API_CopyGroup
Overview
Use API_CopyGroup to duplicate an existing group with the same list of users and subgroups, and a different name and ID.
Request parameters
|
Parameter |
Value |
Required? |
|---|---|---|
|
gid |
The id of the group to manage. |
yes |
|
ticket |
A valid authentication ticket. The authentication ticket is returned via the API_Authenticate call. |
yes |
|
udata |
Optional: Contains any udata value supplied in the request. |
no |
|
name |
The name of the new group. |
yes |
|
description |
A description of the group. Default is the description of the source group. |
no |
|
gacct |
The account used for the group. Default is the account for the source group. |
no |
Response values
|
Element Name |
Value |
|---|---|
|
action |
The originating request, for example, API_CopyGroup. |
| description | The description of the new group |
|
errcode |
Identifies the error code, if any. (See the Error Codes appendix for a list of possible error codes.) 0 indicates that no error was encountered. |
|
errtext |
Text that explains the error code. "No error" indicates that no error was encountered. |
|
gid |
The id of the new group. |
| name | The name of the new group. |
| ManagedbyUser | In this case, whether the user making the request manages the group. |
|
udata |
Optional. Contains any udata value supplied in the request. |
Sample XML Request
POST https://target_domain/db/main HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length:
QUICKBASE-ACTION: API_CopyGroup
<qdbapi>
<udata>misc data</udata>
<ticket>auth_ticket</ticket>
<gid>1213.dsfj</gid>
<name>SalesTeamLeadsCopy</name>
<description>Copy of the current Sales Team Leads Group</description>
</qdbapi>
Sample HTTP Get Request
https://target_domain/db/main?a=API_CopyGroup&gid=1213.dsfj&name=SalesTeamLeadsCopy
&description=Copy%20ofthe%20current%20Sales%20Team%20Leads%20Group&ticket=auth_ticket
&udata=misc%20data
where target_domain is the domain against which you are invoking this call, for example, quickbase.com. Read about this notation.
Sample response
<qdbapi>
<action>API_CopyGroup</action>
<errcode>0</errcode>
<errtext>No error</errtext>
<group id="1219.d47h">
<name>TestGroup</name>
<description>Copy of the current Sales Team Leads Group</description>
<managedByUser>true</managedByUser>
</group>
</qdbapi>
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