Creating a Job Report Using REST API

Learn how to create a migration job report using the DryvIQ REST API.

Updated at May 2nd, 2025

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Table of Contents

Creating a Job With Category Example JSON Adding a Job to an Existing Report List all Existing Reports Example JSON Add Job to Existing Report Example JSON List all Existing Reports Response for Manually Defined List of Jobs Getting a Job Category ID Get Current Job's Category ID List all Job Category IDs Creating a New Report Creating a New Report for Simulation Jobs Listing Reports List all Reports List Report by ID Report Stats and Transfer Items Get Transfer Items for Report by ID Get transfer stats for Report by ID

Creating a Job With Category

A category for your job is defined outside the transfer block in your JSON, in the section for schedule or job stop policy. The category name is a user-defined string. Any unique string will be recognized as a new category, and the job_category_id will be generated.

},
"schedule": {
"mode": "manual"
},
"stop_policy": {
"on_success": 2
},
"category": {
"name": "Test Category"
}

Example JSON

{
   "name":"Job Report | Migration Group 1",
   "kind": "transfer",
   "transfer": {
       "transfer_type": "copy",
       "tags": "add",
       "source": {
           "connection": { "id": "{{cloud_connection_source}}" },
           "target": {
               "path": "/Source Path"
           }
       },
       "destination": {
           "connection": { "id": "{{cloud_connection_destination}}" },
           "target": {
               "path": "/Destination Path"
           }
       }
   },
   "schedule": {
       "mode": "manual"
   },
   "stop_policy": {
       "on_success": 2
   },
   "category": {
     "name": "Job Reports - Migration Group 1"
   }
}

Adding a Job to an Existing Report

To add a job to an existing report, modify your job JSON to include the job category ID rather than the name. Identify your job category ID by listing all existing reports. Find the report you want your job to be added to and note the the category ID from this report.

GET {{url}}v1/reports

List all Existing Reports Example JSON

....
"type": "reports",
    "reports": [
        {
            "id": "4d804a381c414ad39e816245196414f4",
            "name": "Job Reports - Migration Group 1",
            "description": "This is my report",
            "parameters": {
                "job_category_id": 2
            },
....

Add Job to Existing Report Example JSON

{
    "name":"Create New Job, Add to existing Report",
    "kind": "transfer",
    "transfer": {
        "transfer_type": "copy",
        "batch_mode": "always",
    	"timestamps": "true",
    	"permissions": "add",
    	"segment_transform": true,
    	"duplicate_names": "rename",
    	"empty_containers": "create",
    	"versioning": {
        	"preserve": "native",
        	"select": "all"
    	},
        "source": {
            "connection": { "id": "{{cloud_connection_source}}" },
            "target": {
                "path": "/SourcePath"
            }
        },
        "destination": {
            "connection": { "id": "{{cloud_connection_destination}}" },
            "target": {
                "path": "/DestinationPath"
            }
        }
    },
    "schedule": {
        "mode": "manual"
    },
    "stop_policy": {
        "on_success": 2
    },
    "category": {
    	"id": 2
   }
}

List all Existing Reports Response for Manually Defined List of Jobs

If the report was created with a manual list of jobs, it can be updated to include the new job or jobs to add to the report.

....
"type": "reports",
    "reports": [
        {
            "id": "4d804a381c414ad39e816245196414f4",
            "name": "Job Reports - Migration Group 1",
            "description": "This is my report",
            "parameters": {
                "simulation_mode": 0,
                "jobs": [
                    "ade0a8c33e71409bad17ecd92678a458",
                    "b7648a5d23a941a3bce5d018113d6243"
                ]
            },
....

A job can be added to this report by submitting a PATCH request for this report ID. For example, the following request will add the job with ID 87c53b88142940cf88a35a7e78b8db60 to the report above.

PATCH {{url}}v1/reports/4d804a381c414ad39e816245196414f4

{
	"id": "4d804a381c414ad39e816245196414f4",
	"parameters": {
        "simulation_mode": 0,
		"jobs": [
			"ade0a8c33e71409bad17ecd92678a458",
			"b7648a5d23a941a3bce5d018113d6243",
			"87c53b88142940cf88a35a7e78b8db60"
		]
	}
}

Getting a Job Category ID

In order to create a new report, you will need to get the job category ID.

Get Current Job's Category ID

GET {{url}}v1/jobs/{{job}}?fields=category

List all Job Category IDs

GET {{url}}v1/jobs?fields=category

Jobs that were created without a category fall into the Default category. The default category ID is -1.

Creating a New Report

To create a new report, you must use the job_category_id. The category string name will not be accepted.

POST {{url}}v1/reports

{
 "name": "Report 1",
 "created_by": "Joe Smith",
 "description": "This is my report",
   "parameters": {
     "job_category_id": 2
  }
}

Creating a New Report for Simulation Jobs

To create a new report for simulation / analyzer jobs, you must use the corresponding job_category_id as well as simulation_mode:true parameter.

POST {{url}}v1/reports

{
 "name": "Simulation Jobs",
 "created_by": "Joe Smith",
 "description": "This is my Analyzer Job report",
   "parameters": {
     "job_category_id": 2,
     "simulation_mode": true
  }
}

Listing Reports

List all Reports

GET {{url}}v1/reports

List Report by ID

GET {{url}}v1/reports/{{report_id}}?include=all

Report Stats and Transfer Items

Get Transfer Items for Report by ID

GET {{url}}v1/reports/{{report_id}}/items

Get transfer stats for Report by ID

GET {{url}}v1/reports/{{report_id}}/stats

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