Utilities ​

Utilities are the various helper endpoints located within the API.

Generate a Hash ​

Generate a hash for a given string.

Request Body ​

string Required
String to hash.

Returns ​

Hashed string.

REST API ​

POST /utils/hash/generate

Example ​

// POST /utils/hash/generate

{
	"string": "Hello World!"
}

GraphQL ​

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	utils_hash_generate(string: String!): String
}

Example ​

mutation {
	utils_hash_generate(string: "Hello World!")
}

Verify a Hash ​

Verify a string with a hash.

Request Body ​

string Required
Source string.

hash Required
Hash you want to verify against.

Returns ​

Boolean.

REST API ​

POST /utils/hash/verify

Example ​

// POST /utils/hash/verify

{
	"string": "Hello World!",
	"hash": "$arg...fEfM"
}

GraphQL ​

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	utils_hash_verify(hash: String!, string: String!): Boolean
}

Manually Sort Items in Collection ​

If a collection has a sort field, this util can be used to move items in that manual order.

Request Body ​

item Required
Primary key of the item you're moving in the collection.

to Required
Primary key of the item you're moving the source item too.

Returns ​

Empty body.

REST API ​

POST /utils/sort/:collection

Example ​

// POST /utils/sort/articles

{
	"item": 16,
	"to": 51
}

GraphQL ​

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	utils_sort(collection: String!, item: ID!, to: ID!): Boolean
}

Example ​

mutation {
	utils_sort(collection: "articles", item: 16, to: 51)
}

Import Data from File ​

Import multiple records from a JSON or CSV file into a collection. Relies on a multipart/form-data encoded request, just like regular file uploads. Check Upload a File for more information.

The import endpoint expects the file structure to match the export query parameter. For JSON, this is an array of objects, where every object is an item. For CSV, the first line has to be the columns header.

Request Body ​

Send the file in a multipart/form-data request. See Upload a File for more information.

Returns ​

Empty body.

REST API ​

POST /utils/import/:collection

Example ​

POST /utils/import/articles

Content-Type: multipart/form-data; charset=utf-8; boundary=__X_BOUNDARY__
Content-Length: 3442422

--__X_BOUNDARY__
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="articles.csv"
Content-Type: text/csv

"id","title","another","created_by"
1,"My First Articled","abc","506385A2-E444-4AE2-A860-F00957A62C8A"
2,"My Second Article","abc","506385A2-E444-4AE2-A860-F00957A62C8A"
3,"My Updated Third Article","abc","506385A2-E444-4AE2-A860-F00957A62C8A"
4,"My Fourth Article","abc","506385A2-E444-4AE2-A860-F00957A62C8A"
5,"My Fifth Article","abc","506385A2-E444-4AE2-A860-F00957A62C8A"
...

GraphQL ​

n/a

Export Data to a File ​

Export a larger data set to a file in the File Library

Query Parameters ​

Doesn't use any query parameters.

Request Body ​

format Required
What file format to save the export to. One of csv, json, xml, yaml.

query Required
The query object to use for the export. Supports the global query parameters.

file File Object
Partial file object to tweak where / how the export file is saved.

Returns ​

Empty body

REST API ​

POST /utils/export/:collection

Example ​

POST /utils/export/articles

{
	"query": {
		"filter": {
			"status": {
				"_eq": "published"
			}
		}
	},
	"file": {
		"folder": "34e95c19-cc50-42f2-83c8-b97616ac2390"
	}
}

GraphQL ​

n/a

Clear the Internal Cache ​

Resets both the data and schema cache of Directus. This endpoint is only available to admin users.

Request Body ​

n/a

Returns ​

Empty body

REST API ​

POST /utils/cache/clear

GraphQL ​

mutation {
	utils_cache_clear
}