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Api:Bulk Update Requests

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This page has details for how to interact with bulk update request records through the API.

01 Record field format

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[th]Name[/th]

[th]Type[/th]

[th]Details[/th]

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[td][code]id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]user_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]approver_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]forum_topic_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]forum_post_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]script[/code][/td]

[td]text[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]status[/code][/td]

[td]string[/td]

[td][code][pending, approved, rejected, processing, failed][/code][/td]

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[td][code]created_at[/code][/td]

[td]timestamp[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]updated_at[/code][/td]

[td]timestamp[/td]

[td][/td]

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02 Associated attributes

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The following is the list of relations that can be included in the API results (see Help:Common URL Parameters for more info):

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[th]Name[/th]

[th]Type[/th]

[th]Number[/th]

[th]Availability[/th]

[th]Details[/th]

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[td][code]user[/code][/td]

[td]user[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]approver[/code][/td]

[td]user[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]optional[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]forum_topic[/code][/td]

[td]forum topic[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]forum_post[/code][/td]

[td]forum post[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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03 Index

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Returns multiple bulk update request records.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]GET[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_requests.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]read request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td]The default order is ID descending[/td]

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Search attributes

Search parameters take the following format (see Help:Common URL Parameters for more info):

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search[FIELD]=VALUE

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The following are the base fields along with their associated type. Check the syntax pages for all of the available variations.

Special search parameters

The following are additional search fields.

  • [code]status[/code] - The status of the bulk update request (separated by commas).

Search order

Using the search parameter [code]order[/code] with one of the following values changes the order of the results.

  • [code]id_desc[/code] - ID descending.
  • [code]id_asc[/code] - ID ascending.
  • [code]updated_at_desc[/code] - Updated at descending.
  • [code]updated_at_asc[/code] - Updated at ascending.
  • [code]custom[/code] - Help:Common URL Parameters
  • In order to use this order, [code]search[id][/code] must also be set with a list of comma-separated IDs.

04 Show

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Returns a single bulk update request record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]GET[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_requests/$id.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]read request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the bulk update request ID.[/td]

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05 Create

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Creates a single bulk update request record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]POST[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_requests.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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Create parameters

Bulk update request parameters take the following format (see Help:API Write Requests for more info):

[code]

bulk_update_request[FIELD]=VALUE

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  • Mandatory:
  • [code]script[/code]
  • [code]reason[/code]

If the forum topic ID is present, then the title is ignored, and the BUR gets attached to the assigned forum topic ID.

  • Option 1
  • [code]forum_topic_id[/code]

If forum topic ID is absent, then title will be used to create a new forum topic.

  • Option 2
  • [code]title[/code]

In either case, the reason will be used to create a new forum post.

06 Update

Updates a single bulk update request record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]PUT/PATCH[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_request/$id.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the bulk update request ID. Only non-approved BURs can be updated.[/td]

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Update parameters

  • Optional:
  • [code]script[/code]
  • Admin-only parameters:
  • [code]forum_post_id[/code]
  • [code]forum_topic_id[/code]

Note: Only the creator or an Admin can update a bulk update request.

07 Destroy

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Deletes a single bulk update request record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]DELETE[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_request/$id.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the bulk update request ID. Only pending BURs can be deleted.[/td]

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Note: Only the creator or an Admin can delete a bulk update request.

09 Approve

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Approves a single bulk update request record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]POST[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/bulk_update_request/$id/approve.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the bulk update request ID. Only non-approved BURs can be updated.[/td]

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Approval conditions

Builders and above can approve bulk update requests that:

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  • Creator of the bulk update request
  • [code]rename[/code] or [code]alias[/code] commands
  • Only artist tags
  • The antecedent must be an artist tag
  • The consequent must be:
  • An artist tag
  • A non-exitent tag
  • An empty tag of any category
  • Post count must be less than or equeal to 200
  • For the antecedent
  • For the consequent if it is a non-empty artist tag

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Otherwise, only an admin can approve that request.

09 See also

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[td]Controller[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/controllers/bulk_update_requests_controller.rb>[/td]

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[td]Model[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/models/bulk_update_request.rb>[/td]

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[td]Policy[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/policies/bulk_update_request_policy.rb>[/td]

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