POST BatchTask

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POST /api/v1/BatchTask

Start a batch job based on BatchTaskInfo.

Request Headers

Parameter Name Description
Authorization Supports 'Basic', 'SoTicket' and 'Bearer' schemes, depending on installation type.
X-XSRF-TOKEN If not using Authorization header, you must provide XSRF value from cookie or hidden input field
Content-Type Content-type of the request body: application/json, text/json, application/xml, text/xml, application/x-www-form-urlencoded, application/json-patch+json, application/merge-patch+json
Accept Content-type(s) you would like the response in: application/json, text/json, application/xml, text/xml, application/json-patch+json, application/merge-patch+json
Accept-Language Convert string references and multi-language values into a specified language (iso2) code.
SO-Language Convert string references and multi-language values into a specified language (iso2) code. Overrides Accept-Language value.
SO-Culture Number, date formatting in a specified culture (iso2 language) code. Partially overrides SO-Language/Accept-Language value. Ignored if no Language set.
SO-TimeZone Specify the timezone code that you would like date/time responses converted to.
SO-AppToken The application token that identifies the partner app. Used when calling Online WebAPI from a server.

Request Body: batchTaskInfo

Use BatchTaskInfo to describe the new batch job.

Property Name Type Description
Id Integer Id of the task.
Name String Name of the task.
AssociateId Integer Task owner. If it is a System task, AssociateId = 0.
DetailsTable Integer Id of table with more information about the task.
DetailsRecord Integer Record Id of a row in the DetailsTable containing more info about the task.
IsSystemTask Boolean If IsSystemTask is true, the task is not initiated by an associate.
IsInternalTask Boolean If IsInternalTask is true, this task will not add a trace to the database.
ParameterObject Object ParameterObject will be serialized to a binary blob and saved in the BinaryObject table. The link to the BinaryObject will be set using DetailsTable and DetailsRecord.
LastStarted String When was the task last started.
Created String Task creation time.
StartCount Integer Maps to the startcount field in the batchtask table.
DatabaseSerialNumber String Serial number of the database the task is to run on.
Context String Context for the executing task.
Result String Maps to the result field in the batchtask table.
State String BatchTaskState of the task.
Description String Description of the task.
Response String Maps to the response field in the batchtask table.
Request String Maps to the request field in the batchtask table.
ProgressDescription String Descriptive text for the current stage
ProgressPercent Integer Task progress, in percent of estimated total
FileName String The filename related to the batchtask.
CancellationBehaviour String Indicate if the task can be stopped.

Response:int32

OK

Response Description
200 OK

Response body: int32

Sample request

POST /api/v1/BatchTask
Authorization: Basic dGplMDpUamUw
Accept: application/json; charset=utf-8
Accept-Language: sv
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "Id": 664,
  "Name": "White-Nader",
  "AssociateId": 987,
  "DetailsTable": 516,
  "DetailsRecord": 653,
  "IsSystemTask": false,
  "IsInternalTask": false,
  "ParameterObject": {
    "ParameterObject1": "et",
    "ParameterObject2": "reprehenderit"
  },
  "LastStarted": "2025-05-09T17:54:08.6793184+02:00",
  "Created": "2004-08-06T17:54:08.6793184+02:00",
  "StartCount": 57,
  "DatabaseSerialNumber": "588904",
  "Context": "sint",
  "Result": "officiis",
  "State": "All",
  "Description": "Synergistic dedicated open architecture",
  "Response": "dolores",
  "Request": "distinctio",
  "ProgressDescription": "Mandatory incremental data-warehouse",
  "ProgressPercent": 942,
  "FileName": "Hammes Group",
  "CancellationBehaviour": "CanCancel"
}

Sample response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

997