Introduction
DEPRECATED: The legacy create session REST API is deprecated in PAS and is available for backwards compatibility only. Please use the newer viewing sessions REST API instead.
Available URLs
URL | Description |
---|---|
GET /CreateSession?document={document name} | Creates a viewing session based on a specific document in storage. |
GET /CreateSession?form={formDefinitionId} | Creates a viewing session for the document referenced by a form definition. |
GET /CreateSession?document={document name}
Note that this URL is only available with PrizmDoc Viewer Self-Hosted.
Routes key: LegacyCreateSession
Creates a viewing session based on a specific document in storage.
GET pas_base_url/CreateSession?document=Sample.doc
NOTE: See the Base URL for PAS topic for more information.
To make the equivalent call using the new ViewingSession
API:
POST pas_base_url/ViewingSession
Content-Type: application/json
{
"source": {
"type": "document",
"fileName": "Sample.doc"
}
}
NOTE: See the Base URL for PAS topic for more information.
Successful Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"viewingSessionId": "XYZ..."
}
Error Responses
When the document does not exist:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
{
"errorCode": "DocumentNotFound"
}
When an unknown error occurs while gathering data:
HTTP/1.1 580 Server Error
Content-Type: application/json
{
"errorCode": "InternalError"
}
GET /CreateSession?form={formDefinitionId}
Note that this URL is only available with PrizmDoc Viewer Self-Hosted.
Routes key: LegacyCreateSession
Creates a viewing session for the document referenced by a form definition.
GET pas_base_url/CreateSession?form=03f3e9c4a976419da576276acc427700
NOTE: See the Base URL for PAS topic for more information.
There is no equivalent to this call in the new ViewingSession
API. Instead, the user should refer to the templateDocumentId
field in the form definition JSON object, and use it as a document to create a viewing session.
Error Responses
When the form definition does not exist:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
{
"errorCode": "FormDefinitionNotFound"
}
When the document referenced by the form definition does not exist:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
{
"errorCode": "DocumentNotFound"
}
When an unknown error occurs while gathering data:
HTTP/1.1 580 Server Error
Content-Type: application/json
{
"errorCode": "InternalError"
}