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Using objectFilter to limit output of Softlayer's REST APIs?

I am trying to curl the list of images that I have available on Softlayer. My current curl command is:

curl 'https://USERNAME:API_KEY@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Account/getBlockDeviceTemplateGroups.xml?objectMask=filteredMask\[id,name\]&objectFilter=\{"id":\{"operation":111111\}\}'`

But it doesn't work. The objectMask works, but the objectFilter seems to be letting everything through, and I still see every image (not only the one whose id is 111111). Am I structuring my URL wrong at the end...?

Solution

  • This is the structure that you need to send:

    curl "https://USERNAME:API_KEY@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Account/getBlockDeviceTemplateGroups.xml?objectFilter={"blockDeviceTemplateGroups":{"id":{"operation":"111111"}}}&objectMask=id;name"

    Unfortunately, it's necessary to escape the special characters using cURL, so you can send this ( object filter is encoding):

    curl "https://USERNAME:API_KEY@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Account/getBlockDeviceTemplateGroups.xml?objectFilter=%7B%22blockDeviceTemplateGroups%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A%7B%22operation%22%3A%22111111%22%7D%7D%7D&objectMask=id;name"

    Replace: USERNAME, API_KEY and 111111

    e.g:

    %22%3A%22111111%22%7D%7D%7D

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