Algorithmia API help

[KaiLarsen]

Hi!

Trying to get the Algorithmia API work in Alteryx. Unfortunately, it requires R 3.3. Easy to get it working in R.

library("algorithmia", lib.loc="/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.3/Resources/library")

Any thoughts? Can I update the Alteryx R version without Alteryx imploding?

Kai :-)

[KaneG]

Technically, you can. However if you have R installed previously, then that can cause issues occasionally. 

For the Algorithmia API, have you tried the rest interface with the Download Tool? http://docs.algorithmia.com/#introduction

Kane

[KaiLarsen]

I have now...for hours... Sigh. All the examples I can find for the download tool are essentially for downloading a csv file from the web. This is quite a few steps beyond that.

[KaneG]

Try the attached. You'll need to replace the API Key and you can also replace the name. 

Basically, the Auth is Simple and so you just make a field called 'Authorization' with the word Simple followed by a space and then your API Key. (Note: If it was Basic Auth then you would have the word Basic followed by Your API Key Base64 encoded)

For the -d from the CURL statements, I constructed this as a query string. If you just submit the fields as payload then it'll appear as 'Your_Name=kaneg", but it'll still work. The reason I've set it up as a field for the query string is that you'll have to construct JSON parameters into a field and then POST that as the query string.

I've essentially made this call:

curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: Simple YOUR_API_KEY' \
    -d 'HAL 9000' -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
    https://api.algorithmia.com/v1/algo/demo/Hello/

Let me know if it is still not clear.

[KaiLarsen]

You rock, Kane. I'm so close I can smell it. I'll follow up with a screenshot of what I get back. It accepts the input, but I suspect it is not getting the text I want it to parse. I've attached my workflow in case that helps.

[KaiLarsen]

Here is the screen shot.

[KaneG · Accepted solution]

I've confused things a little there... Composing the Query/String Body would still work if the query wasn't important (such as in the Hello sample), however it is important here...

You need to 'Take Query String/Body from Field' on the Payload tab, otherwise it's trying to send 'Input="This system is easy to use"' rather than just "This system is easy to use".

[KaiLarsen]

You are brilliant, @KaneG! TRULY appreciate your help with this!!

Kai :-)