Create New Datasource
Endpoint Name: insertdatasource
Request type : POST
Authorization: Bearer token as header
Endpoint Details: The insertdatasource endpoint will be used to create new datasource.
Method
URL
POST
URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource
Request Body
Params
Values
Description
datasource_name
string
Name of the datasource
company_name
string
Name of the company for which the user is logging in
data
string(JSON)
A valid JSON string containing info about Datasource to be created. It contains info about which columns to create and datatype of those columns
Example:
{
"DataSourceName": "test ",
"DataSourceType": "excel_or_csv",
"DataSourceStatus": true,
"fields": [{
"name": "USER_FIRST_NAME",
"datatype": "string"
}, {
"name": "email",
"datatype": "string"
}]
}
dataset
Binary
Excel or CSV file containing data for datasource.
Shell (cURL)
Request Body
curl --location POST "URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer your_token_here" \
  --form "datasource_name=Replace_Datasource_Name_Here" \
  --form "company_name=Replace_Company_Name_Here" \
  --form 'data={
    "DataSourceName": "test",
    "DataSourceType": "excel_or_csv",
    "DataSourceStatus": true,
    "fields": [
      {"name": "USER_FIRST_NAME", "datatype": "string"},
      {"name": "email", "datatype": "string"}
    ]
  }' \
  --form "dataset=@/path/to/your/file.csv"Python
Request Body
import requests
# API URL
url = "URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource"
# Request payload (JSON data)
data_payload = {
    "DataSourceName": "test",
    "DataSourceType": "excel_or_csv",
    "DataSourceStatus": True,
    "fields": [
        {"name": "USER_FIRST_NAME", "datatype": "string"},
        {"name": "email", "datatype": "string"}
    ]
}
# Files to upload
files = {
    "dataset": ("file.csv", open("path/to/your/file.csv", "rb"), "text/csv")
}
# Form data
form_data = {
    "datasource_name": "Replace_Datasource_Name_Here",
    "company_name": "Replace_Company_Name_Here",
    "data": str(data_payload)  # JSON needs to be converted to string
}
# Headers
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer your_token_here"
}
# Make the POST request
response = requests.post(url, data=form_data, files=files, headers=headers)
# Print the response
if response.status_code == 200:
    print(response.json())
else:
    print("Error:", response.text)Java
Request Body
import okhttp3.*;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class InsertDatasourceAPI {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
        // JSON payload
        String jsonPayload = "{ \"DataSourceName\": \"test\", " +
                "\"DataSourceType\": \"excel_or_csv\", " +
                "\"DataSourceStatus\": true, " +
                "\"fields\": [" +
                "{ \"name\": \"USER_FIRST_NAME\", \"datatype\": \"string\" }," +
                "{ \"name\": \"email\", \"datatype\": \"string\" }]" +
                "}";
        // File to upload
        File file = new File("path/to/your/file.csv");
        RequestBody fileBody = RequestBody.create(file, MediaType.parse("text/csv"));
        RequestBody formBody = new MultipartBody.Builder()
                .setType(MultipartBody.FORM)
                .addFormDataPart("datasource_name", "Replace_Datasource_Name_Here")
                .addFormDataPart("company_name", "Replace_Company_Name_Here")
                .addFormDataPart("data", jsonPayload)
                .addFormDataPart("dataset", file.getName(), fileBody)
                .build();
        Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url("URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource")
                .post(formBody)
                .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer your_token_here")
                .build();
        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println("Response: " + response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.body().string());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}Node.js
Request Body
var request = require('request');
var fs = require('fs');
const form_data = {
  'datasource_name': 'Replace_Datasource_Name_Here',
  'company_name': 'Replace_Company_Name_Here',
  'data': JSON.stringify({
    "DataSourceName": "test",
    "DataSourceType": "excel_or_csv",
    "DataSourceStatus": true,
    "fields": [
      { "name": "USER_FIRST_NAME", "datatype": "string" },
      { "name": "email", "datatype": "string" }
    ]
  }),
  'dataset': fs.createReadStream('path/to/your/file.csv')
};
const options = {
  url: 'URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource',
  formData: form_data,
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer your_token_here'
  }
};
request.post(options, function(err, httpResponse, body) {
  if (err) {
    console.error('Request failed:', err);
    return;
  }
  console.log('Response:', body);
});JavaScript (XMLHttpRequest)
Request Body
var formData = new FormData();
formData.append("datasource_name", "Replace_Datasource_Name_Here");
formData.append("company_name", "Replace_Company_Name_Here");
formData.append("data", JSON.stringify({
    "DataSourceName": "test",
    "DataSourceType": "excel_or_csv",
    "DataSourceStatus": true,
    "fields": [
        { "name": "USER_FIRST_NAME", "datatype": "string" },
        { "name": "email", "datatype": "string" }
    ]
}));
var fileInput = document.createElement("input");
fileInput.type = "file";
fileInput.accept = ".csv, .xlsx";
fileInput.addEventListener("change", function () {
    var file = fileInput.files[0];
    formData.append("dataset", file);
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open("POST", "URL/access/klearstack/insertdatasource", true);
    xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Bearer your_token_here");
    xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
        if (xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
            if (xhr.status === 200) {
                console.log("Response:", xhr.responseText);
            } else {
                console.error("Error:", xhr.responseText);
            }
        }
    };
    xhr.send(formData);
});
document.body.appendChild(fileInput);API Response
Status code
Example Response
200
{
    "success": true,
    “release_version”:”7.8.9”
}
400
{
    "error": "Datasource Name already exists"
}
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