Rename a Fulltext Search View

This page explains how to rename a fulltext search view.

Web Console

Follow these instructions to rename a fulltext search view using the GDN console web UI.

1. Log in to your Macrometa account.
2. Click Data > Search Views.
3. Click Rename next to the search view for which you want to change the name.
4. Enter a new name in the field and then click Rename.
5. Click Yes to confirm.

REST API

Use our interactive API Reference with code generation in 18 programming languages to Rename a Fulltext Search View.

CLI

Use our command line interface to Rename a Fulltext Search View.

Python SDK

# Import libraries
from c8 import C8Client

# Define constants
URL = "play.paas.macrometa.io"
GEO_FABRIC = "_system"
API_KEY = "<API Key>" # Change this to your API key.
SEARCH_VIEW_NAME = "SearchView" # Change this to the search view you want to rename.
NEW_SEARCH_VIEW_NAME = "NewSearchView" # Change this to the new name for the search view.

# Authenticate with API key.
client = C8Client(protocol='https', host=URL, port=443, apikey=API_KEY, geofabric=GEO_FABRIC)

# Check if fulltext search view exists
list_views = client.list_all_views()
if any(view.get('name') == SEARCH_VIEW_NAME for view in list_views):
    # Rename the fulltext search view if it exists
    response = client.rename_view(SEARCH_VIEW_NAME, NEW_SEARCH_VIEW_NAME)
    print(f"Successfully renamed search view from '{SEARCH_VIEW_NAME}' to '{NEW_SEARCH_VIEW_NAME}'.")
else:
    print(f"Search view '{SEARCH_VIEW_NAME}' does not exist.")

JavaScript SDK

// Connect to GDN.
const jsc8 = require("jsc8");
const client = new jsc8({url: "https://play.paas.macrometa.io", apiKey: "<API Key>", fabricName: "_system"});
console.log("Connected to GDN.");

const searchViewName = "SearchView"; // Replace with the name of the fulltext search view you want to rename.
const newSearchViewName = "NewSearchView"; // Replace with the new name for the fulltext search view.

async function renameMySearchView () {
  const listOfViews = await client.getListOfViews();
  const view = listOfViews.result.find(v => v.name === searchViewName);
  if (!view) {
    console.log(`Search view "${searchViewName}" does not exist`);
    return;
  }
  const renamedView = await client.renameView(view.name, newSearchViewName);
  console.log(`Successfully renamed search view: ${renamedView.result.name}`);
}

renameMySearchView();