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Creating an Ask API grants you the ability to fetch data and use it in your desired app. After you create the Ask API, the system generates a Data API and an API key.

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Prerequisites

  • Appropriate permission: nx1_ask
  • An existing domain created using DataHub
  • A previously ingested dataset within a DataHub domain

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Create an Ask API

  1. Log in to NexusOne.
  2. On the NexusOne homepage, click Ask.
  3. Select a domain relevant to your data.
  4. Query the data using one of the following methods:
    • Select a suggested query from the list.
    • Enter a question in the “Add an analysis” field.
  5. You should see a Metabase dashboard to analyze the data.
  6. Click the download icon to create the Ask API.
    1. Enter the name.
    2. Select the nx1_engineer role.
    3. Click Create.
  7. View your Data API and API key:
    1. On the NexusOne homepage, navigate to Connect > Data API to view your Data API.
    2. Click API Keys from the navigation side-bar to view your API key. If you have a long list of keys present, use the filter by description or key field to find the API key.

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