Parameters

prestd uses query string to apply filtering, sorting, paginating, and etc to api queries.

Filters

HTTP method GET

query string
Description

_page={set page number}

the api return is paged, this parameter sets which page you want

_page_size={number to return by pages}

delimits the number of records per page, default 10. Every time you specify a page size, you must include the page you are accessing.

?_select={field name 1},{fiel name 2}

Limit fields list on result - sql ansii standard

?_count={field name}

Count per field - * representation all fields

?_count_first=true

Query string _count returns a list, passing this parameter will return the first record as a non-list object, by default this parameter is set to false (return list non-object)

?_renderer=xml

Set API render syntax, supported: json (by default), xml

?_distinct=true

DISTINCT clause with SELECT

?_order={FIELD}

ORDER BY in sql query. For DESC order, use the prefix -. For multiple orders, the fields are separated by comma fieldname01,-fieldname02,fieldname03

?_groupby={FIELD}

GROUP BY in sql query, The grouper is more complicated, a topic has been created to describe how to use

?{FIELD NAME}={VALUE}

Filter by field, you can set as many query parameters as needed

Functions support

Used to perform data aggregation(grouping and selection)

name
Use in request

SUM

sum:field

AVG

avg:field

MAX

max:field

MIN

min:field

STDDEV

stddev:field

VARIANCE

variance:field

SELECT with function:

/{DATABASE}/{SCHEMA}/{TABLE}?_select=fieldname00,sum:fieldname01&_groupby=fieldname01

GROUP BY with function:

/{DATABASE}/{SCHEMA}/{TABLE}?_groupby=fieldname->>having:GROUPFUNC:FIELDNAME:CONDITION:VALUE-CONDITION
/{DATABASE}/{SCHEMA}/{TABLE}?_select=fieldname00,sum:fieldname01&_groupby=fieldname01->>having:sum:fieldname01:$gt:500

Operators

Uses these operators in various filter applications

Name
Description

$eq

Matches values that are equal to a specified value

$gt

Matches values that are greater than a specified value

$gte

Matches values that are greater than or equal to a specified value

$lt

Matches values that are less than a specified value

$lte

Matches values that are less than or equal to a specified value

$ne

Matches all values that are not equal to a specified value

$in

Matches any of the values specified in an array

$nin

Matches none of the values specified in an array

$null

Matches if field is null

$notnull

Matches if field is not null

$true

Matches if field is true

$nottrue

Matches if field is not true

$false

Matches if field is false

$notfalse

Matches if field is not false

$like

Matches always cover the entire string

$ilike

Matches case-insensitive always cover the entire string

$nlike

Matches results without the entire string

$nilike

Matches case-insensitive results without the entire string

$ltreelanc

Is left argument an ancestor of right (or equal)?

$ltreerdesc

Is left argument a descendant of right (or equal)?

$ltreematch

Does ltree match lquery?

$ltreematchtxt

Does ltree match ltxtquery?

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