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titleThis feature requires a CommCare Software Plan

This feature (API Access) is only available to CommCare users with a Pro Plan or higher. For more details, see the CommCare Software Plan page.

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You can configure your project to forward any incoming forms and/or cases to a specified URL. To do so, in CommCare HQ navigate to Project Settings and then to Data Forwarding. It will look something like this:

There are no current limitations on the number of repeaters you can add to your project, but if you set up a repeater and notice a delay in record forwarding times, please contact our support team.

What to have your server expect

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Code Block
languagexml
<?xml version='1.0' ?>
<data uiVersion="1"
    version="10"
    name="Untitled Form"
    xmlns:jrm="http://dev.commcarehq.org/jr/xforms"
    xmlns="http://openrosa.org/formdesigner/B9C4EB51-A7CC-49B5-B7D5-10E9F10B450B">
  <question1>Trees</question1>
  <n0:case case_id="b0916685-7247-4c44-b712-633d3d64e0c0"
      date_modified="2015-04-17T16:04:54.950-04"
      user_id="d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b"
      xmlns:n0="http://commcarehq.org/case/transaction/v2"><n0:create>
    <n0:case_name>Trees</n0:case_name>
    <n0:owner_id>d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b</n0:owner_id>
    <n0:case_type>mscase</n0:case_type>
    </n0:create>
  </n0:case>
  <n1:meta xmlns:n1="http://openrosa.org/jr/xforms">
    <n1:deviceID>990005013558458</n1:deviceID>
    <n1:timeStart>2015-04-17T16:04:42.383-04</n1:timeStart>
    <n1:timeEnd>2015-04-17T16:04:54.950-04</n1:timeEnd>
    <n1:username>danny</n1:username>
    <n1:userID>d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b</n1:userID>
    <n1:instanceID>afcb3026-c4b3-463f-85ec-0cb9a2737fc5</n1:instanceID>
    <n2:appVersion xmlns:n2="http://commcarehq.org/xforms">CommCare ODK, version "2.19.8"(350848). App v10. CommCare Version 2.19. Build 1000, built on: January-22-2015</n2:appVersion>
  </n1:meta>
</data>

Forward Cases

You get a case block representing the latest state of any cases affected by the form (one POST per case).

When you turn on case forwarding, every time a case changes on HQ, it will forward the case in its entirety to your URL (not just the last change). We expect that you will receive the case, look to see if there's a case with the same id already in your system, and then either create or update the case with all the information given. If the case has been closed, we will send the case with just a close block.

The URL you set up to deal with the in-coming information can expect to receive one case block at a time, in the format specified below (XML or JSON).

In addition to the case there will be an extra header 'server-modified-on' that is the last time the case was modified in CommCare HQ.

Example HTTP Request to your server

HEADERS
Server-Modified-On: 2015-04-17T20:14:34.139959Z
Host: requestb.in
Accept-Encoding: identity
Via: 1.1 vegur
X-Request-Id: 30926e2a-397a-45e4-83f2-a792c5775c7e
Total-Route-Time: 1
Content-Length: 324
Connection: close
Connect-Time: 2
Content-Type: text/xml
RAW BODY (XML)
 
Code Block
languagexml
<case case_id="b0916685-7247-4c44-b712-633d3d64e0c0"
    date_modified="2015-04-17T16:04:54.950000Z"
    user_id="d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b"
    xmlns="http://commcarehq.org/case/transaction/v2">
  <create>
    <case_type>mscase</case_type>
    <case_name>Trees</case_name>
    <owner_id>d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b</owner_id>
  </create>
</case>

RAW BODY (JSON)

Code Block
languagejs
{ "case_id" : "b0916685-7247-4c44-b712-633d3d64e0c0",    
    "closed" : false,
    "date_closed" : null,
    "date_modified" : "2015-04-17T16:04:54.950000Z",
    "domain" : "demo",
    "indices" : {  },
    "properties" : {
        "case_name" : "Trees",
        "case_type" : "mscase",
        "date_opened" : "2012-03-13T18:21:52Z",
        "owner_id" : "d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b",
      },
    "server_date_modified" : "2012-04-05T23:56:41Z",
    "server_date_opened" : "2012-04-05T23:56:41Z",
    "user_id" : "d0e472a6b36dfd3ee5059222e12b8c1b",
    "version" : "2.0",
    "xform_ids" : [ "3HQEXR2S0GIRFY2GF40HAR7ZE" ]
  }

 

Forward Form Stub

You get a timestamp (GMT), the form's id, and the ids of any affected cases

 

This works especially well in conjunction with our Data APIs; you can get notified of a change using Form Stub Forwarding and then use the Data APIs to look up the form and cases affected, either right away or at a later date.

Example HTTP Request to your server

HEADERS
Host: requestb.in
Accept-Encoding: identity
Via: 1.1 vegur
Received-On: 2015-04-17T20:14:34.046462Z
X-Request-Id: 244433bd-85d8-4444-8cea-a56fcc30d6b2
Total-Route-Time: 0
Content-Length: 151
Connection: close
Connect-Time: 2
Content-Type: text/xml
RAW BODY

 

Code Block
languagejs
{
  "received_on": "2015-04-17T20:14:34.046462Z",
  "form_id": "afcb3026-c4b3-463f-85ec-0cb9a2737fc5",
  "case_ids": ["b0916685-7247-4c44-b712-633d3d64e0c0"]
}

 

Forward App Schema Changes

Description

You get notified of the app id whenever an app change is saved and the "build id" whenever a new version is built.

Example HTTP Request to your server

HEADERS
Host: requestb.in
Accept-Encoding: identity
Via: 1.1 vegur
X-Request-Id: 9f211dd8-19d0-49be-980d-3c7f879336a5
Total-Route-Time: 0
Content-Length: 32
Connection: close
Connect-Time: 0
Content-Type: text/xml
RAW BODY
193b28e58f335f165cb3e2bbe02b3ed8

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