data

For more information, see Runtime sorting of columns.

Version 9.6.0.cl, October 2023🔗

New API endpoints🔗

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/customization/custom-actions/search
    Gets custom action objects

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/customization/custom-actions
    Creates a custom action

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/customization/custom-actions/{custom_action_identifier}/update
    Updates the properties of a custom action object.

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/customization/custom-actions/{custom_action_identifier}/delete
    Deletes a custom action

SDK for TypeScript🔗

ThoughtSpot provides TypeScript SDK to help client applications call REST APIs using TypeScript. You can download the SDK from the NPM site.

Version 9.5.0.cl, September 2023🔗

New API endpoints for Role-Based Access Control Beta🔗

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/roles/search
    Gets details of role objects available in the ThoughtSpot system.

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/roles/create
    Creates a role and assigns privileges

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/roles/{role_identifier}/update
    Updates the properties of a given role

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/roles/{role_identifier}/delete
    Removes a role object from the ThoughtSpot system

For more information, see Role-based access control.

Note

The roles APIs work only if the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Beta feature is enabled on your instance. The RBAC feature is turned off by default. To enable this feature, contact ThoughtSpot Support.

Enhancements and API modifications🔗

Support for runtime parameter overrides

The following data and report API endpoints support applying runtime parameter overrides:

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/searchdata

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/metadata/liveboard/data

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/metadata/answer/data

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/report/liveboard

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/report/answer

Git integration support for Orgs

The Version Control API endpoints support using Orgs as disparate deployment environments. You can create separate Orgs for dev, staging, and prod and integrate these environments with a GitHub repo.

For more information, see Git integration and version control.

Response code change BREAKING CHANGE🔗

The following endpoints now return the 204 response code instead of 200. The 204 code doesn’t return a response body. This change may affect your current implementation, so we recommend that you update your code to avoid issues.

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/{user_identifier}/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/{user_identifier}/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/change-password

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/reset-password

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/users/force-logout

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/groups/{group_identifier}/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/groups/{group_identifier}/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/metadata/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/orgs/{org_identifier}/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/orgs/{org_identifier}/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/{schedule_identifier}/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/{schedule_identifier}/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/security/metadata/assign

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/security/metadata/share

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/system/config-update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/tags/{tag_identifier}/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/tags/{tag_identifier}/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/tags/assign

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/tags/unassign

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/auth/session/login

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/auth/session/logout

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/auth/token/revoke

Version 9.4.0.cl, August 2023🔗

API endpoints to schedule and manage Liveboard jobs🔗

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/create
    Creates a scheduled job for a Liveboard

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/{schedule_identifier}/update
    Updates a scheduled job

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/search
    Gets a list of Liveboard jobs configured on a ThoughtSpot instance

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/schedules/{schedule_identifier}/delete
    Deletes a scheduled job.

For more information, see REST API v2.0 Reference.

API to fetch authentication token🔗

The GET /api/rest/2.0/auth/session/token API endpoint fetches the current authentication token used by the currently logged-in user.

Version Control API enhancements🔗

  • The following Version Control API endpoints support generating and maintaining a GUID mapping file on a Git branch connected to a ThoughtSpot instance:

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/create

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/update

User and group API enhancements🔗

  • The POST /api/rest/2.0/users/{user_identifier}/update and POST /api/rest/2.0/groups/{group_identifier}/update support specifying the type of operation API request. For example, if you are removing a property of a user or group object, you can specify the operation type as REMOVE in the API request.

  • The POST /api/rest/2.0/users/{user_identifier}/update allows you to define locale settings, preferences, and other properties for a user object.

Version 9.3.0.cl, June 2023🔗

The following Version Control Beta API endpoints are now available for the lifecycle management of content on your deployment environments:

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/search

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/commits/search

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/create

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/update

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/config/delete

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/branches/commit

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/commits/{commit_id}/revert

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/branches/validate

  • POST /api/rest/2.0/vcs/git/commits/deploy

For more information, see Version control and Git integration.

Version 9.2.0.cl, May 2023🔗

New endpoints

  • System

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/system/config-update
      Updates system configuration

    • GET /api/rest/2.0/system/config-overrides
      Gets system configuration overrides

  • Connections

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/create
      Creates a data connection

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/search
      Gets a list of data connections

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/update
      Updates a data connection

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/connection/delete
      Deletes a data connection

Enhancements

  • Support for runtime filters and runtime sorting of columns
    The following REST API v2.0 endpoints support applying runtime filters and sorting column data:

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/report/liveboard

    • POST /api/rest/2.0/report/answer

  • Search users by their favorites

    The /api/rest/2.0/users/search API endpoint allows searching users by their favorite objects and home Liveboard setting.

  • Ability to log in to a specific Org

    The /api/rest/2.0/auth/session/login API endpoint now allows ThoughtSpot users to log in to a specific Org context.

Version 9.0.0.cl, February 2023🔗

The ThoughtSpot Cloud 9.0.0.cl release introduces the REST API v2.0 endpoints and Playground. For information about REST API v2.0 endpoints and Playground, see the following articles: