Deep Analysis of Security CMSarchive/listInterface: Default behavior and return content when no parameters are provided

When using AnQiCMS for website development or content management, we often need to retrieve various data through API interfaces.archive/listThe interface is one of the core interfaces for obtaining the list of website documents.Understanding its default behavior and return content when no parameters are passed is crucial for efficient data acquisition and initial debugging.

Interface address and call method overview

Firstly,archive/listThe interface call address is{域名地址}/api/archive/list, and proceed throughGETThe method is used to make requests. When you make a request to this address without attaching any parameters, Safe CMS will process your request based on its internal preset logic.

The default behavior when no parameters are passed

When you callarchive/listWhen no request parameters are specified for the interface, the system will adopt a series of default strategies to determine what content to return and how to organize it.

First and foremost, the most critical point is that the interface should betypeThe parameters will be set tolist. This means that even if you do not explicitly request it, the system will return the documents in a list format rather than a paginated format. Due totypeThe default islistOther parameters strongly related to pagination, such aspageandq(search keywords), which will not take effect in this case.

Secondly, for the sorting method of documents, the system usually adoptsid desc, which means that the documents are sorted in reverse order according to the document ID. This means that you will get the latest documents, and the documents with larger IDs will be displayed first.

Also, regarding the document category, if you do not specifycategoryIdthe parameters, the system will default to fetching all documents under all categories.childThe default value of the parameter istrueThis means that even if you specify a category, the system will also include all subcategory documents under that category. But if you do not specifycategoryIdon the premise of this, the default behavior is reflected in covering all documents under all models and categories of the website.

Finally, a default behavior that needs to be noticed but is not explicitly mentioned in the document is aboutlimit(Display quantity). Although not specifiedlimitBut the API usually does not return all documents indefinitely.To ensure the response speed of the interface and the system resource usage, it is very likely that Anqi CMS will apply a default quantity limit internally, for example, returning the most recent 10 or 20 documents.The specific number of returns may need to be confirmed through actual testing, but it is definitely not returning all documents.

The structure and meaning of the default returned content

Whenarchive/listWhen the interface executes successfully without any parameters, you will receive a standard JSON format response.

This response contains three main fields:

  • code：Represents the status code of the request. Usually successful when it is.0.
  • msg：Provides a text description of the request result. It is an empty string when successful, and indicates the error cause when failed.
  • dataThis is an array that contains a series of document objects that meet the default conditions.

Each document object ()datain the arrayitemAll are very detailed, containing almost all core information of the document, such as:

  • id: The unique identifier of the document.
  • title: The title of the document.
  • seo_title：The SEO title of the document, used for search engine optimization.
  • url_token：The URL alias of the document, usually used to generate friendly URLs.
  • keywordsanddescription：The keywords and summary of the document, which is also crucial for SEO.
  • module_idandcategory_id：Indicating the model and category ID of the document.
  • viewsandcomment_count：The number of views and comments of the document.
  • images,logo,thumb：Document-related image information, such as group images, logos, and thumbnails.
  • flag：Recommended properties of the document, such as headlines, recommendations, etc.
  • created_timeandupdated_time：Timestamp of document publication and update.
  • status：Document display status.
  • user_id：User ID of the document publisher.
  • priceandstock：If the document is a product, it will also include price and inventory information.
  • extraAn object containing other custom field information of the document, which varies according to the model settings.

It is worth noting that due to the defaulttyperesponse forlistthe successful response will includedoes not includetotalFieldYou cannot directly obtain the total number of documents that meet the conditions from this request.

The significance in real-world scenarios

Understandarchive/listThe default behavior of the interface when no parameters are passed, which is very useful for quickly previewing the website content and conducting preliminary API connectivity tests.It allows you to immediately get the latest document list of the website without writing complex parameters, helping you understand the basic structure and content of the data.moduleId/categoryId/order/type=pageandlimitetc., to achieve precise data filtering and pagination display.

Common Questions (FAQ)

  1. Q: How can I retrieve all documents or perform pagination?A: If you need to retrieve all documents or paginate through them, you need to explicitly settypeparameter aspage). Whentype="page"When，You can usepageandlimitparameter to specify the page number and the number of items per page, and an additional response will be returnedtotalfield represents the total number of documents.

  2. Q: Why didn't I specify a category or model, but still returned documents? Which documents are returned?A: This is becausearchive/listInterface without specifyingcategoryIdormoduleIdWhen, it will default to retrieving documents from all available document models and categories.The content returned is considered "latest" or "default" by the system, typically the documents sorted in descending order by ID, and applied with the internal default quantity limit.

  3. Q: Why are the default returned data missing?totalHow many documents are displayed in the field?A: By default, archive/listthe interface'stypeparameter aslistIn this mode, the API only returns a list of documents without providing the total number of documents. If you need to get the total number of documents, you musttypeParameter is explicitly setpage.