Redash-API-Client

Redash API Client written in Python.

Dependencies

• Python3.6+

Installation

pip install redash-api-client

Getting Started

from redashAPI import RedashAPIClient

# Create API client instance
"""
    :args:
    API_KEY
    REDASH_HOST (optional): `http://localhost:5000` by default
"""
Redash = RedashAPIClient(API_KEY, REDASH_HOST)

Redash's RESTful API

### EXAMPLE ###

# List all Data Sources
res = Redash.get('data_sources')
res.json()
"""
[
    {
        'name': 'data_source1',
        'pause_reason': None,
        'syntax': 'sql',
        'paused': 0,
        'view_only': False,
        'type': 'pg',
        'id': 1
    },
    ...
]
"""

# Retrieve specific Data Source
res = Redash.get('data_sources/1')
res.json()
"""
{
    "scheduled_queue_name": "scheduled_queries",
    "name": "test1",
    "pause_reason": "None",
    "queue_name": "queries",
    "syntax": "sql",
    "paused": 0,
    "options": {
        "password": "--------",
        "dbname": "bi",
        "user": ""
    },
    "groups": {
        "1":False
    },
    "type": "pg",
    "id": 1
}
"""

# Create New Data Source
Redash.post('data_sources', {
    "name": "New Data Source",
    "type": "pg",
    "options": {
        "dbname": DB_NAME,
        "host": DB_HOST,
        "user": DB_USER,
        "passwd": DB_PASSWORD,
        "port": DB_PORT
    }
})
"""
{
    "scheduled_queue_name": "scheduled_queries",
    "name": "New Data Source",
    "pause_reason": "None",
    "queue_name": "queries",
    "syntax": "sql",
    "paused": 0,
    "options": {
        "dbname": DB_NAME,
        "host": DB_HOST,
        "user": DB_USER,
        "passwd": DB_PASSWORD,
        "port": DB_PORT
    },
    "groups": {
        "2": False
    },
    "type": "pg",
    "id": 2
}
"""

# Delete specific Data Source
Redash.delete('data_sources/2')

Create Data Source

• _type

  • Type of Data Source. (Supported types)

• name

  • Name for Data Source.

• options

  • Configuration.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.create_data_source("pg", "First Data Source", {
    "dbname": DB_NAME,
    "host": DB_HOST,
    "user": DB_USER,
    "passwd": DB_PASSWORD,
    "port": DB_PORT
})

Create Query

• ds_id

  • Data Source ID.

• name

  • Name for query.

• qry

  • Query string.

• desc (optional)

  • Description.

• with_results (optional)

  • Generate query results automatically, True by default.

• options (optional)

  • Custom options.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.create_query(1, "First Query", "SELECT * FROM table_name;")

Refresh Query

• qry_id

  • Query ID.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.refresh_query(1)

Generate Query Result

• ds_id

  • Data Source ID.

• qry

  • Query String.

• qry_id (optional)

  • Query ID.

• max_age (optional)

  • If query results less than max_age seconds old are available, return them, otherwise execute the query; if omitted or -1, returns any cached result, or executes if not available. Set to zero to always execute.

• parameters (optional)

  • A set of parameter values to apply to the query.

• return_results (optional)

  • Return results if query is executed successfully, True by default.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.generate_query_results(1)

Query and Wait Result

• ds_id

  • Data Source ID.

• qry

  • Query String.

• timeout (optional)

  • Defines the time in seconds to wait before cutting the request.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.query_and_wait_result(1, 'select * from my_table;', 60)

Create Visualization

• qry_id

  • Query ID.

• _type

  • Type of Visualization. (table, line, column, area, pie, scatter, bubble, box, pivot)

• name

  • Name for Visualization.

• columns (optional)

  • Columns for Table. (Required if _type is table)

• x_axis (optional)

  • Column for X Axis. (Required if _type is not table nor pivot)

• y_axis (optional)

  • Columns for Y Axis (Required if _type is not table nor pivot)

• size_column (optional)

  • Column for size. (Bubble)

• group_by (optional)

  • Group by specific column.

• custom_options (optional)

  • Custom options for Visualization.

• desc (optional)

  • Description.

### EXAMPLE 1 ###

Redash.create_visualization(1, "table", "First Visualization", columns=[
    {"name": "column1", "type": "string"},
    {"name": "column2", "type": "datetime"}
])

### EXAMPLE 2 ###
Redash.create_visualization(1, "line", "Second Visualization", x_axis="column1", y_axis=[
    {"type": "line", "name": "column2", "label": "c2"}
])

Create Dashboard

• name

  • Name for Dashboard.

### EXAMPLE ###

Redash.create_dashboard("First Dashboard")

Add Widget into Dashboard

• db_id

  • Dashboard ID.

• text (optional)

  • Text Widget.

• vs_id (optional)

  • Visualization ID.

• full_width (optional)

  • Full width or not, False by default.

• position (optional)

  • Custom position for Widget.

### EXAMPLE 1 ###

Redash.add_widget(1, text="Test")

### EXAMPLE 2 ###
Redash.add_widget(1, visualization_id=1, full_width=True)

Publish Dashboard

• db_id

  • Dashboard ID.

### EXAMPLE ###

url = Redash.publish_dashboard(1)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.