Introduction
To obtain a list of all industries used on the Platform, which groups together related professions, the Thinksurance Public API V1 (referred to as "the API") provides a dedicated endpoint designed specifically for this purpose. This endpoint enables consumers to retrieve either the complete list of all industries.
Endpoint
To retrieve industries, consumers are required to send an HTTP POST request to the /api/industries endpoint. This endpoint requires the security token, obtained during the Authentication process on the API, as an integral component of the JSON payload within the body of the request.
Action name | get industries |
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HTTP path | /api/industries |
HTTP method | POST |
Attributes of the HTTP request
token | string | required | A security token provided from Authentication endpoint. |
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Attributes of the HTTP response
Success response | |||
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JSON array of objects containing: | |||
id | int | required | An unique identifier of the industry. |
name | string | required | A industry’s name. |
Failed response | |||
error | string | required | It contains a reason for the failed request. |
Examples
This section shows examples of different HTTP requests and responses associated with the endpoint /api/industries.
HTTP Request |
# HTTP POST # /api/industries # 'Content-Type': 'application/json' # 'Accept': 'application/json' { "token": "some long string value" } |
Successful HTTP Response |
# HTTP 200 status code # 'Content-Type': 'application/json' [ { "id": 1, "name": "Industry1" }, { "id": 2, "name": "Industry2" } ] |
Failed HTTP Response |
# HTTP 200 status code # 'Content-Type': 'application/json' { "error": "API User is not existing or deactivated." } |