DescribeItems
From ARK
This method is used to supply a list of available items within the ARK instance. It will return a JSON array of all the different modules within ARK and their relative ids and itemkeys.
Path
http://your.ark.instance/api.php?req=describeItems
Arguments
This method has no mandatory arguments, although if anonymous logins are not enabled a username and password will need to be supplied:
- handle - username
- passwd - password
The method returns a JSON array unless otherwise specified:
- format - 'json' by default, but sending 'html' prints a human-readable array to screen
Example
http://your.ark.instance/api.php?req=describeItems&handle=johndoe&passwd=johndoepassword
Example return (returned JSONified - displayed as an array here for ease of viewing):
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => 1
[id] => 1
[1] => hut_cd
[itemkey] => hut_cd
[2] => mod_hut
[name] => mod_hut
[3] => hut
[shortform] => hut
[4] => The hut module
[description] => The hut module
[5] => 2
[cre_by] => 2
[6] => 2006-06-03 00:00:00
[cre_on] => 2006-06-03 00:00:00
[aliases] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => 130
[id] => 130
[1] => Hut
[alias] => Hut
[2] => en
[language] => en
)
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => 3
[id] => 3
[1] => adm_cd
[itemkey] => adm_cd
[2] => mod_adm
[name] => mod_adm
[3] => adm
[shortform] => adm
[4] => The adm module
[description] => The adm module
[5] => 2
[cre_by] => 2
[6] => 2006-06-03 00:00:00
[cre_on] => 2006-06-03 00:00:00
[aliases] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => 132
[id] => 132
[1] => Site Photo
[alias] => Site Photo
[2] => en
[language] => en
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => 306
[id] => 306
[1] => Admin
[alias] => Admin
[2] => en
[language] => en
)
)
)
)
