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Preview File

POST
/ingest/preview/{job_id}
curl --request POST \
--url https://example.com/ingest/preview/2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0 \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Run preview on a staged file and return preview data.

For vector files: returns columns, CRS, geometry type, feature count, sample rows. For raster files: returns band count, CRS, resolution, compliance status. Only callable on jobs with status ‘pending’.

job_id
required
Job Id
string format: uuid
layer_name
Any of:
string

Sheet/layer name for multi-layer files

Successful Response

Media type application/json
Any of:
PreviewResponse
object
columns
required
Columns

Detected attribute columns. Each entry includes name, type, and nullability.

Array<object>
ColumnPreview
object
name
required
Name
string
type
required
Type
string
crs
required
Any of:
integer
detected_geometry_columns
Any of:
object
key
additional properties
any
feature_count
required
Any of:
integer
geometry_type
required
Any of:
string
job_id
required
Job Id

Identifier of the ingestion job being previewed.

string format: uuid
layer_name
required
Layer Name

Name of the layer being previewed. Defaults to the source filename for single-layer files.

string
layers
Any of:
Array<object>
LayerPreview
object
feature_count
Any of:
integer
field_count
Any of:
integer
name
required
Name
string
sample_rows
required
Sample Rows

Up to 5 sample rows from the source file for preview purposes.

Array<object>
object
key
additional properties
any
source_filename
required
Any of:
string
Example generated
{
"columns": [
{
"name": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"crs": 1,
"detected_geometry_columns": {},
"feature_count": 1,
"geometry_type": "example",
"job_id": "2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0",
"layer_name": "example",
"layers": [
{
"feature_count": 1,
"field_count": 1,
"name": "example"
}
],
"sample_rows": [
{}
],
"source_filename": "example"
}

Bad request — invalid payload

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Unauthorized — missing or invalid credentials

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Forbidden — caller lacks write access

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Not found

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Conflict — resource state prevents the operation

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Validation error

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}

Internal server error

ProblemDetail
object
detail
required
Detail
string
status
required
Status
integer
title
required
Title
string
type
Type
string
default: about:blank
Example
{
"type": "about:blank"
}