(Quick Reference)
Service: Save an authority
Description: This web service is used to add a new authority object to the database
URL:
https://BASE_URL/api/VERSION/authorities
Method: POST
Request content type: application/json
Parameters:
Name | Description | Type | Required | Example values |
---|
name | the name of the new authority | String | Yes | |
Success Output
Success case: response.status=201
{
"id": 11,
"name": "CEO",
"dateCreated": "2016-09-09T08:18:51Z",
"lastUpdated": "2016-09-09T08:18:51Z"
}
Failure Output
Failure case:response.status = 400
{
"error": "missing_param",
"error_description": "name parameter is missing"
}
{
"error": "already_existing",
"error_description": "Authority is already existing."
}
{
"error": "save_failed",
"error_description": "Failed to save instance"
}
Failure case:response.status = 500
{
"error": "server_error",
"error_description": "Oops! Something went wrong..."
}