Update flow specifications using the Flow Service API
Once you have generated a new connection specification ID, you must add this ID to a flow specification in order to create a dataflow.
Flow specifications contain information that defines a flow, including the source and target connection IDs that it supports, transformation specifications that are needed to be applied to the data, and scheduling parameters required to generate a flow. You can edit flow specifications by using the /flowSpecs endpoint.
The following document provides steps on how to retrieve and update flow specifications using the Flow Service API for Self-Serve Sources (Batch SDK).
Getting started
Before continuing, please review the getting started guide for links to related documentation, a guide to reading the sample API calls in this document, and important information regarding required headers that are needed to successfully make calls to any Experience Platform API.
Look up a flow specification lookup
Sources created with the generic-rest-extension template all use the RestStorageToAEP flow specification. This flow specification can be retrieved by making a GET request to the /flowSpecs/ endpoint, and providing the flowSpec.id of 6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72.
API format
GET /flowSpecs/6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72
Request
The following request retrieves the 6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72 connection specification.
curl -X GET \
'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/flowSpecs/6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
-H 'x-gw-ims-org-id: {ORG_ID}' \
-H 'x-sandbox-name: {SANDBOX_NAME}'
Response
A successful response returns the details of the queried flow specification.
{
"items": [
{
"id": "6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72",
"createdAt": 1633080822911,
"updatedAt": 1633080822911,
"createdBy": "{CREATED_BY}",
"updatedBy": "{UPDATED_BY}",
"createdClient": "{CREATED_CLIENT}",
"updatedClient": "{UPDATED_CLIENT}",
"sandboxId": "{SANDBOX_ID}",
"sandboxName": "{SANDBOX_NAME}",
"imsOrgId": "{ORG_ID}",
"name": "RestStorageToAEP",
"providerId": "0ed90a81-07f4-4586-8190-b40eccef1c5a",
"version": "1.0",
"sourceConnectionSpecIds": [
"2d46966e-4fcc-4015-9f9e-a67594e395a3"
],
"targetConnectionSpecIds": [
"c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c"
],
"optionSpec": {
"name": "OptionSpec",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"errorDiagnosticsEnabled": {
"title": "Error diagnostics.",
"description": "Flag to enable detailed and sample error diagnostics summary.",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"partialIngestionPercent": {
"title": "Partial ingestion threshold.",
"description": "Percentage which defines the threshold of errors allowed before the run is marked as failed.",
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
}
}
}
},
"transformationSpecs": [
{
"name": "Mapping",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"description": "defines various params required for different mapping from source to target",
"properties": {
"mappingId": {
"type": "string"
},
"mappingVersion": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
],
"scheduleSpec": {
"name": "PeriodicSchedule",
"type": "Periodic",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"startTime": {
"description": "epoch time",
"type": "integer"
},
"frequency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"once",
"minute",
"hour",
"day",
"week"
]
},
"interval": {
"type": "integer"
},
"backfill": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
"required": [
"startTime",
"frequency"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "once"
}
}
},
"then": {
"allOf": [
{
"not": {
"required": [
"interval"
]
}
},
{
"not": {
"required": [
"backfill"
]
}
}
]
},
"else": {
"required": [
"interval"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "minute"
}
}
},
"then": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 15
}
}
},
"else": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 1
}
}
}
}
}
},
"attributes": {
"notification": {
"category": "sources",
"flowRun": {
"enabled": true
}
}
},
"permissionsInfo": {
"manage": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"write"
]
}
],
"view": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"read"
]
}
]
}
},
]
}
Update a flow specification update
You can update the fields of a connection specification through a PUT operation. When updating a connection specification through a PUT request, the body must include all of the fields that would be required when creating a new connection specification in a POST request.
IMPORTANT
You must update the list of
sourceConnectionSpecIds of the flow specification that corresponds to a new source every time a new source is created. This ensures that your new source is supported by an existing flow specification, thus allowing you to complete the dataflow creation process with your new source.API format
PUT /flowSpecs/6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72
Request
The following request updates the flow specification of 6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72 to include the connection specification ID f6c0de0c-0a42-4cd9-9139-8768bf2f1b55.
PUT -X GET \
'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/flowSpecs/6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
-H 'x-gw-ims-org-id: {ORG_ID}' \
-H 'x-sandbox-name: {SANDBOX_NAME}'
-d '{
` "id": "6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72",
"name": "RestStorageToAEP",
"providerId": "0ed90a81-07f4-4586-8190-b40eccef1c5a",
"version": "1.0",
"attributes": {
"notification": {
"category": "sources",
"flowRun": {
"enabled": true
}
}
},
"sourceConnectionSpecIds": [
"4e98f16f-87d6-4ef0-bdc6-7a2b0fe76e62",
"2e8580db-6489-4726-96de-e33f5f60295f",
"c8ce8c8c-37fb-4162-9fbf-c2f181e04a7a",
"f6c0de0c-0a42-4cd9-9139-8768bf2f1b55"
],
"targetConnectionSpecIds": [
"c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c"
],
"permissionsInfo": {
"view": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"read"
]
}
],
"manage": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"write"
]
}
]
},
"optionSpec": {
"name": "OptionSpec",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"errorDiagnosticsEnabled": {
"title": "Error diagnostics.",
"description": "Flag to enable detailed and sample error diagnostics summary.",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"partialIngestionPercent": {
"title": "Partial ingestion threshold.",
"description": "Percentage which defines the threshold of errors allowed before the run is marked as failed.",
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
}
}
}
},
"scheduleSpec": {
"name": "PeriodicSchedule",
"type": "Periodic",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"startTime": {
"description": "epoch time",
"type": "integer"
},
"frequency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"once",
"minute",
"hour",
"day",
"week"
]
},
"interval": {
"type": "integer"
},
"backfill": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
"required": [
"startTime",
"frequency"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "once"
}
}
},
"then": {
"allOf": [
{
"not": {
"required": [
"interval"
]
}
},
{
"not": {
"required": [
"backfill"
]
}
}
]
},
"else": {
"required": [
"interval"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "minute"
}
}
},
"then": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 15
}
}
},
"else": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 1
}
}
}
}
}
},
"transformationSpec": [
{
"name": "Mapping",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"description": "defines various params required for different mapping from source to target",
"properties": {
"mappingId": {
"type": "string"
},
"mappingVersion": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
]
}'
Response
A successful response returns the details of the queried flow specification, including its updated list of sourceConnectionSpecIds.
{
"id": "6499120c-0b15-42dc-936e-847ea3c24d72",
"updatedAt": 1633393222979,
"updatedBy": "1633393222979",
"updatedClient": "{UPDATED_CLIENT}",
"sandboxId": "{SANDBOX_ID}",
"sandboxName": "{SANDBOX_NAME}",
"imsOrgId": "{ORG_ID}",
"name": "RestStorageToAEP",
"providerId": "0ed90a81-07f4-4586-8190-b40eccef1c5a",
"version": "1.0",
"sourceConnectionSpecIds": [
"4e98f16f-87d6-4ef0-bdc6-7a2b0fe76e62",
"2e8580db-6489-4726-96de-e33f5f60295f",
"c8ce8c8c-37fb-4162-9fbf-c2f181e04a7a",
"f6c0de0c-0a42-4cd9-9139-8768bf2f1b55"
],
"targetConnectionSpecIds": [
"c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c"
],
"optionSpec": {
"name": "OptionSpec",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"errorDiagnosticsEnabled": {
"title": "Error diagnostics.",
"description": "Flag to enable detailed and sample error diagnostics summary.",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"partialIngestionPercent": {
"title": "Partial ingestion threshold.",
"description": "Percentage which defines the threshold of errors allowed before the run is marked as failed.",
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
}
}
}
},
"transformationSpecs": [
{
"name": "Mapping",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"description": "defines various params required for different mapping from source to target",
"properties": {
"mappingId": {
"type": "string"
},
"mappingVersion": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
],
"scheduleSpec": {
"name": "PeriodicSchedule",
"type": "Periodic",
"spec": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"startTime": {
"description": "epoch time",
"type": "integer"
},
"frequency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"once",
"minute",
"hour",
"day",
"week"
]
},
"interval": {
"type": "integer"
},
"backfill": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
"required": [
"startTime",
"frequency"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "once"
}
}
},
"then": {
"allOf": [
{
"not": {
"required": [
"interval"
]
}
},
{
"not": {
"required": [
"backfill"
]
}
}
]
},
"else": {
"required": [
"interval"
],
"if": {
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"const": "minute"
}
}
},
"then": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 15
}
}
},
"else": {
"properties": {
"interval": {
"minimum": 1
}
}
}
}
}
},
"attributes": {
"notification": {
"category": "sources",
"flowRun": {
"enabled": true
}
}
},
"permissionsInfo": {
"manage": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"write"
]
}
],
"view": [
{
"@type": "lowLevel",
"name": "EnterpriseSource",
"permissions": [
"read"
]
}
]
}
}
Next steps
With your new connection specification added to the appropriate flow specification, you can now proceed to testing and submitting your new source. See the guide on testing and submitting a new source for more information.
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