Report services provide GET, POST, UPDATE, and DELETE methods to work with report instances. Report instances help you to create a new report instance, get information of the report instance and render the report instance. Your client application sends an HTTP request to the service application for using the report instances API to get the information for a particular report instance.
To create a new report instance from the specified report, you need to use POST method. Report folder path and report name are specified in the request URL, as follows:
POST: http://<host>[:port]/api/report/{folder path}/{report name}/$instances
Request URL: https://developer.mescius.com/componentone/demos/aspnet/5/c1webapi/latest/api/report/ReportsRoot/FlexCommonTasks/FlexCommonTasks.flxr/Simple%20List$instances
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder Path | Specify the full path of the executing report. For example: FlexCommonTasks.flxr/Simple List |
| Report Name | Specify the report name that is defined in the FlexReport file, or under the SSRS folder. |
| Report Parameters | Check the response of action parameters. For example: pCategory=1&... If the parameter is multi-value, set the parameters multiple times. For example: pCategory=1&pCustomers=3&... |
| Report Page Settings | Set the page settings. Example: paperSize=custom&height=10in&width=20.5cm |
Response Messages
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 201 | JSON string contains IReportInstanceInfo type object, for the new created instance. |
| 404 | The report path does not exist. |
To get information of a report instance with the specified instance id, you need to use GET method. Report full path and Instance id are specified in the request URL, as follows:
GET: http://<host>[:port]/api/report/{folder path}/{report name}/$instances/{instance id}
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Report Full Path | Specify the full path of the executing report. For example: FlexCommonTasks.flxr/Simple List |
| Instance Id | Specify the instance id of the executing report. |
Response Messages
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 200 | JSON string contains IReportInstanceInfo type object. |
| 404 | The report path or instance id does not exist. |
To render a report instance with the specified instance id, you need to use POST method. Report full path and instance id are specified in the request URL, as follows:
POST: http://<host>[:port]/api/report/{folder path}/{report name}/$instances/{instance id}/render
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Report Full Path | Specify the full path of the executing report. For example: FlexCommonTasks.flxr/MultiValue DataBound Parameters |
| Instance Id | Specify the instance id of the executing report. |
| Report Parameters | Check the response of action parameters. For example: parameters.pCategory=1 If the parameter is multi-value, set the parameters multiple times. For example: pCategory=1&pCustomers=3&... |
| Report Page Settings | Set the page settings. For example: pageSettings.paperSize=custom&pageSettings.height=10in&pageSettings.width=20.5cm |
| Action String | Specify the action string. Action string is only valid for SSRS reports. We recommend you to use AdventureWorks (SSRS)/Product Line Sales report. For example: actionString=Sort;33iT0;Ascending |
Response Messages
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 200 | (Render completed) JSON string contains IReportStatus type object. |
| 202 | (On Rendering) The render action is accepted. |
| 404 | The report path or instance id does not exist. |
To get the status of the report instance with the specified instance id, you need to use GET method. Report full path and instance id are specified in the request URL, as follows:
GET: http://<host>[:port]/api/report/{folder path}/{report name}$instances/{instance id}/status
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Report Full Path | Specify the full path of the executing report. For example: FlexCommonTasks.flxr/Simple List |
| Instance Id | Specify the instance id of the executing report. |
Response Messages
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 200 | JSON string contains IReportStatus type object. |
| 404 | The report path or instance id does not exist. |
To delete the instance, you need to use DELETE method. Report full path and instance id are specified in the request URL, as follows:
DELETE: http://<host>[:port]/api/report/{folder path}/{report name}/$instances/{instance id}
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Report Full Path | Specify the full path of the executing report. For example: FlexCommonTasks.flxr/Simple List |
| Instance Id | Specify the instance id of the executing report. |
Response Messages
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 204 | Successfully deleted the instance. |
| 404 | The report path or instance id does not exist. |
For more information about Report Instances. see WebApiExplorer Demo.
