Get connections

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apiConnections

2025-05-14

Method
GET

Request URL

/plugin/datafor-modeler/api/connection/list

Authorization
Use of this API requires authentication. For details about the authentication method, see
Authorization.

Preconditions

The current user must have read privileges for the connections.

Content Type
No request body is typically used with a GET request. Parameters are provided via query string.

Parameters Schema

Name	Location	Type	Required	Description
includeAccessMap	query	string	No	Whether to include access mapping info (e.g., `"true"`)

Response Examples

{
  "success": true,
  "databaseConnections": [
    {
      "connectSql": "",
      "databaseName": "training",
      "partitioned": false,
      "quoteAllFields": false,
      "extraOptionsOrder": {},
      "accessTypeValue": "NATIVE",
      "accessType": "NATIVE",
      "hostname": "127.0.0.1",
      "password": null,
      "connectionPoolingProperties": {
        "minIdle": "5",
        "maxIdle": "20",
        "testOnBorrow": "true",
        "validationQuery": "select 1",
        "initialSize": "5",
        "maxActive": "200"
      },
      "forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase": false,
      "id": "85f98919-fe84-409c-ac5a-7de78820e40d",
      "initialPoolSize": 0,
      "isUploadDataset": false,
      "partitioningInformation": null,
      "indexTablespace": "",
      "dataTablespace": "",
      "streamingResults": false,
      "databaseType": {
        "extraOptionsHelpUrl": "http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/83/connect.html#connection-parameters",
        "defaultDatabaseName": null,
        "defaultOptions": null,
        "name": "PostgreSQL",
        "defaultDatabasePort": 5432,
        "shortName": "POSTGRESQL",
        "supportedAccessTypes": [
          "NATIVE",
          "ODBC",
          "JNDI"
        ]
      },
      "isSystem": false,
      "extraOptions": {},
      "forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase": false,
      "accessMap": [
        {
          "name": "0",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "1",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "2",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "4",
          "value": "true"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Demo",
      "sqlserverInstance": null,
      "attributes": {
        "PORT_NUMBER": "25432"
      },
      "maximumPoolSize": 0,
      "informixServername": "",
      "usingConnectionPool": true,
      "usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator": false,
      "databasePort": "25432",
      "username": "postgres",
      "changed": false
    },
    {
      "connectSql": "",
      "databaseName": "sampledata",
      "partitioned": false,
      "quoteAllFields": false,
      "extraOptionsOrder": {},
      "accessTypeValue": "NATIVE",
      "accessType": "NATIVE",
      "hostname": "127.0.0.1",
      "password": null,
      "connectionPoolingProperties": {
        "minIdle": "5",
        "maxIdle": "20",
        "testOnBorrow": "true",
        "validationQuery": "select 1",
        "initialSize": "5",
        "maxActive": "200"
      },
      "forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase": false,
      "id": "82f7ce1a-798c-41f3-a3ba-33b64a581c83",
      "initialPoolSize": 0,
      "isUploadDataset": false,
      "partitioningInformation": null,
      "indexTablespace": "",
      "dataTablespace": "",
      "streamingResults": false,
      "databaseType": {
        "extraOptionsHelpUrl": "http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/83/connect.html#connection-parameters",
        "defaultDatabaseName": null,
        "defaultOptions": null,
        "name": "PostgreSQL",
        "defaultDatabasePort": 5432,
        "shortName": "POSTGRESQL",
        "supportedAccessTypes": [
          "NATIVE",
          "ODBC",
          "JNDI"
        ]
      },
      "isSystem": false,
      "extraOptions": {},
      "forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase": false,
      "accessMap": [
        {
          "name": "0",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "1",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "2",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "4",
          "value": "true"
        }
      ],
      "name": "SampleData",
      "sqlserverInstance": null,
      "attributes": {
        "driverId": "postgresql",
        "PORT_NUMBER": "25432"
      },
      "maximumPoolSize": 0,
      "informixServername": "",
      "usingConnectionPool": true,
      "usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator": false,
      "databasePort": "25432",
      "username": "postgres",
      "changed": false
    },
    {
      "connectSql": "",
      "databaseName": "foodmart",
      "partitioned": false,
      "quoteAllFields": false,
      "extraOptionsOrder": {},
      "accessTypeValue": "NATIVE",
      "accessType": "NATIVE",
      "hostname": "127.0.0.1",
      "password": null,
      "connectionPoolingProperties": {
        "minIdle": "5",
        "maxIdle": "20",
        "initialSize": "5",
        "maxActive": "200"
      },
      "forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase": false,
      "id": "3255113e-6d7e-4031-8a46-cc21dfda06e9",
      "initialPoolSize": 0,
      "isUploadDataset": false,
      "partitioningInformation": null,
      "indexTablespace": "",
      "dataTablespace": "",
      "streamingResults": false,
      "databaseType": {
        "extraOptionsHelpUrl": "http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/83/connect.html#connection-parameters",
        "defaultDatabaseName": null,
        "defaultOptions": null,
        "name": "PostgreSQL",
        "defaultDatabasePort": 5432,
        "shortName": "POSTGRESQL",
        "supportedAccessTypes": [
          "NATIVE",
          "ODBC",
          "JNDI"
        ]
      },
      "isSystem": false,
      "extraOptions": {},
      "forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase": false,
      "accessMap": [
        {
          "name": "0",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "1",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "2",
          "value": "true"
        },
        {
          "name": "4",
          "value": "true"
        }
      ],
      "name": "foodmart",
      "sqlserverInstance": null,
      "attributes": {
        "driverId": "postgresql",
        "PORT_NUMBER": "25432"
      },
      "maximumPoolSize": 0,
      "informixServername": "",
      "usingConnectionPool": true,
      "usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator": false,
      "databasePort": "25432",
      "username": "postgres",
      "changed": false
    }
  ]
}

HTTP Responses

HTTP Status Code	Meaning	Description	Data schema
200	OK	none	Inline

Response Data Schema (HTTP 200)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`success`	boolean	Yes	Indicates whether the request was successful
`databaseConnections`	[object]	Yes	Array of database connection objects
├── `connectSql`	string	Yes	SQL to run upon connection
├── `databaseName`	string	Yes	Name of the database
├── `partitioned`	boolean	Yes	Whether the database is partitioned
├── `quoteAllFields`	boolean	Yes	Whether to quote all fields
├── `extraOptionsOrder`	object	Yes	Order of extra options (if any)
├── `accessTypeValue`	string	Yes	Access type (e.g., `NATIVE`)
├── `accessType`	string	Yes	Same as `accessTypeValue`
├── `hostname`	string	Yes	Host IP or domain
├── `password`	null	Yes	Database password (null if not retrieved)
├── `connectionPoolingProperties`	object	Yes	Properties for the connection pool
│ ├── `minIdle`	string	Yes	Minimum idle connections
│ ├── `maxIdle`	string	Yes	Maximum idle connections
│ ├── `testOnBorrow`	string	No	Whether to test connection on borrow (e.g., `"true"`)
│ ├── `validationQuery`	string	No	SQL query to validate connections (`"select 1"`)
│ ├── `initialSize`	string	Yes	Initial pool size
│ └── `maxActive`	string	Yes	Maximum active connections
├── `forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase`	boolean	Yes	Whether to force identifiers to uppercase
├── `id`	string	Yes	Unique ID for this connection configuration
├── `initialPoolSize`	integer	Yes	Initial size for the pool
├── `isUploadDataset`	boolean	Yes	Whether it’s an uploaded dataset
├── `partitioningInformation`	null	Yes	Details of partitioning (null if not used)
├── `indexTablespace`	string	Yes	Name of the index tablespace
├── `dataTablespace`	string	Yes	Name of the data tablespace
├── `streamingResults`	boolean	Yes	Whether to use streaming results
├── `databaseType`	object	Yes	Details about the database type
│ ├── `extraOptionsHelpUrl`	string	Yes	URL for extra driver options documentation
│ ├── `defaultDatabaseName`	null	Yes	Default database name (null if not applicable)
│ ├── `defaultOptions`	null	Yes	Default driver options
│ ├── `name`	string	Yes	Full database type name (e.g., `PostgreSQL`)
│ ├── `defaultDatabasePort`	integer	Yes	Default port for the database type (e.g., `5432`)
│ ├── `shortName`	string	Yes	Short name (e.g., `POSTGRESQL`)
│ └── `supportedAccessTypes`	[string]	Yes	Supported access types (e.g., `[ "NATIVE", "ODBC", "JNDI" ]`)
├── `isSystem`	boolean	Yes	Indicates if it’s a system connection
├── `extraOptions`	object	Yes	Additional driver-specific options
├── `forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase`	boolean	Yes	Whether to force identifiers to lowercase
├── `accessMap`	[object]	Yes	Array of access permission objects
│ ├── `name`	string	Yes	Permission code (`"0"`, `"1"`, `"2"`, `"4"`, etc.)
│ └── `value`	string	Yes	Whether the permission is granted (`"true"` or `"false"`)
├── `name`	string	Yes	Name of the connection
├── `sqlserverInstance`	null	Yes	For SQL Server instances (null if not used)
├── `attributes`	object	Yes	Driver-specific attributes
│ ├── `PORT_NUMBER`	string	Yes	Port number (`"25432"`)
│ └── `driverId`	string	Yes	Driver ID (e.g., `postgresql`)
├── `maximumPoolSize`	integer	Yes	Maximum pool size
├── `informixServername`	string	Yes	For Informix server name (empty if not used)
├── `usingConnectionPool`	boolean	Yes	Whether a connection pool is in use
├── `usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator`	boolean	Yes	Whether to treat double decimals as schema-table separators
├── `databasePort`	string	Yes	Port for the database (`"25432"`)
├── `username`	string	Yes	Database user name (e.g., `"postgres"`)
└── `changed`	boolean	Yes	Indicates if the connection configuration has changed