[ckan-dev] Deleting tags with the api

Tue Nov 3 23:37:13 UTC 2015

Hi,
    I am using the ckanapi to test out tidying up tags.  I'm using the python client, and httpie

I can get these commands to work fine

List all tags :
http http://test.ckan.zen.landcareresearch.co.nz/api/3/action/tag_list

Delete tag taxonomist:
http http://test.ckan.zen.landcareresearch.co.nz/api/3/action/tag_delete id=taxonomist Authorization:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

but when the tag contains spaces I am struggling e.g. " vegetation survey" (inc leading space)  or "vegetation survey"
http http://test.ckan.zen.landcareresearch.co.nz/api/3/action/tag_delete id=vegetation survey Authorization: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I've tried various ways of specifying the words with spaces,  such as in quotes, inside braces, with underscore for space... but keep getting errors.

How do I deal with a tag value that includes spaces?

Thanks
Aaron

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