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Version: v2023.17.0

POST a comparison order

This API allows you to request a comparison order and retrieve a ComparisonOrderId.

API technical description​

Endpoint:

POST /comparisons

Body:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
leftDocumentIdStringyesId of the first document to compare.
rightDocumentIdStringyesId of the second document to compare.
fuzzStringnoDetermine the accurate pixel comparison calculation. The value is between 0 and 100.
highlightColorStringnoColor of the differences. The value is in hexadecimal without the '#' character, for example "ff0000" for red color.
lowlightColorStringnoColor of the similarities. The value is in hexadecimal without the '#' character, for example "ffffff" for white color.

Response:

AttributeTypeDescription
comparisonOrderIdComparisonOrderIdComparison order ID.
This can allow you to use other APIs like the one to retrieve some information about the comparison or to delete it.

Examples​

Order Comparison​

The call below generates a comparison request of two documents already known from the rendition.

curl -X 'POST' \
'http://localhost:8761/comparisons' \
-H 'accept: */*' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"fuzz": 0,
"highlightColor": "ff0000"",
"leftDocumentId": "docId1",
"lowlightColor": "ffffff",
"rightDocumentId": "docId2"
}'