Through the REST API, you will have access to the Resources available in the FME Server. You can list files, upload files, and delete files all using the REST API. This is helpful in a web application if you would like to direct data to a certain area in the FME Server.

Uploading a File

This call will upload a file to the data folder in your resources folder. The filename is specified in the Content-Disposition parameter. If you wanted to specify a directory in the data folder simply write the folder name after filesys. Uploading a file could be useful in a web application if it is requesting data from a user and inputting that data into a workspace.

1) Enter the following URL and Headers into Postman

In Postman click the plus symbol to open a new tab.

Headers:

• Content-Type: application/octet-stream

• Accept: application/json

• Content-Disposition: attachment; filename= "uploadingfiles.csv"

• Authorization: fmetoken token= <yourToken>

2) Upload a File in Postman

To upload a file in Postman. Switch to the Body tab. Select binary. The press Choose Files and navigate to

C:\FMEData2018\Data\CellSignals\CellSignal.csv

Click Send! Then, review the response

Optional Query String Parameters

Query string parameters are added at the end of the URL. If you wished to include these it would the URL would look like this:

http://<yourServerHost>/fmerest/v3/resources/connections/FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA/filesys?createDirectories=true&overwrite=false

Listing Files

This call will list the files in a resource. Listing files in a resource could be used in either a workspace or a web application. A possible use case could be creating a workspace to list all files in a resource and create an excel spreadsheet that is organized by the date uploaded.

3) Enter in the Following URL and Headers in Postman

Headers:

• Accept: application/json

• Authorization: fmetoken token=<yourToken>

4) View the Response in Postman

Downloading a File

The downloading file call is particularly useful in a web application. This can be used to return file to a user. This call can also be used in a workspace to download text files.

This call downloads a file from a resource connection either as an inline resource or as an attachment. The 'disposition' parameter is only relevant for some REST clients. In particular, Internet Explorer behaves poorly without an attachment disposition header. This web page will only display the response body instead of downloading the file, so REST clients should inspect the Content-Disposition header and handle the download.

This call will look into the Resources/Data directory to find uploadingfiles.csv.

5) Enter in the Following URL and Headers in Postman

Headers:

• Accept: application/octet-stream

• Authorization: fmetoken token=<yourToken>

• Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

6) Enter in the body of the call

To enter in the body of the call. Click the body tab, check raw and then paste the contents below.

accept=contents&disposition=inline

Hit Send! Then, review the response in Postman

Parameters: