You can use Zephyr Enterprise REST API to search for test cases, requirements, and executions programmatically.

Request URL

GET http(s)://{ZEPHYR-SERVER}/flex/services/rest/latest/advancesearch?
      word=<text>
      &entitytype=<entitytype>
      &releaseid=<id>
      &zql=false
      &isascorder=true
      &order=<fieldname>
      &firstresult=0
      &maxresults=50000
      &is_cfield=false

Authentication

You can authenticate your requests by using one of the methods described in the Zephyr REST API topic.

Request parameters

Value	Type	Description

Value	Type	Description
word (required)	string	A string to search for. You can specify some text or a ZQL query (in the latter case, you will have to specify `zql=true` in the request URL). For example: Text: `any text` ZQL query: `creator="test.manager" and priority="P1"`
entitytype (required)	string	The type of the entity to search for. Possible values: `requirement` `testcase` `execution`
releaseid (required)	long	The ID of the release the entity belongs to. To see the release ID in Zephyr, click Manage Release in the top-right corner and take a look at the value of the ID column in the subsequent window:
zql (required)	boolean	Specifies whether ZQL is used. `false` by default. Set it to `true` if the `word` parameter contains a ZQL query.
isascorder (optional)	boolean	Switches the ascending order. Specify `true` to sort the results in the ascending order or `false` to sort them in the descending order. By default, it is `true`.
order (optional)	string	The field to sort data by (this can be either a standard or a custom field). For example: `testcaseId`, `automated`, `priority`, `creatorId`, `orderId` and so on. The default parameter value is `orderId`. If you specify a custom field, you will also have to set the `is_cfield` parameter to `true` (see below).
firstresult (required)	integer	The first element of the retrieved results. The parameter is zero-based, which means you need to specify `0` as the start position to begin with the first element.
maxresults (required)	integer	The number of records to be fetched. The maximum number is 50000.
is_cfield (optional)	boolean	If the `order` parameter specifies a custom field, set `is_cfield` to `true`. By default, it is `false`.

Pagination

You can specify the first element of the retrieved results and the number of items to show by using the firstresult and maxresults query parameters respectively. The firstresult parameter is zero-based, which means you need to specify 0 as the start position to begin with the first element. The sample request below will show a list of results starting from the first element, and the maximum number of retrieved items will be 10:

GET /flex/services/rest/latest/advancesearch?word=test&entitytype=testcase&releaseid=1&zql=false&firstresult=0&maxresults=10

Sample requests

ZQL is not used:

GET /flex/services/rest/latest/advancesearch?word=test&entitytype=testcase&releaseid=1&zql=false&firstresult=0&maxresults=10

ZQL is used:

GET /flex/services/rest/latest/advancesearch?word=creator="test.manager" and priority="P1"&entitytype=testcase&releaseid=1&zql=true&firstresult=0&maxresults=50

Sample response

On success, the operation returns status code 200 and a JSON object containing metadata and found results. The structure of these results varies depending on the sought-for entities, items and so on. Below is a sample response obtained when searching for an execution:

[
   {
      "firstResult": 0,
      "resultSize": 1,
      "results": [
         {
            "id": 147,     ----------------------------------- The RTS ID (the execution ID)
            "assignmentDate": "2020-09-15",
            "actualTime": 600,
            "versionId": "1",
            "comment": "This is a comment",
            "testerId": 5,
            "executedBy": 5,
            "tcrTreeTestcase": {
               "id": 308,  ----------------------------------- The TCR Catalog Tree TestCase ID (tctid)
               "tcrCatalogTreeId": 30,
               "revision": 9,
               "stateFlag": 0,
               "lastModifiedOn": 1600168120466,
               "versionNumber": 1,
               "createDatetime": 1600168114777,
               "createdById": 5,
               "modifiedById": 5,
               "testcase": {
                  "customProperties": {
                  },
                  "customProcessedProperties": {
                  },
                  "id": 165, ----------------------------------- The test case version ID
                  "name": "edited 159 testcase edit",
                  "description": "",
                  "lastModifiedOn": 1600169396082,
                  "creationDate": 1600128000000,
                  "createDatetime": 1600168102437,
                  "tcCreationDate": "09/15/2020",
                  "comments": "",
                  "isComplex": false,
                  "estimatedTime": 600,
                  "writerId": 0,
                  "creatorId": 5,
                  "lastUpdaterId": 5,
                  "oldId": 0,
                  "automated": false,
                  "customFieldProcessed": false,
                  "customFieldValues": [
                     
                  ],
                  "testcaseSequence": {
                     "seqNumber": 159
                  },
                  "testcaseId": 159, ----------------------------------- The test case ID
                  "versionNumber": 1,
                  "projectId": 3,
                  "testcaseType": "ORIGINAL",
                  "requirementIds": [
                     
                  ],
                  "projectName": "P1",
                  "requirementIdsNew": [
                     
                  ],
                  "creatorName": "John Smith",
                  "lastModifierName": "John Smith",
                  "automatedDefault": false,
                  "testcaseShared": false
               },
               "projectId": 3,
               "releaseId": 5,
               "isDerivedFromBDD": false,
               "orderId": 453,
               "maxVersionNumber": 1,
               "projectIdParam": 3,
               "original": false
            },
            "cyclePhaseId": 7,
            "lastTestResult": {
               "id": 58,
               "executionDate": 1600169404251,
               "execDate": "09/15/2020",
               "executionStatus": "4",
               "testerId": 5,
               "releaseTestScheduleId": 147,
               "createDatetime": 1600169404253,
               "modifiedDatetime": 1600169404250,
               "createdById": 5,
               "modifiedById": 5
            },
            "defects": [
               
            ],
            "attachmentCount": 0,
            "lastModifiedBy": 5,
            "createdById": 5,
            "lastModifiedOn": 1600169404255,
            "createDatetime": 1600168120467
         }
      ],
      "type": "testSchedule"
   }
]

If no items matching the specified criteria are found, an empty results array is returned:

[
    {
        "firstResult": 0,
        "resultSize": 0,
        "results": [],
        "type": "testcase"
    }
]

Response codes

HTTP Status Code	Description

HTTP Status Code	Description
200	The request completed successfully.
400	Bad request.
401	The authentication token is missing.
403	The user has no permissions to perform this operation.
500	Unknown internal error.

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