SubmitOperation:

This is experimental API.

/submitOperation is a GET only call that only WRITER users can access. It takes several parameters similiar to /filter: ?set=<files|dirs>&filters=<filter>:<filterOp>&sum=<sum> or you can utilize a find as well to find a result INode set. The new parameter here is &operation=<delete|setReplication:<repFactor>|setStoragePolicy:<policyId>>. which represents what you would like to happen to the resulting INode set.

You can always find the full list of available operations by going to /operations REST endpoint.

Response code is 200 and a plaintext value which is the operation identity to be used for aborting / listing the operation specifically.

Response code of 403 means you are not authorized to view this endpoint.

For example: /submitOperation?set=files&filters=modTime:olderThanYears:1&operation=setReplication:2 will start an operation to set the replication factor of all files created more than a year ago to 2.