REST APIs for SAS Viya

Getting started with REST APIs for SAS Viya

SAS Viya REST APIs are designed for enterprise application developers, who intend to build on the work of model builders and data scientists, to deliver apps based on SAS Viya technology. With SAS REST APIs, you can create and access SAS resources using any client technology.

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SAS Viya 3.5

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SAS Viya REST API examples

GitHub repository for SAS Viya REST API examples

REST API examples on GitHub

SAS Viya REST APIs on GitHub

GitHub repositorities supporting SAS Viya REST APIs

SAS Viya REST API repositories

pyviyatools
Python command-line tools that call the SAS Viya REST APIs - for SAS administrators.
>> pyviyatools YouTube tutorial

restaf
A simple framework for building applications with SAS REST APIs, supported with SAS Viya.

restaf-demos
A collection of examples using restaf in a nodejs environment.

restaf-apiexplorer
A complete web application using restaf to explore SAS REST APIs.

restaf-server
restaf-server is a server designed specifically to work with SAS Viya.

restaf-uicomponents
React components for SAS Viya applications built using restaf.

restaf-uidemos
Examples of SAS Viya Applications built with restaf.

restlib
Python module to build REST interfaces.

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Sample code

The sample code below performs an HTTP POST request generate a report image. To see further sample code, visit the samples page on GitHub.

Generate and View Report Image

HTTP POST request to generate a report image

POST /reportImages/jobs?wait=30&requestLogLevel=DEBUG


{"_comment": "Request body"
  "version" : 1,
  "reportUri" : "/reports/reports/{{reportid}}",
  "layoutType" : "entireSection",
  "size" : "400x300",
  "refresh": false
  }

# Response application/vnd.sas.report.images.job+json

{
    "id": "d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
    "version": 2,
    "links": [
        {
            "method": "GET",
            "rel": "self",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
            "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
        },
        {
            "method": "GET",
            "rel": "state",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e/state",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e/state",
            "type": "text/plain"
        },
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "rel": "renderAll",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=report&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=report&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true",
            "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
        }
    ],
    "state": "running",
    "creationTimeStamp": "2019-11-11T20:29:16.733Z"
}

# Next get the report image name

GET /reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e

# Response application/vnd.sas.report.images.job+json

{
    "id": "d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
    "version": 2,
    "links": [
        {
            "method": "GET",
            "rel": "self",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e",
            "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
        },
        {
            "method": "GET",
            "rel": "state",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e/state",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs/d8ace882-29e1-4223-baf5-0ffa8cea350e/state",
            "type": "text/plain"
        },
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "rel": "renderAll",
            "href": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=report&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true",
            "uri": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=report&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true",
            "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
        }
    ],
    "state": "completed",
    "duration": 2.213,
    "creationTimeStamp": "2019-11-11T20:29:16.733Z",
    "images": [
        {
            "sectionIndex": 0,
            "sectionName": "vi6",
            "sectionLabel": "Page 1",
            "elementName": "vi6",
            "visualType": "Section",
            "size": "900x600",
            "state": "completed",
            "modifiedTimeStamp": "2019-11-11T20:29:18.932Z",
            "links": [
                {
                    "method": "GET",
                    "rel": "image",
                    "href": "/reportImages/images/K1870020424B677273814.svg",
                    "uri": "/reportImages/images/K1870020424B677273814.svg",
                    "type": "image/svg+xml"
                },
                {
                    "method": "POST",
                    "rel": "render",
                    "href": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=visualElements&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true&visualElementNames=vi6",
                    "uri": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=visualElements&size=900x600&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true&visualElementNames=vi6",
                    "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
                },
                {
                    "method": "POST",
                    "rel": "resize",
                    "href": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=visualElements&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true&visualElementNames=vi6&size={size}",
                    "uri": "/reportImages/jobs?selectionType=visualElements&reportUri=/reports/reports/23f2183d-48f5-42e8-a7d9-f40281c3fac4&layoutType=entireSection&refresh=true&visualElementNames=vi6&size={size}",
                    "type": "application/vnd.sas.report.images.job"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

# And finally, retrieve the image

GET //reportImages/images/K1870020424B677273814.svg

# Response image/svg+xml

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