Start/Pause Multiple Jobs Using the REST API
- Andrea Harvey
- Lindsey Byers (Deactivated)
DryvIQ supports the starting and pausing of multiple jobs at once. This feature supports filtering the full list of jobs by search criteria or starting/pausing all jobs. The syntax for starting and pausing jobs is very similar. This feature supports filtering the full list of jobs by search criteria or starting/pausing all jobs. The filtering options outlined in the examples apply to both actions.
By default, DryvIQ will run 6 jobs in parallel. For example, if you start 15 jobs at once, only the first 6 will execute. The rest will be in the queue to start as the others finish
Start all jobs
In this example, all jobs will be started.
PATCH {{url}}v1/jobs?startPause all jobs
In this example, all jobs will be paused.
PATCH {{url}}v1/jobs?pauseStart jobs using search text to filter the list of jobs
In this example, all jobs with the word "testjob" will be started.
PATCH {{url}}v1/jobs?q=testjob&startStart jobs using an offset and limit to filter the list of jobs
In this example, the first five jobs after the seventh job will be started.
Start jobs with a specified parent job
In this scenario, all jobs with the specified parent job ID will be started.