{"metadata":{"image":[],"title":"","description":""},"api":{"url":"","auth":"required","examples":{"codes":[]},"method":"post","params":[],"results":{"codes":[]},"settings":""},"next":{"description":"","pages":[]},"title":"Copy an app","type":"endpoint","slug":"copy-an-app","excerpt":"/apps/{app_id}/actions/copy\n\nFor general information on the API, including formatting, parameters, and pagination, please see the [API Overview](the-api).","body":"This call copies the specified app to the specified project. The app should be one in a project that you can access; this could be an app that has been uploaded to Cavatica by a project member, or a publicly available app that has been copied to the project.\n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"https://cavatica-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/apps/{app_id}/actions/copy\",\n      \"language\": \"text\",\n      \"name\": \"API path\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n[/block]\n\n[block:callout]\n{\n  \"type\": \"success\",\n  \"body\": \"Recall from the [API Overview](doc:the-api#section-identifying-projects-users-apps-files-tasks-and-inputs) that the `app_id` has the form `{project_owner}/{project}/{app_short_name}/{revision_number}`\\n\\nNote that if you omit the `revision_number`, the API will use the latest app revision.\\n\\nYou can get the `app_id` for an app by making the call to [list all apps available to you](doc:list-all-apps-available-to-you)\",\n  \"title\": \"app_ids\"\n}\n[/block]\n##Request\n\n###Example request\n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"POST /v2/apps/RFranklin/my-project/bamtools-merge-2-4-0/0/actions/copy HTTP/1.1\\nHost: cavatica-api.sbgenomics.com\\nX-SBG-Auth-Token: 3259c50e1ac5426ea8f1273259740f74\\n\",\n      \"language\": \"http\",\n      \"name\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"code\": \"curl --data '{\\\"project\\\": \\\"RFranklin/my-project\\\", \\\"name\\\": \\\"new app name\\\"}'  -s -H \\\"X-SBG-Auth-Token: 7942f56901534434a054dafc3813bc96\\\" -H \\\"content-type: application/json\\\" -X POST \\\"https://cavatica-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/apps/RFranklin/sandbox/delly2-workflow/actions/copy\\\"\",\n      \"language\": \"curl\",\n      \"name\": \"cURL\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"sidebar\": true\n}\n[/block]\n###Header Fields\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Description\",\n    \"0-0\": \"`X-SBG-Auth-Token`\\n_required_\",\n    \"0-1\": \"Your Cavatica [authentication token](doc:get-your-authentication-token).\",\n    \"h-2\": \"\"\n  },\n  \"cols\": 2,\n  \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n###Path parameters\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"0-0\": \"`app_id`\",\n    \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Description\",\n    \"0-1\": \"The ID for the app you are querying. It can be obtained by making the call to [list all apps available to you](doc:list-all-apps-available-to-you).\"\n  },\n  \"cols\": 2,\n  \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n###Query parameters\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Data type\",\n    \"h-2\": \"Description\",\n    \"0-0\": \"`fields`\",\n    \"0-1\": \"string\",\n    \"0-2\": \"Selector specifying a subset of fields to include in the response.\"\n  },\n  \"cols\": 3,\n  \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n##Request body\nThe body should contain the following key-value pairs:\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"h-0\": \"Key\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Datatype of value\",\n    \"h-2\": \"Description of value\",\n    \"0-0\": \"`\\\"project\\\"`\\n_required_\",\n    \"0-1\": \"string\",\n    \"1-0\": \"`\\\"name\\\"`\",\n    \"1-1\": \"string\",\n    \"0-2\": \"The name of the project you want to copy the app to\",\n    \"1-2\": \"The new name the app will have in the target project. If its name will not change, omit this key.\",\n    \"2-0\": \"`\\\"strategy\\\"`\",\n    \"2-1\": \"string\",\n    \"2-2\": \"The method for copying the app (also see the diagram below). \\n\\n* `clone` - copy all revisions and continue getting updates form the original app (default method when the key is omitted)\\n* `direct` - copy only the latest revision and get the updates from this point on\\n* `transient` - copy only the latest revision and continue getting updates from the original app.\"\n  },\n  \"cols\": 3,\n  \"rows\": 3\n}\n[/block]\n###Methods for copying an app\n[block:image]\n{\n  \"images\": [\n    {\n      \"image\": [\n        \"https://files.readme.io/68ed147-strategy-app-copy.jpg\",\n        \"strategy-app-copy.jpg\",\n        653,\n        997,\n        \"#e5e5e5\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}\n[/block]\n###Example request body\n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"{\\n  \\\"project\\\": \\\"RFranklin/my-project\\\", \\n  \\\"name\\\": \\\"new app name\\\"\\n}\",\n      \"language\": \"json\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n[/block]\n##Response\n\n[See a list of Cavatica-specific response codes that may be contained in the body of the response.](doc:api-status-codes) \n\n###Example response body\nThis call returns the full CWL description of the copied app. This is typically a lengthy JSON object; for conciseness, we have not included it here, but made it available [on this page](http://docs.cancergenomicscloud.org/v1.0/page/example-response-body-for-post-appsapp_idactionscopy).\n\n<div align=\"right\"><a href=\"#top\">top</a></div>\n\n<hr>","updates":[],"order":61,"isReference":false,"hidden":false,"sync_unique":"","link_url":"","link_external":false,"_id":"5774f3ddece8a00e00a1592c","parentDoc":null,"user":"575e85ac41c8ba0e00259a44","githubsync":"","__v":7,"category":{"sync":{"isSync":false,"url":""},"pages":[],"title":"Cavatica API","slug":"api","order":18,"from_sync":false,"reference":false,"_id":"5773df36904b0c0e00ef05ff","createdAt":"2016-06-29T14:46:14.277Z","version":"5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd50","__v":0,"project":"5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd4d"},"createdAt":"2016-06-30T10:26:37.932Z","project":"5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd4d","version":{"version":"1.0","version_clean":"1.0.0","codename":"","is_stable":true,"is_beta":false,"is_hidden":false,"is_deprecated":false,"categories":["5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd51","5773df36904b0c0e00ef05ff","577baf92451b1e0e006075ac","577bb183b7ee4a0e007c4e8d","577ce77a1cf3cb0e0048e5ea","577d11865fd4de0e00cc3dab","578e62792c3c790e00937597","578f4fd98335ca0e006d5c84","578f5e5c3d04570e00976ebb","57bc35f7531e000e0075d118","57f801b3760f3a1700219ebb","5804d55d1642890f00803623","581c8d55c0dc651900aa9350","589dcf8ba8c63b3b00c3704f","594cebadd8a2f7001b0b53b2","59a562f46a5d8c00238e309a","5a2aa096e25025003c582b58","5a2e79566c771d003ca0acd4","5a3a5166142db90026f24007","5a3a52b5bcc254001c4bf152","5a3a574a2be213002675c6d2","5a3a66bb2be213002675cb73","5a3a6e4854faf60030b63159","5c8a68278e883901341de571","5cb9971e57bf020024523c7b","5cbf1683e2a36d01d5012ecd","5dc15666a4f788004c5fd7d7","5eaff69e844d67003642a020","5eb00899b36ba5002d35b0c1","5eb0172be179b70073dc936e","5eb01b42b36ba5002d35ebba","5eb01f202654a20136813093","5eb918ef149186021c9a76c8","5f0839d3f4b24e005ebbbc29"],"_id":"5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd50","__v":34,"createdAt":"2016-06-29T14:36:44.812Z","releaseDate":"2016-06-29T14:36:44.812Z","project":"5773dcfc255e820e00e1cd4d"}}