cURL Examples

cURL Examples

// login as an admin - POST to /system/admin/session

• Use returned session_token as X-DreamFactory-Session-Token header in subsequent calls

curl -i -k -3 -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/system/admin/session" \
 -d '{ "email" : "[email protected]", "password" : "pass123" }' \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json"

// login as a user - POST to /user/session

• Use returned session_token as X-DreamFactory-Session-Token header in subsequent calls

curl -i -k -3 -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/user/session" \
 -d '{ "email" : "[email protected]", "password" : "pass123" }' \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json"

// get all records from table named todo

curl -i -k -3 -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/db/_table/todo" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Api-Key: <api key for app in the apps tab>" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>"

// create new todo

curl -i -k -3 -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/db/_table/todo" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Api-Key: <api key for app in the apps tab>" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"resource":[{ "name" : "curl todo", "complete" : false }]}'

// update todo with id = 1

curl -i -k -3 -X PATCH "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/db/_table/todo/1" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Api-Key: <api key for app in the apps tab>" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "complete" : true }'

// delete todo with id = 1

curl -i -k -3 -X DELETE "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/db/_table/todo/1" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Api-Key: <api key for app in the apps tab>" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>"

// logout as an admin - DELETE /system/admin/session

curl -i -k -3 -X DELETE "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/system/admin/session" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>"

// logout as a user - DELETE /user/session

curl -i -k -3 -X DELETE "http://localhost:8080/api/v2/user/session" \
  -H "X-DreamFactory-Session-Token: <session token from login response>"