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  Copy Application - REST API - POST Method

 

Zoho Creator REST style Web API allows copying a Zoho Creator application, using the HTTP POST method.   In return the user gets a formatted XML/JSON response from the called method.  

Who can copy an application?

Request URL

The request url to copy a Zoho Creator application in xml/json format is given below:

 XML : http://creator.zoho.com/api/xml/copyapp/

JSON : http://creator.zoho.com/api/json/copyapp/


Request Parameters

The request parameters comprises of  application name to be copied, the new name of the application (optional) and the zc_ownername (to copy a public application).

Field
Description
applinkname
[string] - The name of the application as specified in deluge script. Refer http://creator.zoho.com/api/reference to view the list of applications created and its deluge name.
newappname
 [string] - This field is optional. If the new name is not specified or if the new name already exists, the application will be copied as "Copy-of-<applinkname>".
zc_ownername  To copy a public application, the zc_ownername must be specified. 


Sample Form ( POST Method Format )


<form method=" POST " action="http://creator.zoho.com/api/xml/copyapp/apikey= [APIKEY] &ticket= [Ticket] ">

<input type="text" name=" applinkname " value=" Name of the application to be copied ">
<input type="text" name=" newappname " value="Name to the new application ">

<input type="submit" value="Copy Application">

</form>




Note:


1. Refer http://creator.zoho.com/api/reference to view the list of applications created, the form names and field names used in each application and the deluge field names.

2. To copy a public application, the zc_ownername must be specified as input to the POST method, in the following format

 


<input type="text" name="zc_ownername" value="Application Owner Name">






Sample Request

1. Sample request to copy an application named "Issue Manager" with deluge name "issue-manager". In this sample, we have not specified the new name and hence the application will be copied as "copy-of-issue-manager"

<input type="text" name=" applinkname " value=" issue-manager ">




Sample Response



XML Format

 


<response>
    <copy-application>
        <application-name>Copy of Issue Manager</application-name>
        <link-name>copy-of-issue-manager</link-name>
    </copy-application>
</response>



Equivalent JSON format 


{
 "copy-application":
   [
     {
      "link-name":"copy-of-issue-manager",
      "application-name":"Copy of Issue Manager"
     }
   ]
}




If there is an error in the request format, the corresponding error code with the error message will be displayed. Please refer the topic, Error codes and description , to learn about the list of error code displayed.