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Thing routes: create, get, list

The Thing Verbs create, get, list as api.sb routes, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.

Reference for Thing, one group of Thing routes.

Thing.create

Creates a Thing. Verb page.

Text
POST /{namespace}/things

Body, as JSON: the inputs. Emits Thing.created.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
idstringThe stable identifier, which never changes.
typelist of NounThe Nouns this Thing is an instance of.
outsidejsonThe ids this Thing has in outside tools, one per Integration, so a re-run matches instead of duplicating.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
thingThingrequiredThe Thing.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl -X POST https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id":"thing_8ds0r9vvRl"}'
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app",
  "thing": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl",
    "$type": "Thing",
    "id": "Example id",
    "type": [
      "noun_v0akLUrXCN"
    ]
  },
  "action": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/actions/act_br07HsG8MG",
    "operation": "Thing.create",
    "status": "done"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/actions/act_br07HsG8MG"
  }
}

Thing.get

Returns one Thing by id. Verb page.

Text
GET /{namespace}/things/{id}

Path: id. Query: the other inputs. Reads only: it emits no Event.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
idstringrequiredThe id of the Thing.
atstringA time or Version name: the record as it stood then. Unset: as it stands now.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
thingThingrequiredThe Thing.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app",
  "$type": "Thing",
  "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl",
  "thing": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl",
    "$type": "Thing",
    "id": "Example id",
    "type": [
      "noun_v0akLUrXCN"
    ]
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl",
    "up": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things"
  },
  "actions": {
    "relate": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl/relate",
    "restore": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl/restore",
    "share": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl/share"
  }
}

Thing.list

Returns Things, newest first, one page at a time. Verb page.

Text
GET /{namespace}/things

Query: the inputs. Reads only: it emits no Event.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
limitintegerAt most this many records, up to 100. The default is 20.
afterstringThe cursor from the previous page.
wherestringA filter over the properties, such as paidAt = null and total.amount > 500.
sortstringProperties to sort by, comma-separated; a leading minus sorts descending.
totalbooleanTrue adds the match count as meta.total, exact up to 10,000 matches and estimated above.
facetsstringProperties to count by value, comma-separated, returned as meta.facets.
fieldsstringProperties to return on each record, comma-separated; $id and $type always return.
includestringRelated records to embed in place of their URLs, comma-separated.
depthintegerHow many levels of related records to embed. The default is 1.
qstringWords to match across the text properties, ranked by relevance.
matchstringRanks the search by words, or meaning; words is the default.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
thingslist of ThingrequiredOne page of Things.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things?limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app",
  "$type": "Thing",
  "things": [
    {
      "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things/thing_8ds0r9vvRl",
      "$type": "Thing",
      "id": "Example id",
      "type": [
        "noun_v0akLUrXCN"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "limit": 20,
    "after": "thing_8ds0r9vvRl"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things?limit=20",
    "next": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/things?after=thing_8ds0r9vvRl"
  }
}

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