Forming a request
How you send requests to the Streaming Writer API will vary depending on the client or language you’re using. But the API still has behaviour and expectations that is common across all clients.
The examples in this section show how to use the
popular curl command line tool.
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Before you begin
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Sign up on the Quix Portal
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Read about Authenticating with the Streaming Writer API
Endpoint URLs
The Streaming Writer API is available on a per-workspace basis, so the subdomain is based on a combination of your organisation and workspace names. See the Swagger documentation to find out how to get the exact hostname required. It will be in this format:
https://writer-${organisation}-${workspace}.platform.quix.ai/So your final endpoint URL will look something like:
https://writer-acme-weather.platform.quix.ai/Method
Endpoints in this API use the POST and PUT methods. Ensure your HTTP client
sends the correct request method.
Using curl, you can specify the request method with the -X <POST|PUT> flag,
for example:
curl -X PUT ...Payload
For most methods, you’ll need to send a JSON object containing supported parameters. You’ll also need to set the appropriate content type for the payload you’re sending:
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" ...
You must specify the content type of your payload. Failing to include
this header will result in a 415 UNSUPPORTED MEDIA TYPE status code.
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You can send data using the curl flag -d. This should be followed by either
a string of JSON data, or a string starting with the '@' symbol, followed by a
filename containing the JSON data.
curl -d '{"key": "value"}' ...
curl -d "@data.json" ...
By default, -d will send a POST request, so -X POST becomes
unnecessary.
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