Inputfile format error using /user/v2/workflows/{{id}}/jobs API

[bhaveshamin]

I am trying to follow the API documentation to execute Aleryx Analytical App with File Browser tool to upload a file using i/user/v2/inputfiles/ endpoint.

https://help.alteryx.com/developer-help/gallery-api-inputfiles-endpoint

I uploaded a file using /user/v2/inputfiles/

and use the file reference Id as input question using /user/v2/workflows/{appId}/jobs/ but I keep getting following error.

The Action "Tool #25" has an error: The file "In_649bab54222e00004b005cdc\BodyPart_5fa5987b-71c1-4e42-826b-68052f1fe976" is not a known format. (2) (ToolId: -1)

If I run the same App from Gallery, I am able to pass (browse) the file and run it without any issue. I tried multiple tweaks to pass the file name with extension but it doesn't work.

I also tried "specifying_inputs_and_outputs.yxzp" from Alteryx tutorial https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/Specifying-Inputs-and-Outputs/ta-p/243111 and its getting the same error.

Any help will be really appreciated.

Thanks

[bhaveshamin]

The payload looks like following.

{{url}}/user/v2/workflows/{{alteryx_workflow_id}}/jobs

{

    "questions": [

        {

            "name": "File Browse (24)",

            "value": "649bab54222e00004b005cdc"

        }    ],

    "priority": "High"

}

I think the key question is how Alteryx formats the input file ref. Id to In_649bab54222e00004b005cdc\BodyPart_5fa5987b-71c1-4e42-826b-68052f1fe976 and does it need more detail then just file ref. id, like filename and extension. Not sure how it generates the "BodyPart_" part of the file. The In_ part is based on the file ref. Id.

Any insight on how the input file ref. Id is being used by "/user/v2/workflows/{{id}}/jobs" wil be really helpful.

[Yongcan]

You should use below API to post file to gallery and use the return string as file identifer when kick off.

POST /user/v2/inputfiles/ Publishes a file to be used in a workflow.
Implementation Notes
Use a MultiPart/Form-Data request to publish a temporary file to be used as an input to an Analytic App. The name of the required form-data section is inputFile.

[bhaveshamin]

Thank you Yougcan. Thats exactly I have done, as you can see the example below.

curl --location '<site>/webapi/user/v2/inputfiles/' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ...' \
--form 'inputFile=@"<inputfile.csv>

After uploading the file, I use the file reference Id into following call.

{url}}/user/v2/workflows/{{alteryx_workflow_id}}/jobs

{

    "questions": [

        {

            "name": "File Browse (24)",

            "value": "649bab54222e00004b005cdc"

        }    ],

    "priority": "High"

}

And getting following error

The Action "Tool #25" has an error: The file "In_649bab54222e00004b005cdc\BodyPart_5fa5987b-71c1-4e42-826b-68052f1fe976" is not a known format. (2) (ToolId: -1)

Do you have any working example/workflow for this use case?

[Yongcan]

You code looks ok to me.

Based on error message the file id always converted to gallery version file path.

The Action "Tool #25" has an error: The file "In_649bab54222e00004b005cdc\BodyPart_5fa5987b-71c1-4e42-826b-68052f1fe976" is not a known format. (2) (ToolId: -1)

Is your target workfow works fine with file type ( .csv file uploade?) or could you share your sample target workflow?