Polls OAuth REST API Example performed with the Virtuoso OAuth Testing Tool The following example demonstrates adding and getting poll by the ODS REST APIs poll.new and poll.get using the OAuth Test Tool. Full list of the ODS REST APIs for ODS Polls you can find here. Go to http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods Log in as user demo with password demo Go to Settings->OAuth Keys

Copy the Token value for an Polls instance or create such in not existing. For ex.: cb0c9e0335fa088f7c779b0fec826b5a6af120c4 Go to http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods/oauth_test.vsp In the shown form enter for: Server: http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods/api Consumer Key: cb0c9e0335fa088f7c779b0fec826b5a6af120c4 API method: poll.new API parameters: inst_id=61&name=MyPoll An easy way to get the instance id is using the ODS ubiquity commands sequence: ods-host http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods ods-set-mode sid ods-authenticate-user demo password demo ods-get-instance-id mypolls Select for Query options: "Generate URI and Submit".

Click the "Execute" button. Enter the password for user demo and click the "Login" button. In the shown authorization form click the "Authorize" button.

As result will be shown the generated URI and the output message of executing the ODS REST API. In our case, the id of the new created poll will be: 1012

Now lets get the data for the created poll. In the form enter: API method: poll.get API parameters: poll_id=1012 Select for Query options: "Generate URI and Submit". Click the "Execute" button. As result in the "Response Body" text-area will be shown the retrieved details for the poll with the given above id.

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