Data Manager API

POST Copy Table

This request copies the contents of one Data Manager table to another.

Resource URL

https://www.mapquestapi.com/datamanager/v2/copy-table

Resource Information

Response Formats	JSON, XML
Authentication	Yes (Requires Key)
Rate Limited	Yes

Request Parameters

Request Parameter	Description	Required
key String	A unique key to authorize use of the API.	Yes
inFormat String	Specifies the format of the json/xml parameter. Must be one of the following, if supplied: json xml Default = json	No
outFormat String	Specifies the format of the response. Must be one of the following, if supplied: json xml Default = json	No

Body Parameters

Name	Description	Required
clientId String	This is the ClientID associated with the API Key.	Yes
password String	This is the registry password associated with the API Key.	Yes
originTableName String	This is the complete name of the table to copy FROM. Table names for legacy users are prefixed with mqap.[CLIENT_ID]_ Table names for new users are prefixed with mqap.[APPLICATION_KEY]_	Yes
resultsTableName String	This is the complete name of the table to copy TO. A new table will be created if this table does not yet exist in Data Manager. Example: mqap.[CLIENT_ID]_[TABLENAME]	Yes
overwriteTable Boolean	Set the overwriteTable parameter to true to overwrite an existing Data Manager table with contents from the origin table. The default value is false.	No

Example Request

POST https://www.mapquestapi.com/datamanager/v2/copy-table?key=KEY&inFormat=json

Example Request Body

JSON

{
    "clientId": "CLIENT_ID",
    "password": "REGISTRY_PASSWORD",
    "originTableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "resultsTableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "overwriteTable": false
}

XML

<datamanager>
    <clientId>CLIENT_ID</clientId>
    <password>REGISTRY_PASSWORD</password>
    <originTableName>mqap.TABLENAME</originTableName>
    <resultsTableName>mqap.TABLENAME</resultsTableName>
    <overwriteTable>false</overwriteTable>
</datamanager>

Example Response

JSON

{
    "resultsTableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "originTableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "options": {
        "overwriteTable": "..."
    }
}

XML

<resultsTableName>mqap.TABLENAME</resultsTableName>
<originTableName>mqap.TABLENAME</originTableName>
<options>
    <overwriteTable>...</overwriteTable>
</options>