Method
PUT

Request URL

/plugin/datafor-modeler/api/connection/test

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

Content Type
application/json

Preconditions

• The current user must have read privileges for the connection.

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Request Schema

Name	Location	Type	Required	Description
name	query	string	No	The name of the connection
body	body	object	No	JSON payload containing connection details
├── SQLServerInstance	body	null	No	For SQL Server; null if not used
├── accessType	body	string	Yes	Type of connection access (e.g., NATIVE)
├── accessTypeValue	body	string	Yes	Same as accessType
├── attributes	body	object	Yes	Additional connection attributes
│ ├── driverId	body	string	Yes	E.g., postgresql
│ ├── PORT_NUMBER	body	string	Yes	Database port (e.g., 25432)
├── changed	body	boolean	Yes	Indicates if the connection config has changed
├── connectSql	body	string	Yes	SQL to run when establishing the connection (optional)
├── connectionPoolingProperties	body	object	Yes	Connection pool settings
│ ├── initialSize	body	string	Yes	Initial size of the pool
│ ├── maxActive	body	string	Yes	Maximum active connections
│ ├── maxIdle	body	string	Yes	Maximum idle connections
│ ├── minIdle	body	string	Yes	Minimum idle connections
├── dataTablespace	body	string	Yes	Tablespace for data (if applicable)
├── databaseName	body	string	Yes	Name of the database (e.g., foodmart)
├── databasePort	body	string	Yes	Port for the database (e.g., 25432)
├── databaseType	body	object	Yes	Info about the database type
│ ├── defaultDatabaseName	body	null	Yes	Default DB name (null if not specified)
│ ├── defaultDatabasePort	body	integer	Yes	Default port (e.g., 5432)
│ ├── defaultOptions	body	null	Yes	Default driver options
│ ├── extraOptionsHelpUrl	body	string	Yes	URL for documentation of extra options
│ ├── name	body	string	Yes	E.g., PostgreSQL
│ ├── shortName	body	string	Yes	Abbreviated name (e.g., POSTGRESQL)
├── extraOptions	body	object	Yes	Additional driver-specific options
├── extraOptionsOrder	body	object	Yes	Order of extra options
├── forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase	body	boolean	Yes	Whether to force identifiers to lowercase
├── forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase	body	boolean	Yes	Whether to force identifiers to uppercase
├── hostname	body	string	Yes	Host IP or domain (e.g., 127.0.0.1)
├── id	body	string	Yes	Unique ID for this connection
├── indexTablespace	body	string	Yes	Tablespace for indexes (if applicable)
├── informixServername	body	string	Yes	For Informix only; otherwise empty
├── initialPoolSize	body	integer	Yes	Initial number of connections in the pool
├── maximumPoolSize	body	integer	Yes	Maximum size of the pool
├── name	body	string	Yes	Connection name (e.g., foodmart)
├── partitioned	body	boolean	Yes	Whether the database is partitioned
├── password	body	null	Yes	Database password (null if not changed)
├── quoteAllFields	body	boolean	Yes	Whether to quote all SQL fields
├── streamingResults	body	boolean	Yes	Whether to use streaming results
├── username	body	string	Yes	Database user (e.g., postgres)
├── usingConnectionPool	body	boolean	Yes	Whether to use a connection pool
├── usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator	body	boolean	Yes	If true, double decimals are used as schema-table separators
├── driverId	body	string	Yes	Driver ID (duplicate of attributes.driverId)
├── PORT_NUMBER	body	string	Yes	Database port (duplicate of attributes.PORT_NUMBER)
├── CUSTOM_URL	body	null	No	Custom JDBC URL if using a non-default driver config
└── CUSTOM_DRIVER_CLASS	body	null	No	Custom driver class if required

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Response Examples

{
  "success": true
}

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 test was successful