Geckoboard

Geckoboard Datasets API

Manage dataset schemas and records

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Operations 4

PUT /datasets/{id} Find or create a dataset #
DELETE /datasets/{id} Delete a dataset #
POST /datasets/{id}/data Append data to a dataset #
PUT /datasets/{id}/data Replace all dataset data #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

geckoboard-datasets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Geckoboard Datasets API
  description: 'REST API for pushing custom data into Geckoboard for use on dashboards.

    Supports creating datasets with typed schemas, appending records,

    and full data replacement. Authentication uses HTTP Basic auth with a

    Geckoboard API key as the username and an empty password.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Geckoboard Developer Documentation
    url: https://developer.geckoboard.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.geckoboard.com
  description: Production
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Datasets
  description: Manage dataset schemas and records
paths:
  /datasets/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasetId'
    put:
      tags:
      - Datasets
      summary: Find or create a dataset
      description: Creates a dataset with the supplied schema, or returns the existing dataset if it already exists.
      operationId: findOrCreateDataset
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetSchema'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataset created or found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetSchema'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Datasets
      summary: Delete a dataset
      operationId: deleteDataset
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataset deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /datasets/{id}/data:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasetId'
    post:
      tags:
      - Datasets
      summary: Append data to a dataset
      description: Appends up to 500 records to the dataset, merging with existing rows.
      operationId: appendData
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataPayload'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data appended
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
    put:
      tags:
      - Datasets
      summary: Replace all dataset data
      description: Deletes all existing data in the dataset and writes the new records.
      operationId: replaceData
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataPayload'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data replaced
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: Request validation failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    DataPayload:
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          maxItems: 500
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
    Field:
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      - name
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - string
          - number
          - date
          - datetime
          - money
          - percentage
          - duration
        name:
          type: string
        optional:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        currency_code:
          type: string
          description: ISO 4217 currency code, required for money fields
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
    DatasetSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        fields:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
        unique_by:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
  parameters:
    DatasetId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Identifier of the dataset
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic with the Geckoboard API key as the username and empty password.