dataset_purge (maybe) doesn't exist in IATI Registry API

[robredpath]

cc @praweshsth

YI have reported that they have tried to use dataset_purge but that the method doesn't exist in the Registry API. I believe they are using a sysadmin-level API key/token.

[praweshsth]

To add on to this: we did that in staging of IATI Registry

[cormachallinanderilinx]

Hi @robredpath

I can confirm the data purge works on IATI. As per the CKAN docs to delete a dataset the endpoint is package_delete To purge the endpoint is dataset_purge

Also what username is trying to do the, they must be an admin on the publisher they are trying to purge the dataset on. Or else a superadmin

I created a script here which works for me on staging:

import requests from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth api_token = 'INSERT_OWN_TOKEN'

headers = { 'X-CKAN-API-Key': api_token, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', } username = "BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME" password = "BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD" auth = HTTPBasicAuth(username, password)

IATI_STAGING_API_URL = 'https://staging.iatiregistry.org/api/action/' PACKAGE_ID = 'test-cormac-delete-me'

package = requests.get(IATI_STAGING_API_URL + f'package_show?id={PACKAGE_ID}', headers=headers, auth=auth)

print(package) package_delete = requests.post(IATI_STAGING_API_URL + 'package_delete', json={'id': PACKAGE_ID}, headers=headers, auth=auth ) print(package_delete.dict)

package_purge = requests.post(IATI_STAGING_API_URL + 'dataset_purge', json={'id': PACKAGE_ID}, headers=headers, auth=auth ) print(package_purge.dict)

[PG-Momik]

@cormachallinanderilinx Apologies, I was testing using the endpoint package_purge. Purging works fine when using the endpoint dataset_purge.

Thank you

[robredpath]

Thanks for looking into this @cormachallinanderilinx; glad you got it sorted @PG-Momik

As per the CKAN docs to delete a dataset the endpoint is package_delete To purge the endpoint is dataset_purge

Now that's a trap for the unwary!