DataZoa API Examples

The dataZoa API can be very handy for simple ad hoc tasks.

dataZoa API from a browser

You can use the API without programming, just using your everyday browser. For example, to get all of the series keys for a grouplist, enter:

https://www.datazoa.com/api/apimain.asp?func=SeriesFromGL&glname=YourGroupName&apikey=YourAPIKey

in your browser's address bar. The results will require some reformatting, but it's fast and effective.

dataZoa API from a command line

Perhaps even simpler, if you are comfortable with Windows commandline Powershell, you can you can just do this:

(curl "https://www.datazoa.com/api/apimain.asp?func=SeriesFromGL&glname=YourGroupName&apikey=YourAPIKey | ConvertFrom-Json).payload

Here are a few examples...

Example	Description
func=RunState&apikey=YourAPIKey	API Healthcheck
func=SeriesGet&serieskey=YourAccount/00004321&apikey=YourAPIKey&payloadasjson=true	Get a Series, return result payload as JSON
func=SeriesFromGL&glname=YourGroupName&apikey=YourAPIKey	Get the series keys from a grouplist