Data Manager API

POST
Get Table Data

This request returns all records in the specified table.

Resource URL

https://www.mapquestapi.com/datamanager/v2/get-table-data

Resource Information

Response Formats JSON, XML, CSV
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
  • csv
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
tableName
String
This is the complete name of the table.
Table names for legacy users must be prefixed with mqap.[CLIENT_ID]_
Table names for new users must be prefixed with mqap.[APPLICATION_KEY]_.
Yes
orderBy
String
The name of the column to order results by. No
extraCriteria
String
A SQL query (Postgres syntax) to return specific results from the table that meet the criteria. No
parameters
String
Query parameters; used with extraCriteria. No
maxMatches
String
The maximum number of results to return. No

Example Request

POST

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

Example Request Body

{
    "clientId": "CLIENT_ID",
    "password": "REGISTRY_PASSWORD",
    "tableName": "TABLENAME"
}
<datamanager>
    <clientId>CLIENT_ID</clientId>
    <password>REGISTRY_PASSWORD</password>
    <tableName>TABLENAME</tableName>
</datamanager>

Example Response

{
    "tableName": "mqap.TABLENAME",
    "resultsCount": "...",
    "data": {
        "columns": [],
        "rows": []
    },
    "tableSize": {
        "raw": "...",
        "readable": "...MB"
    }
}
<datamanager>
    <tableName>mqap.TABLENAME</tableName>
    <resultsCount>...</resultsCount>
    <data>
        <columns>
            <column>...</column>
        </columns>
        <rows>
        <row>...</row>
        <rows>
    </data>
    <tableSize>
        <raw>...</raw>
        <readable>...</readable>
    </tableSize>
</datamanager>