[ckan-dev] ckanapi bulk_update_* does not behave as expected

Mon Aug 22 15:55:34 UTC 2016

Hey

I've installed ckan 2.5.2 via package install (live here http://energydata.uct.ac.za<http://energydata.uct.ac.za/>) and have successfully used API commands to get and post datasets. However, I have not been able to create a private dataset (could not find the parameter relating to 'visibility'). I'm thus trying to do a bulk update from public to private (and vice versa) with the following CLI command:

ckanapi action bulk_update_private datasets=my_dataset org_id=my_org_id -r http://energydata.uct.ac.za -a myapikey

I keep receiving a 'null' response, instead of the anticipated 'success'. A similar issue seems to be recorded here: https://github.com/ckan/ckan/issues/2662

[https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/3489241?v=3&s=400]<https://github.com/ckan/ckan/issues/2662>

bulk_update_* doesn't do anything · Issue #2662 · ckan/ckan<https://github.com/ckan/ckan/issues/2662>
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Running: >>> r = requests.post('http://localhost:5000/api/3/action/bulk_update_private', json={'datasets':['a-dataset'], 'org_id': 'another-organization'}, headers={'Authorization':apikey}) >>> r...

Can anybody point me in the right direction of where I'm going wrong? Does the problem lie with the API or with me using it incorrectly? Is there a parameter I'm missing?

Kind regards,

Wiebke

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