Data Manager API

POST Add Columns

This request adds columns to the specified Data Manager table.

Resource URL

https://www.mapquestapi.com/datamanager/v2/add-columns

Resource Information

Response Formats	JSON, XML
Authentication	Yes (Requires Key)
Rate Limited	Yes

Request Parameters

Request Parameter	Description	Required
key String	A unique key to authorize use of the API.	Yes
inFormat String	Specifies the format of the json/xml parameter. Must be one of the following, if supplied: json xml Default = json	No
outFormat String	Specifies the format of the response. Must be one of the following, if supplied: json xml Default = json	No

Body Parameters

Name	Description	Required
clientId String	This is the ClientID associated with the API Key.	Yes
password String	This is the registry password associated with the API Key.	Yes
tableName String	The name of the table	Yes
name String	The name of the column	Yes
type String	The type of the column. See get-column-types function to see a list of supported column types	Yes
isPublic Boolean	This parameter will return names and column information for tables that have been made public. The default value is false.	No

Example Request

POST https://www.mapquestapi.com/datamanager/v2/add-columns?key=KEY&inFormat=json&outFormat=json

Example Request Body

JSON

{
    "clientId": "CLIENT_ID",
    "password": "REGISTRY_PASSWORD",
    "tableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "columns": [
        {
            "name": "NAME",
            "type": "TYPE",
            "isPublic": true
        },
        {
           ...
        }
    ]
}

XML

<datamanager>
    <clientId>CLIENT_ID</clientId>
    <password>REGISTRY_PASSWORD</password>
    <tableName>TABLENAME</tableName>
    <columns>
        <column>
            <name>NAME</name>
            <type>TYPE</type>
            <isPublic>true</isPublic>
        </column>
        ...
    </columns>
</datamanager>

Example Response

JSON

{
    "tableName": "mqap.[TABLENAME]",
    "columns": [
        {
            "name": "...",
            "type": "...",
            "isPublic": "..."
        }
    ]
}

XML

<tableName>mqap.TABLENAME</tableName>
<columns>
    <column>
        <name>...</name>
        <type>...</type>
        <isPublic>...</isPublic>
    </column>
</columns>