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POST https://dev-api.bentley.com/grouping-and-mapping/datasources/imodel-mappings/extractions

Run extraction of data from an iModel. This operation has two optional request body parameters: changesetId and ecInstanceIds. If ecInstanceIds are provided, only the ECInstances specified will be extracted. You can provide changesetId to run the extraction on a specific changeset.

If you do not provide the optional request body parameters:

  • latest changeset will be used for extraction
  • all ECInstances will be extracted that are selected by the group queries

Extraction Triggers & Configuration

Mappings can be configured with extractionEnabled set to true or false. true means that extractions will be automatically executed for the given mapping when a ChangesetGroup is completed (see ChangesetGroupCompletedEvent). Note: Multiple ChangesetGroups can be completed for a single Synchronization job which will result in multiple automatic extractions.

If extractionEnabled is set to false, the automatic extractions are disabled. However, extractions can still be executed for a specific mapping manually using the Run Extraction operation and the mappings request body parameter. To have a better control over extractions, it is recommended to set extractionEnabled to false and manually trigger an extraction when a mapping's extracted data is stale and needs to be refreshed.

Notes

Data will not be extracted for a mapping if that mapping was already extracted from a newer changeset. If you wish to "go back in time" with a mapping and extract data from an older changeset, you will need to copy the mapping and run extraction on the copy.

Authentication

Requires Authorization header with valid Bearer token for scope itwin-platform.

For more documentation on authorization and how to get access token visit OAUTH2 Authorization page.

Authorization

User must have imodels_write permission(s) assigned at the iTwin level. iModel specific permissions may also be applied at the iModel level if iModel level permissions are enabled.

Alternatively the user should be an Organization Administrator for the Organization that owns a given iTwin or iModel.

An Organization Administrator must have at least one of the following roles assigned in User Management: Account Administrator, Co-Administrator, or CONNECT Services Administrator. For more information about User Management please visit our Bentley Communities Licensing, Cloud, and Web Services wiki page.

Rate limits

All iTwin Platform API operations have a rate limit. For more documentation on that visit Rate limits and quotas page.

"Try it out" Limitations

When you run an Extraction with the "Try it out" function on a mapping that was created or modified by using the "Try it out" function, you are limited to 100 extracted rows for each group. Mapping modification is any POST/DELETE/PATCH/PUT request to any endpoint with the tag "Mappings" or if the URL contains {mappingId}.

Request headers

Name
Required?
Description
Authorization
Yes

OAuth access token with itwin-platform scope

Accept
Yes

Setting to application/vnd.bentley.itwin-platform.v1+json is recommended.

Request body

Extraction Request Details

Name
Type
Required?
Description
iModelId
String
Yes

Id of the iModel for which to run the extraction.

changesetId
String, null
No

Id of the iModel Changeset to run the extraction against. Defaults to latest changeset.

mappings
Yes

List of mappings to extract.

ecInstanceIds
String[], null
No

List of ECInstanceIds to extract during the new extraction. If provided, extraction will only extract rows with ECInstanceId value that is in the provided list. If not provided, extraction will extract all rows without any filtering.

Example

json
{
    "iModelId": "70a3d6d3-5385-4bc3-87c4-b6bf106e1c0a",
    "changesetId": "f525c4c77f22f44b694dcce8c86462b10bd9725f",
    "mappings": [{
        "id": "ebbdb3eb-1c0c-4f9f-abd1-5dac8df4ec02"
    }],
    "ecInstanceIds": [
        "0x1",
        "0x2",
        "0x3"
    ]
}

Response 201 Created

OK

json
{
    "extraction": {
        "id": "40f71ed2-31a3-45d3-bce0-5c9f3f112c03",
        "state": "Queued",
        "startedOn": "2022-09-10T13:44:56+00:00",
        "_links": {
            "status": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/grouping-and-mapping/datasources/imodel-mappings/extractions/40f71ed2-31a3-45d3-bce0-5c9f3f112c03"
            },
            "logs": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/grouping-and-mapping/datasources/imodel-mappings/extractions/40f71ed2-31a3-45d3-bce0-5c9f3f112c03/logs"
            }
        }
    }
}

Response 401 Unauthorized

This response indicates that request lacks valid authentication credentials. Access token might not been provided, issued by the wrong issuer, does not have required scopes or request headers were malformed.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "HeaderNotFound",
        "message": "Header Authorization was not found in the request. Access denied."
    }
}

Response 403 Forbidden

User is not authorized to run extraction on the iModel.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "InsufficientPermissions",
        "message": "The user has insufficient permissions for the requested operation."
    }
}

Response 422 Unprocessable Entity

The 422 (Unprocessable Entity) status code indicates that the request cannot be processed by the server due to a client error (e.g. malformed request syntax)

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "InvalidGroupingAndMappingRequest",
        "message": "Cannot run Extraction.",
        "details": [{
            "code": "InvalidValue",
            "message": "Provided 'iModelId' value is not valid. Requested iModel is not available.",
            "target": "iModelId"
        }]
    }
}

Response 429 Too many requests

This response indicates that the user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "TooManyRequests",
        "message": "More requests were received than the subscription rate-limit allows."
    }
}

Response headers

Name
Description
retry-after

The number of requests exceeds the rate-limit for the client subscription.

Extraction Request Details

Details of a new Extraction request.

Name
Type
Description
iModelId
String

Id of the iModel for which to run the extraction.

changesetId
String, null

Id of the iModel Changeset to run the extraction against. Defaults to latest changeset.

mappings

List of mappings to extract.

ecInstanceIds
String[], null

List of ECInstanceIds to extract during the new extraction. If provided, extraction will only extract rows with ECInstanceId value that is in the provided list. If not provided, extraction will extract all rows without any filtering.

Mapping Reference

A mapping reference for extraction.

Name
Type
Description
id
String

The mapping Id.

Extraction Status

Current status of an extraction.

Name
Type
Description
id
String

The extraction Id.

state
String

Current state of the extraction. One of 'Queued', 'Running', 'Succeeded', 'PartiallySucceeded', 'Failed'.

startedOn
Date-time

Start time of the extraction.

_links

Contains contextual hyperlinks to related data.

Extraction Links

Hyperlinks to related data which complements this entity.

Name
Type
Description
status

Link to retrieve the extraction status.

logs

Link to retrieve the extraction logs.

Extraction response

Container for an extraction status object.

Name
Type
Description
extraction

Extraction status.

Link

Hyperlink container.

Name
Type
Description
href
String

Hyperlink to the specific entity.

DetailedError

Contains error information and an array of more specific errors.

Name
Type
Description
code
String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message
String

A human-readable representation of the error.

target
String, null

The target of the error.

details

Optional array of more specific errors.

Detailed Error Response

Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed.

Name
Type
Description
error

Error Detailed information.

Error

Contains error information.

Name
Type
Description
code
String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message
String

A human-readable representation of the error.

target
String, null

The target of the error.

Error Response

Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed.

Name
Type
Description
error

Error information.