POST/GET /api/v1/sql

Perform a query against the EventQL database. The query string to execute can contain multiple queries that should each end with a semicolon.

Resource Information

Content-Type

application/json

Parameters

query	The sql statement. It should end with a semicolon.
format (optional)	The response format ("json" or "json_sse"). Defaults to "json".
database (optional)	The name of the database.

Example Request

    >> POST /api/v1/sql HTTP/1.1
    >> Content-Type: application/json
    >> Content-Length: ...
    >>
    >> {
    >>   "query": "SELECT * from my_sensor_table",
    >>   "format": "json"
    >> }

Example Response

    << HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    << Content-Type: application/json
    << Content-Length: ...
    << {
    <<   "results": [
    <<     {
    <<       "type": "table",
    <<       "columns": ["sensor_name", "sensor_value", "time"],
    <<       "rows": [
    <<         ["temperature_outside", 8.634, "2015-10-11T17:53:03Z"],
    <<         ["temperature_inside", 21.282, "2015-10-11T17:53:04Z"]
    <<       ]
    <<     }
    <<   ]
    << }

json_sse

To obtain continuous query status updates, EventQL supports Server-Sent Events. Three different event types can be sent: status, result and error.

Example Request

    >> GET /api/v1/sql?format=json_sse&query=SELECT%20*%20from%20my_sensor_table HTTP/1.1
    >> Content-Type: application/json
    >> Content-Length: ...

Example Response

    << HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    << Content-Type: text/event-stream
    <<
    << event: status
    << data: {"status": "running","progress": 0.0,"message": "Waiting..."}
    <<
    << event: status
    << data: {"status": "running","progress": 0.5,"message": "Running..."}
    <<
    << event: result
    << data: {
    <<   "results": [
    <<     {
    <<       "type": "table",
    <<       "columns": ["sensor_name", "sensor_value", "time"],
    <<       "rows": [
    <<         ["temperature_outside", 8.634, "2015-10-11T17:53:03Z"],
    <<         ["temperature_inside", 21.282, "2015-10-11T17:53:04Z"]
    <<       ]
    <<     }
    <<   ]
    << }