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Saved Views
Download API definition:
PUT https://qa-api.bentley.com/savedviews/{savedViewId}/extensions

Creates an extension that contains custom data in a saved view.

Extensions allow a saved view to be enhanced with custom data. The extensions have to be defined in a proprietary .JSON schema file. For now, only three extensions are available:

Extension Schemas

The following extensions are available and are shown below in the details sections. The details sections contain the schema followed by an example of that schema.

Per Model Category Visibility - Schema

Per Model Category Visibility Details
[
  {
    "type": "array",
    "name": "perModelCategoryVisibilityProps",
    "required": true,
    "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": true,
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "modelId",
          "type": "Id64String",
          "required": true
        },
        {
          "name": "categoryId",
          "type": "Id64String",
          "required": true
        },
        {
          "name": "visible",
          "type": "boolean",
          "required": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
Per Model Category Visibility - Example
{
  "perModelCategoryVisibilityProps": [
    {
      "modelId": "0x20000000079",
      "categoryId": "0x2000000003e",
      "visible": true
    },
    {
      "modelId": "0x20000000079",
      "categoryId": "0x2000000004e",
      "visible": false
    }
  ]
}

Emphasize Elements - Schema

Emphasize Elements Details
[
  {
    "type": "object",
    "name": "emphasizeElementsProps",
    "required": true,
    "properties": [
      {
        "name": "neverDrawn",
        "type": "array",
        "required": false,
        "items": {
          "type": "Id64String"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "alwaysDrawn",
        "type": "array",
        "required": false,
        "items": {
          "type": "Id64String"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "isAlwaysDrawnExclusive",
        "type": "boolean",
        "required": false
      },
      {
        "name": "alwaysDrawnExclusiveEmphasized",
        "type": "array",
        "required": false,
        "items": {
          "type": "Id64String"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "defaultAppearance",
        "type": "object",
        "required": false,
        "properties": [
          {
            "name": "rgb",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": [
              {
                "name": "r",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              },
              {
                "name": "g",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              },
              {
                "name": "b",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "weight",
            "type": "number"
          },
          {
            "name": "transparency",
            "type": "number"
          },
          {
            "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "linePixels",
            "type": "integer"
          },
          {
            "name": "ignoresMaterial",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "nonLocatable",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "emphasized",
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "appearanceOverride",
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": [
            {
              "name": "overrideType",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            {
              "name": "color",
              "type": "number"
            },
            {
              "name": "ids",
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "Id64String"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "wantEmphasis",
        "type": "boolean"
      },
      {
        "name": "unanimatedAppearance",
        "type": "object",
        "required": false,
        "properties": [
          {
            "name": "rgb",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": [
              {
                "name": "r",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              },
              {
                "name": "g",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              },
              {
                "name": "b",
                "type": "number",
                "required": true
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "weight",
            "type": "number"
          },
          {
            "name": "transparency",
            "type": "number"
          },
          {
            "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "linePixels",
            "type": "integer"
          },
          {
            "name": "ignoresMaterial",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "nonLocatable",
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "name": "emphasized",
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Emphasize Elements - Example
{
  "emphasizeElementsProps": {
    "neverDrawn": [
      "0x20000003865",
      "0x20000003864",
      "0x200000055e4",
      "0x200000055e3",
      "0x200000039af",
      "0x200000039ae"
    ]
  }
}

Visibility Override - Schema

Visibility Override Details
[
  {
    "name": "visibilityOverrideProps",
    "type": "object",
    "required": true,
    "properties": [
      {
        "name": "subCategoryOverrides",
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": [
            {
              "name": "ids",
              "type": "array",
              "required": true,
              "items": {
                "type": "Id64String"
              }
            },
            {
              "name": "app",
              "type": "object",
              "required": true,
              "properties": [
                {
                  "name": "rgb",
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": [
                    {
                      "name": "r",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "g",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "b",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "name": "weight",
                  "type": "number"
                },
                {
                  "name": "transparency",
                  "type": "number"
                },
                {
                  "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "linePixels",
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                {
                  "name": "ignoresMaterial",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "nonLocatable",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "emphasized",
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "modelOverrides",
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": [
            {
              "name": "ids",
              "type": "array",
              "required": true,
              "items": {
                "type": "Id64String"
              }
            },
            {
              "name": "app",
              "type": "object",
              "required": true,
              "properties": [
                {
                  "name": "rgb",
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": [
                    {
                      "name": "r",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "g",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "b",
                      "type": "number",
                      "required": true
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "name": "weight",
                  "type": "number"
                },
                {
                  "name": "transparency",
                  "type": "number"
                },
                {
                  "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "linePixels",
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                {
                  "name": "ignoresMaterial",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "nonLocatable",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                {
                  "name": "emphasized",
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "catEmphasizeOverride",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": [
          {
            "name": "ids",
            "type": "array",
            "required": true,
            "items": {
              "type": "Id64String"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "app",
            "type": "object",
            "required": true,
            "properties": [
              {
                "name": "rgb",
                "type": "object",
                "properties": [
                  {
                    "name": "r",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "g",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "b",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "weight",
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "name": "transparency",
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "linePixels",
                "type": "integer"
              },
              {
                "name": "ignoresMaterial",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "nonLocatable",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "emphasized",
                "type": "boolean"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "modelEmphasizeOverride",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": [
          {
            "name": "ids",
            "type": "array",
            "required": true,
            "items": {
              "type": "Id64String"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "app",
            "type": "object",
            "required": true,
            "properties": [
              {
                "name": "rgb",
                "type": "object",
                "properties": [
                  {
                    "name": "r",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "g",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "b",
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "weight",
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "name": "transparency",
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "name": "viewDependentTransparency",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "linePixels",
                "type": "integer"
              },
              {
                "name": "ignoresMaterial",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "nonLocatable",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              {
                "name": "emphasized",
                "type": "boolean"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Visibility Override - Example
{
  "visibilityOverrideProps": {
    "subCategoryOverrides": [
      {
        "ids": [
          "0x200000009e5",
          "0x20000000a45"
        ],
        "app": {
          "rgb": {
            "r": 12,
            "g": 12,
            "b": 107
          },
          "transparency": 0.46
        }
      },
      {
        "ids": [
          "0x20000007771",
          "0x20000007810"
        ],
        "app": {
          "rgb": {
            "r": 12,
            "g": 12,
            "b": 107
          },
          "transparency": 0.46
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Later on, consumers of the API will be allowed to define their own extensions.

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 parameters

Name
Required?
Description
savedViewId
Yes

Request headers

Name
Required?
Description
Authorization
Yes

OAuth access token with itwin-platform scope

Accept
Yes

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

Request body

ExtensionsUpdate

Name
Type
Required?
Description
data
String
Yes

String data of the extension. It must match the schema provided.

extensionName
String
Yes

Name of the extension.

Example

json
{
    "extensionName": "MyExtensionName",
    "data": "{\"myExtensionData\": 123}"
}

Response 201 Created

Created extension.

json
{
    "extension": {
        "extensionName": "My Extension",
        "markdownUrl": "https://github.com/iTwin/saved-views-extensions/my-extension/my-extension.md",
        "schemaUrl": "https://github.com/iTwin/saved-views-extensions/my-extension/my-extension-schema.json",
        "data": "{ \"myExtensionData\": 123 }",
        "_links": {
            "iTwin": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/iTwins/c6b0bf8d-033d-4291-9931-9b20f2135111"
            },
            "project": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/projects/c6b0bf8d-033d-4291-9931-9b20f2135111"
            },
            "imodel": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/imodels/b2db2e65-24a5-4958-abf5-91a60b94e8a5"
            },
            "savedView": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/savedviews/AB2ckLPpC-REkuTK99srqHONv7DGPQORQpkxmyDyE1ERZS7bsqUkWEmr9ZGmC5TopQ"
            },
            "self": {
                "href": "https://api.bentley.com/savedviews/AB2ckLPpC-REkuTK99srqHONv7DGPQORQpkxmyDyE1ERZS7bsqUkWEmr9ZGmC5TopQ/extensions/Extension_Name"
            }
        }
    }
}

Response 401 Unauthorized

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

The user has insufficient permissions for the requested operation.

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

Response 404 Not Found

Requested savedview is not available.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "SavedViewNotFound",
        "message": "Requested savedview is not available."
    }
}

Response 412 Precondition Failed

Current extension version does not match ETag.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "ExtensionModified",
        "message": "Current extension version does not match ETag."
    }
}

Response 422 Unprocessable Entity

Cannot update extension.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "InvalidSavedviewsRequest",
        "message": "Cannot update extension.",
        "details": [{
            "code": "InvalidRequestBody",
            "message": "extensionName must be a string.",
            "target": "extensionName"
        }]
    }
}

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

Name
Description
retry-after

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

Link

Name
Type
Description
href
String

Http reference

Error

Contains error information.

Name
Type
Description
code
String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

target
String, null

The target of the error.

message
String

A human-readable representation of the error.

Extension

Name
Type
Description
data
String
_links.self
_links.iTwin
_links.imodel
_links.project
_links.savedView
schemaUrl
String
markdownUrl
String
extensionName
String

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.

Name
Type
Description
error

Error information.

ExtensionsUpdate

Name
Type
Description
data
String

String data of the extension. It must match the schema provided.

extensionName
String

Name of the extension.

ExtensionResponse

Name
Type
Description
extension
All of: Extension

Requested extension

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