Create a job - Reality Conversion

Reality Conversion

Download API definition:

This API is a Technical Preview and is available for testing purposes only. Do not use in production.

Create a job

POST https://qa-api.bentley.com/realityconversion/jobs

Create a new job. The POST request body MUST include type, name, inputs and outputs.

Authentication

Requires Authorization header with valid Bearer token for scope itwin-platform.

For more documentation on authorization and how to get access token visit OAUTH2 Authorization page.

Request headers

Authorization

Yes

OAuth access token with itwin-platform scope

Yes

Setting to application/vnd.bentley.itwin-platform.v1+json is recommended.

Job (Create)

type

jobType

Yes

name

String

Yes

Job name.

iTwinId

String

Yes

ITwin Id.

costEstimationParameters

options

jobOptions

inputs

jobCreateInput[]

Yes

List of inputs of the job.

outputs

jobCreateOutput[]

Yes

List of output formats of the job.

Example

json

{
    "type": "Conversion",
    "name": "My first RCS job",
    "iTwinId": "510cd1a3-3703-4729-b08c-fecd9c87c3be",
    "costEstimationParameters": {
        "gigaPixels": 2.5,
        "megaPoints": 1.5
    },
    "inputs": [{
        "id": "58e0c0ca-f730-4e5b-808d-1c8cacacb4d4"
    }],
    "outputs": ["OPC"],
    "options": {
        "processingEngines": 5,
        "merge": false
    }
}

Response 201 Created

Created

json

{
    "job": {
        "id": "cc3d35cc-416a-4262-9714-b359da70b419",
        "name": "My first RCS job",
        "type": "Conversion",
        "state": "unsubmitted",
        "createdDateTime": "2021-11-04T02:13:27Z",
        "lastModifiedDateTime": "2020-09-14T02:29:55Z",
        "iTwinId": "510cd1a3-3703-4729-b08c-fecd9c87c3be",
        "email": "example@email.com",
        "dataCenter": "East US",
        "inputs": [{
            "id": "58e0c0ca-f730-4e5b-808d-1c8cacacb4d4",
            "type": "LAS"
        }],
        "outputs": [{
            "type": "OPC"
        }],
        "options": {
            "processingEngines": 5,
            "merge": false
        },
        "costEstimation": {
            "estimatedCost": 3.5,
            "gigaPixels": 2.1,
            "megaPoints": 1.5
        }
    }
}

This response indicates that request lacks valid authentication credentials. Access token might not been provided, issued by the wrong issuer, does not have required scopes or request headers were malformed.

json

{
    "error": {
        "code": "HeaderNotFound",
        "message": "Header Authorization was not found in the request. Access denied."
    }
}

Response 403 Forbidden

This response indicates that user does not have required permissions to create a job.

json

{
    "error": {
        "code": "InsufficientPermissions",
        "message": "The user has insufficient permissions for the requested operation."
    }
}

Response 404 Not Found

This response indicates that the requested operation or resource could not be found.

json

{
    "error": {
        "code": "ResourceNotFound",
        "message": "The requested resource was not found. Verify the API URL and the Accept header.",
        "details": [{
            "code": "OperationNotFound",
            "message": "Unable to match incoming request to an operation."
        }]
    }
}

Response 422 Unprocessable Entity

The 422 (Unprocessable Entity) status code indicates that the request cannot be processed by the server due to a client error (e.g. malformed request syntax).

json

{
    "error": {
        "code": "InvalidRealityConversionRequest",
        "message": "Cannot create job.",
        "details": [{
            "code": "InvalidProperty",
            "message": "The Name field is required.",
            "target": "Name"
        }]
    }
}

Response 429 Too many requests

This response indicates that the client sent more requests than allowed by this API for the current tier of the client.

json

{
    "error": {
        "code": "RateLimitExceeded",
        "message": "The client sent more requests than allowed by this API for the current tier of the client."
    }
}

Response headers

retry-after

Number of seconds to wait until client is allowed to make more requests.

Definitions

Job Type

Possible values:

Conversion: Converts input data from one format to another.
ImportFeatures: Takes vector inputs and imports features into a feature class of Geospatial Features API. Use FDB as the output format for this type.

Conversion

String

ImportFeatures

String

json

{
    "title": "Job Type",
    "enum": [
        "Conversion",
        "ImportFeatures"
    ],
    "type": "string",
    "description": "Possible values:\n- Conversion: Converts input data from one format to another.\n- ImportFeatures: Takes vector inputs and imports features into a feature class of Geospatial Features API. Use `FDB` as the output format for this type."
}

Job State

Job state.

unsubmitted

String

active

String

success

String

failed

String

cancelled

String

json

{
    "title": "Job State",
    "enum": [
        "unsubmitted",
        "active",
        "success",
        "failed",
        "cancelled"
    ],
    "type": "string",
    "description": "Job state."
}

Error and Warning messages

Model for error and warning messages

code

String

Error or warning message code

title

String

Error or warning message title

message

String

Error or warning message

params

Array

Error or warning message parameters

json

{
    "title": "Error and Warning messages",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "code": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error or warning message code"
        },
        "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error or warning message title"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error or warning message"
        },
        "params": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Error or warning message parameters"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Model for error and warning messages"
}

Execution Info

Execution information of the job.

submissionDateTime

Date-time

Submission time of the job.

startedDateTime

Date-time, null

Start time of the job.

endedDateTime

Date-time, null

End time of the job.

estimatedUnits

Number, null

Estimated processing units cost.

errors

ErrorWarningMessage[], null

Errors, if any produced when processing the job

warnings

ErrorWarningMessage[], null

Warnings, if any produced when processing the job

json

{
    "title": "Execution Info",
    "required": [
        "submissionDateTime"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "submissionDateTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Submission time of the job.",
            "format": "date-time"
        },
        "startedDateTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Start time of the job.",
            "format": "date-time",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "endedDateTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "End time of the job.",
            "format": "date-time",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "estimatedUnits": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Estimated processing units cost.",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "errors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorWarningMessage"
            },
            "description": "Errors, if any produced when processing the job",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "warnings": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorWarningMessage"
            },
            "description": "Warnings, if any produced when processing the job",
            "nullable": true
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Execution information of the job."
}

Cost Estimation Information

Cost estimate based on parameters before job processing.

gigaPixels

Double, null

Number of giga pixels in inputs.

megaPoints

Double, null

Number of mega points in inputs.

estimatedCost

Double

Estimated cost of the job using the CostEstimationParameters.

json

{
    "title": "Cost Estimation Information",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "gigaPixels": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of giga pixels in inputs.",
            "format": "double",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "megaPoints": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of mega points in inputs.",
            "format": "double",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "estimatedCost": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Estimated cost of the job using the CostEstimationParameters.",
            "format": "double"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Cost estimate based on parameters before job processing."
}

Point Cloud Input Formats

List of available input formats for point cloud conversion.

LAS

String

LAZ

String

PLY

String

E57

String

OPC

String

PointCloud

String

PNTS

String

Cesium3DTiles

String

json

{
    "title": "Point Cloud Input Formats",
    "enum": [
        "LAS",
        "LAZ",
        "PLY",
        "E57",
        "OPC",
        "PointCloud",
        "PNTS",
        "Cesium3DTiles"
    ],
    "description": "List of available input formats for point cloud conversion."
}

Vector Input Formats

List of available input formats for vector conversion.

ContextScene

String

GeoJSON

String

OVF

String

OVT

String

SHP

String

json

{
    "title": "Vector Input Formats",
    "enum": [
        "ContextScene",
        "GeoJSON",
        "OVF",
        "OVT",
        "SHP"
    ],
    "description": "List of available input formats for vector conversion."
}

Tile Map Input Formats

Input types representing raster or tiled datasets for generating tile maps.

Orthophoto

String

OrthophotoDSM

String

OMI

String

OVF

String

OVT

String

json

{
    "title": "Tile Map Input Formats",
    "enum": [
        "Orthophoto",
        "OrthophotoDSM",
        "OMI",
        "OVF",
        "OVT"
    ],
    "description": "Input types representing raster or tiled datasets for generating tile maps."
}

Job Input

Input description for a job.

type

One of: PointCloudInputs VectorInputs TileMapInputs

Input format for a job.

String

Reality data Id of the input.

json

{
    "title": "Job Input",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "type": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PointCloudInputs"
                },
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/VectorInputs"
                },
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TileMapInputs"
                }
            ],
            "description": "Input format for a job."
        },
        "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Reality data Id of the input."
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Input description for a job."
}

Point Cloud Output Formats

List of available point cloud output formats.

OPC: Orbit Point Cloud
PNTS: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.0
GLB: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.1
GLBC: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.1 Compressed.

OPC

String

PNTS

String

GLB

String

GLBC

String

LAS

String

LAZ

String

E57

String

PointCloud

String

json

{
    "title": "Point Cloud Output Formats",
    "enum": [
        "OPC",
        "PNTS",
        "GLB",
        "GLBC",
        "LAS",
        "LAZ",
        "E57",
        "PointCloud"
    ],
    "description": "List of available point cloud output formats.\n- OPC: Orbit Point Cloud\n- PNTS: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.0\n- GLB: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.1\n- GLBC: OGC 3DTiles Point Cloud 1.1 Compressed."
}

Vector Output Formats

List of available vector output formats.

Use FDB as the output format when the job type is ImportFeatures.

GeoJSON

String

FDB

String

json

{
    "title": "Vector Output Formats",
    "enum": [
        "GeoJSON",
        "FDB"
    ],
    "description": "List of available vector output formats.\n\n - Use FDB as the output format when the job type is ImportFeatures."
}

Tile Map Output Formats

List of available tile map output formats.

XYZTileMap

String

json

{
    "title": "Tile Map Output Formats",
    "enum": [
        "XYZTileMap"
    ],
    "description": "List of available tile map output formats."
}

Job Output

Output description for a job.

type

One of: PointCloudOutputs VectorOutputs TileMapOutputs

Output format for a job.

String, null

Reality data Id of the output.

json

{
    "title": "Job Output",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "type": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PointCloudOutputs"
                },
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/VectorOutputs"
                },
                {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TileMapOutputs"
                }
            ],
            "description": "Output format for a job."
        },
        "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Reality data Id of the output.",
            "nullable": true
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Output description for a job."
}

Options

List of optional parameters.

processingEngines

Integer

Number of engines to be used at most, between 0 and your engine limit. If set at 0, RCS will use your engine limit.

merge

Boolean

If true, then all the input files from multiple containers will be merged into one output file. Otherwise, creates one output per input file. Valid only for Conversion jobs.

inputSRS

String

EPSG code for the spatial reference system of input files (horizontal or horizontal+vertical).

outputSRS

String

EPSG code for the spatial reference system of output files (horizontal or horizontal+vertical).

sampleWorldStep

Double

Sampling step size in meters for traversing triangles in mesh geometry. Default is 0.125. Only valid for Cesium3DTiles input.

featureClassDisplayName

String

Name of the feature class to create in the Geospatial Features API. If omitted, uses the input reality data display name. Only valid for ImportFeatures jobs.

topLevel

Integer

Top level of the tile map to generate. Default is -1 (single tile for all input data). Only valid for TileMap output.

bottomLevel

Integer

Bottom level of the tile map to generate. Default is -1 (closest to native resolution). Only valid for TileMap output.

tileFormat

String

Tile format for the tile map. Supported values are 'JPG' (default) and 'PNG'. Only valid for TileMap output.

jpgQuality

Double

Quality of JPG tiles to generate (10–99). Default is 85. Only valid for TileMap output.

backgroundColor

String

Background color to use for tiles, in 'r.g.b' where r,g,b (red,green,blue) are values 0..255, default value is '255.255.255' (white). Only valid for TileMap output.

json

{
    "title": "Options",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "processingEngines": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Number of engines to be used at most, between 0 and your engine limit. If set at 0, RCS will use your engine limit."
        },
        "merge": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "If true, then all the input files from multiple containers will be merged into one output file. Otherwise, creates one output per input file. Valid only for Conversion jobs."
        },
        "inputSRS": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "EPSG code for the spatial reference system of input files (horizontal or horizontal+vertical)."
        },
        "outputSRS": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "EPSG code for the spatial reference system of output files (horizontal or horizontal+vertical)."
        },
        "sampleWorldStep": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Sampling step size in meters for traversing triangles in mesh geometry. Default is 0.125. Only valid for Cesium3DTiles input.",
            "format": "double"
        },
        "featureClassDisplayName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name of the feature class to create in the Geospatial Features API. If omitted, uses the input reality data display name. Only valid for ImportFeatures jobs."
        },
        "topLevel": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Top level of the tile map to generate. Default is -1 (single tile for all input data). Only valid for TileMap output."
        },
        "bottomLevel": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Bottom level of the tile map to generate. Default is -1 (closest to native resolution). Only valid for TileMap output."
        },
        "tileFormat": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Tile format for the tile map. Supported values are 'JPG' (default) and 'PNG'. Only valid for TileMap output."
        },
        "jpgQuality": {
            "maximum": 99,
            "minimum": 10,
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Quality of JPG tiles to generate (10–99). Default is 85. Only valid for TileMap output.",
            "format": "double"
        },
        "backgroundColor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Background color to use for tiles, in 'r.g.b' where r,g,b (red,green,blue) are values 0..255, default value is '255.255.255' (white). Only valid for TileMap output."
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "List of optional parameters."
}

Job

Full representation of a job.

String

Job unique id.

name

String

Job name.

type

jobType

state

jobState

iTwinId

String

iTwin Id.

ownerId

String

owner Id.

createdDateTime

Date-time

Creation time of the job.

lastModifiedDateTime

Date-time

Last modification date of the job.

dataCenter

String

Datacenter location of the job.

String

User email address.

executionInformation

costEstimation

inputs

jobInput[]

List of inputs of the job.

outputs

jobOutput[]

List of outputs of a job.

options

jobOptions

json

{
    "title": "Job",
    "required": [
        "id",
        "name",
        "type",
        "state",
        "createdDateTime",
        "lastModifiedDateTime",
        "dataCenter",
        "inputs",
        "outputs",
        "iTwinId"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Job unique id."
        },
        "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Job name."
        },
        "type": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobType"
        },
        "state": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobState"
        },
        "iTwinId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "iTwin Id."
        },
        "ownerId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "owner Id."
        },
        "createdDateTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Creation time of the job.",
            "format": "date-time"
        },
        "lastModifiedDateTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last modification date of the job.",
            "format": "date-time"
        },
        "dataCenter": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Datacenter location of the job."
        },
        "email": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "User email address."
        },
        "executionInformation": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/executionInformation"
        },
        "costEstimation": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/costEstimation"
        },
        "inputs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobInput"
            },
            "description": "List of inputs of the job."
        },
        "outputs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobOutput"
            },
            "description": "List of outputs of a job."
        },
        "options": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobOptions"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Full representation of a job."
}

Error

Contains error information.

code

String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message

String

A human-readable representation of the error.

target

String, null

The target of the error.

json

{
    "required": [
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "code": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "One of a server-defined set of error codes."
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "A human-readable representation of the error."
        },
        "target": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The target of the error.",
            "nullable": true
        }
    },
    "description": "Contains error information."
}

Error Response

Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed.

error

Error

json

{
    "title": "Error Response",
    "required": [
        "error"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "error": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed."
}

DetailedError

Contains error information and an array of more specific errors.

code

String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message

String

A human-readable representation of the error.

target

String, null

The target of the error.

details

Error[]

Optional array of more specific errors.

json

{
    "required": [
        "code",
        "message",
        "details"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "code": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "One of a server-defined set of error codes."
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "A human-readable representation of the error."
        },
        "target": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The target of the error.",
            "nullable": true
        },
        "details": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
            },
            "description": "Optional array of more specific errors."
        }
    },
    "description": "Contains error information and an array of more specific errors."
}

Detailed Error Response

error

DetailedError

json

{
    "title": "Detailed Error Response",
    "required": [
        "error"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "error": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DetailedError"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed."
}

Cost Estimation Parameters

Parameters to be used to estimate the cost of the job.

gigaPixels

Number

Gigapixels to be processed.

megaPoints

Number

Megapoints to be processed.

json

{
    "title": "Cost Estimation Parameters",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "gigaPixels": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Gigapixels to be processed."
        },
        "megaPoints": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Megapoints to be processed."
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Parameters to be used to estimate the cost of the job."
}

Job Input (Job Create)

Input description for a job.

String

Reality data Id of the input.

json

{
    "title": "Job Input (Job Create)",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Reality data Id of the input."
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Input description for a job."
}

Job Output (Job Create)

Specifies the output formats for the job.

Allowed values are defined in the PointCloudOutputs and VectorOutputs schemas.
If the input is a point cloud type, only values from PointCloudOutputs are valid.
If the input is a vector type, only values from VectorOutputs are valid.

OPC

String

PNTS

String

GLB

String

GLBC

String

LAS

String

LAZ

String

E57

String

PointCloud

String

GeoJSON

String

FDB

String

XYZTileMap

String

json

{
    "title": "Job Output (Job Create)",
    "enum": [
        "OPC",
        "PNTS",
        "GLB",
        "GLBC",
        "LAS",
        "LAZ",
        "E57",
        "PointCloud",
        "GeoJSON",
        "FDB",
        "XYZTileMap"
    ],
    "type": "string",
    "description": "Specifies the output formats for the job.\n\n- Allowed values are defined in the `PointCloudOutputs` and `VectorOutputs` schemas.\n- If the input is a point cloud type, only values from PointCloudOutputs are valid.\n- If the input is a vector type, only values from VectorOutputs are valid."
}

Job (Create)

Model for creating a new job.

type

jobType

name

String

Job name.

iTwinId

String

ITwin Id.

costEstimationParameters

options

jobOptions

inputs

jobCreateInput[]

List of inputs of the job.

outputs

jobCreateOutput[]

List of output formats of the job.

json

{
    "title": "Job (Create)",
    "required": [
        "type",
        "name",
        "inputs",
        "outputs",
        "iTwinId"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "type": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobType"
        },
        "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Job name."
        },
        "iTwinId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ITwin Id."
        },
        "costEstimationParameters": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/costEstimationParameters"
        },
        "options": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobOptions"
        },
        "inputs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobCreateInput"
            },
            "description": "List of inputs of the job."
        },
        "outputs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/jobCreateOutput"
            },
            "description": "List of output formats of the job."
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "description": "Model for creating a new job."
}

Job Response

job

json

{
    "title": "Job Response",
    "required": [
        "job"
    ],
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "job": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/job"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
}

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Authentication

Request

Request headers

Request body

Job (Create)

Example

Response

Response 201 Created

Response 401 Unauthorized

Response 403 Forbidden

Response 404 Not Found

Response 422 Unprocessable Entity

Response 429 Too many requests

Response headers

Definitions

Job Type

Job State

Error and Warning messages

Execution Info

Cost Estimation Information

Point Cloud Input Formats

Vector Input Formats

Tile Map Input Formats

Job Input

Point Cloud Output Formats

Vector Output Formats

Tile Map Output Formats

Job Output

Options

Job

Error

Error Response

DetailedError

Detailed Error Response

Cost Estimation Parameters

Job Input (Job Create)

Job Output (Job Create)

Job (Create)

Job Response