Submit a Notebook Convert Command

POST /api/v1.2/commands/

Use this API to submit a Notebook convert command to download or email notebooks and dashboards in PDF, PNG, and HTML formats.

Required Role

The following users can make this API call:

• Users who belong to the system-user or system-admin group.

• Users who belong to a group associated with a role that allows submitting a command. See Managing Groups and Managing Roles for more information.

Parameters

Note

Parameters marked in bold below are mandatory. Others are optional and have default values.

Parameters	Description
command_type	NotebookConvertCommand
resourceId	Id of the notebook or dashboard to be converted.
resourceType	Note or NotebookDashboard
fileFormat	Format to which the notebook or dashboard has to be converted. The supported values are pdf, html, and png.
showCode	Specifies whether the notebook that is converted should contain the code. Possible values are true or false. This parameter is not applicable for dashboards.
mailIds	List of comma separated of email addresses to which converted notebook or dashboard has to be sent. Note This parameter is not required for downloading notebooks or dashboards.

Examples

Example 1: Python API Framework

Notebook

The following sample code shows how to email a notebook as a PNG file.

import sys
import pycurl
import json
c= pycurl.Curl()
url="https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"
auth_token = <provide auth token here>
c.setopt(pycurl.URL, url)
c.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, ["X-AUTH-TOKEN: "+ auth_token, "Content-Type:application/json", "Accept: application/json"])
c.setopt(pycurl.POST,1)

data=json.dumps({"resourceId":15, "resourceType":"Note", "fileFormat": "png","mailIds":"[email protected],[email protected]", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand"})

c.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, data)
c.perform()

The following sample code shows how to download a notebook as a PNG file.

import sys
import pycurl
import json
c= pycurl.Curl()
url="https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"
auth_token = <provide auth token here>
c.setopt(pycurl.URL, url)
c.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, ["X-AUTH-TOKEN: "+ auth_token, "Content-Type:application/json", "Accept: application/json"])
c.setopt(pycurl.POST,1)

data=json.dumps({"resourceId":15, "resourceType": "Note","fileFormat": "png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand"})

c.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, data)
c.perform()

Dashboard

The following sample code shows how to download a dashboard as a PNG file.

import sys
import pycurl
import json
c= pycurl.Curl()
url="https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"
auth_token = <provide auth token here>
c.setopt(pycurl.URL, url)
c.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, ["X-AUTH-TOKEN: "+ auth_token, "Content-Type:application/json", "Accept: application/json"])
c.setopt(pycurl.POST,1)

data=json.dumps({"resourceId":15, "resourceType": "NotebookDashboard","fileFormat": "png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand"})

c.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, data)
c.perform()

Example 2: Using Command Line Parameter

Notebook

The following cURL command shows how to email a notebook as a PNG file.

curl  -i -X POST -H "X-AUTH-TOKEN: $AUTH_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"resourceId":"15", "resourceType":"Note", "fileFormat":"png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand", "mailIds": "[email protected],[email protected]"}' \
"https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"

The following cURL command shows how to convert a notebook as a PNG file with code

curl  -i -X POST -H "X-AUTH-TOKEN: $AUTH_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"resourceId":"15", "resourceType": "Note", "fileFormat":"png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand", "showCode": "true"}' \
 "https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"

The following cURL command shows how to download a notebook as a PNG file.

curl  -i -X POST -H "X-AUTH-TOKEN: $AUTH_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"resourceId":"15", "resourceType":"Note", "fileFormat":"png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand"}' \
 "https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"

Dashboard

The following cURL command shows how to download a dashboard as a PNG file.

curl  -i -X POST -H "X-AUTH-TOKEN: $AUTH_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"resourceId":"15", "resourceType": "NotebookDashboard", "fileFormat":"png", "command_type":"NotebookConvertCommand"}' \
 "https://api.qubole.com/api/v1.2/commands"

See View Command Status to check the status of the NotebookConvertCommand command and Example to download the results file from the notebook/dashboard convert command to download the converted files.