The SearchBlox REST-API enables the indexing and searching of custom content using simple HTTP POST and GET actions. The REST-API can add and delete documents from Custom, HTTP and File Collections only.

SearchBlox REST-API provides methods for working with standard and custom collections by means of REST requests with JSON payloads. Index, delete, clear and check the status of custom collections, or create new custom collections using REST-API. Individual documents can also be added or deleted in HTTP and file collections.

SearchBlox Development Environment

The SearchBlox Development Environment otherwise known as API Explorer is a simple browser-based tool designed to help developers use the SearchBlox REST-API with minimal effort. This tool is part of the SearchBlox deployment and can be accessed here: https://localhost:8443/api. SearchBlox's API Explorer supports REST-JSON API.

POSTMAN is another external third-party tool that can be used with Searchblox JSON API. The settings for POSTMAN API can be found at the end of this documentation. For more details on the POSTMAN API tool, refer to https://www.getpostman.com.

Index

Index URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/add

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{
         "apikey" : "5BD07C1F3E8555C66E1E5B10FCAB315F",
         "document" : {
         "colname" : "Custom",
         "url" : "http://www.searchblox.com",
         "uid" : "http://www.searchblox.com",
         "location":"http://www.searchblox.com",
         "alpha" : "string",
         "size" : "44244",
         "title" : "Text",
         "keywords" : "keywords",
         "description" : "SearchBlox Content Search Software",
         "content" : "content",
         "lastmodified" : "14 January 2021 06:19:42 GMT",
         "contenttype" : "HTML",
         "urllen": "300",  
         "meta":{
           "location":"San Francisco",
           "temp":"23",
           "weather":"sunny"
         }
     }
 }

Document Description

JSON key	Attribute	Value
apikey		API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.
document	Location	Value of file location (URL or file path)
document	url	URL value to be returned with search results.
document	uid	Assigned unique identifier for a document (the URL is used as uid when unassigned).
document	title	Title value of search results.
	keywords	Keyword value of document.
	content	Content of document.
	description	Description of search result.
	lastmodified	Date in format 07 May 2015 06:19:42 GMT.
	size	Size value.
	alpha	Text value for sorting.
	contenttype	Type of content value (HTML, PDF, etc.,).
	urllen	length
meta		meta fields to be updated

Response Codes

JSON

code	Description
100	Document indexed successfully
101	Document indexing failed
501	Collection not found
502	Invalid Document URL/Location

Update Meta Data

updatemetadata URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/updatemetadata

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{
         "apikey" : "31372006F71D0A874BBE0F02894C7E0A",
         "document" : {
         "colname" : "custom",
         "url" : "http://www.searchblox.com",
         "meta":{
           "location":"San Francisco",
           "temp":"23",
           "weather":"sunny"
         }
     }
 }

Document Description

JSON Attribute	Description
apikey	API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
colname	Name of the collection
url	URL value to be returned with search results.
meta fields	custom fields

Response Codes

Code	Description
7000	Meta Data updated successfully
7001	Meta Data update failed
601	API key is not found/invalid
7003	Document not found

Delete

This is to delete documents only in a custom collection

Delete URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/delete

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
  "apikey" :  "302D02144F115712204DD54596EDDCCEDD284878D3BBFA130215008BF2501E38561A439C9260D7", 
  "document" : 
 { 
  "colname" : "Custom_Collection", "uid" : "http://www.searchblox.com" 
 } 
}

Document Description

JSON key	Attribute	Value
apikey		API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.
document	uid	Value of unique identifier (file location or URL).

Response Codes

JSON


2001	Document Deleted Successfully
2002	Document requested for deletion does not exist.
501	Invalid Collection Name

Document Status

Status URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/status

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
  "apikey" : "302D02144F115712204DD508BF2501E38561A439C9260D509DBF12952619177", "document" : 
  { 
    "colname" : "Custom_Collection", "uid" : "http://www.searchblox.com" 
  } 
}

Document Description

JSON Tag	Attribute	Value
apikey		API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.
document	uid	Value of unique identifier (URL or file location)

Response Codes

JSON


301	Document not found

Clear Collection

Clear URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/clear

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
"apikey" : "302D02144F115712204DD54596EDDCCEDD284878D3BBFA130215008BF2501E38561A439C9260D509DBF12952619177", 
"document" : 
{ 
"colname" : "Custom_Collection" 
} 
}

Document Description

JSON Tag	Attribute	Value
apikey		API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.

Response

JSON


400	Collection has been cleared successfully
501	Collection not found

Add collection

You can add a new custom collection through REST-API using JSON payload using the details provided here.

Add Collection URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/coladd

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
 "apikey" : "DAB42B6BDDFDD1F079C12B2FFEDCB92E5",
 "public": true,
 "encrypt": false,
 "document" : 
 { 
  "colname" : "custom",
   "coltype":"custom",
   "language" : "en"
 } 
}

Document Description

JSON Key	Attribute	Value
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.
	language	Language of the collection specified in standard two letter code. https://developer.searchblox.com/docs/supported-languages
	coltype	Type of collection.
public	public	Collection access type either true or false. If "true", then access type is "public". If "false", then access type is "private"
encrypt	encrypt	Collection encryption either true or false.

Response Codes

JSON


900	Custom collection with name <colname> has been created
400	Failed creating custom collection

Delete Collection

You can delete existing custom collections through REST-API using JSON payload using the details given here.

Delete Collection URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/coldelete

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
  "apikey" : "5BD07C1F3E8555C66E1E5B10FCAB315F", 
  "document" : 
  { 
    "colname" : "Custom_Collection"
  }
}

Document Description

JSON Tag	Attribute	Value
apikey		API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the custom collection.

Response

JSON


800	Custom collection with name <colname> has been deleted.
501	Collection does not exist

Add/Update Document

You can add documents to an HTTP collection or File collection through REST-API using JSON payload using the details given here.

Add/update Document URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/docadd

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
  "apikey" : "5BD07C1F3E8555C66E1E5B10FCAB315F", "document" : 
  { 
    "colname" : "CollectionName", "location" : "http://www.searchblox.com" 
  } 
}

Document Description

JSON Tag	Attribute	Value
searchblox	apikey	API key from https://localhost:8443/console?page=admin&tab=license.
document	colname	Name of the Http or file collection.
document	location	Value of file location (URL or file location)

Response

JSON


1001	Document has been added/updated successfully
1002	Document add/update failed
501	Collection not found

Delete Document

You can delete documents from an HTTP collection or File collection through REST-API from the Delete Document tab in API, using the JSON code given in the following Document Syntax section.

Delete Document URL

REST-JSON API
https://localhost:8443/rest/v2/api/docdelete

Method

POST

Media Type

REST-JSON API
application/json

Headers

SB-PKEY
LmfxTTDSeYxHTntJMHuhwRrGVICMaVN/wl/zPuQ3LtQDNRMnng5GpKIkgt0q1rCC/h6wDA==

Document Syntax

REST-JSON API

{ 
  "apikey" : "5BD07C1F3E8555C66E1E5B10FCAB315F", "document" : 
 { 
   "colname" : "CollectionName", "location" : "http://www.searchblox.com" 
 }
}

Document Description

JSON Tag	Attribute	Value
document	colname	Name of the HTTP or file collection.
document	location	Value of file location (URL or file location)

Response

JSON


2001	Document Deleted Successfully
502	Invalid Document Location
501	Collection not found

Response Codes

Document Syntax

{
    "statusCode": 100,
    "message": "Document indexed successfully",
    "success": true
}

Status Code Description


100	Document indexed successfully
101	Document indexing failed
2001	Document Deleted Successfully
2002	Document delete failed.
301	Document Not Found
400	Collection has been cleared successfully
401	Clearing collection failed
501	Collection not found
501	Invalid Request
502	Invalid Document Location
503	Specified collection is not a CUSTOM collection.
506	Invalid Document UID
800	Custom collection with name has been deleted.
900	Custom collection with name has been created
1001	Document Added Successfully
1002	Document Couldn't Be Reached
2001	Document Deleted Successfully
2002	Specified collection is not a custom collection.

Settings in POSTMAN API

Postman API is a third-party tool that can be used with SearchBlox API. The prerequisite settings that are required to work with SearchBlox API are as follows:

URL to be given for each API function as mentioned under each function in the preceding documentation.
Method to be selected is POST for all functions.
Header to be added is Content-Type, which has to be given as a header. The value for the header for JSON API is application/json. This could be also done by selecting the dropdown JSON as required.
Header parameter to be added is SB-PKEY. Value can be found in the Admin Users List for Super Admin and Admin users.

The screenshots JSON API on settings and result are given here. Select raw to view the status code for JSON API.
##JSON API POSTMAN settings