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Retrieve a data model metric embedded object

Available since Strategy ONE (September 2025)

This workflow sample demonstrates how to retrieve a data model metric embedded object using the REST API with and without a changeset.

info

Get the authorization token needed to execute the request with POST /api/auth/login.

Get the project ID from GET /api/projects.

tip

Changesets are used in this workflow. For information on how to create and use changesets, see Changesets.

You can retrieve a specific data model metric embedded object.

Endpoint: GET /api/model/dataModels/{dataModelId}/metrics/{metricId}/embeddedObjects/{embeddedObjectId}

Sample Request Without Changeset

  • Request Headers
'Content-Type: application/json'
'Accept: application/json'
'X-MSTR-AuthToken: q6pgktbh4160lt38v4dhfsc7po'
'X-MSTR-ProjectID: B7CA92F04B9FAE8D941C3E9B7E0CD754'
  • Curl
curl -L -X GET 'http://demo.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyLibrary/api/model/dataModels/3A82F20B2CC849B0970B289C86D8C83C/metrics/D0D7ED4D7CCB4535AA7609B24FE2B7FC/embeddedObjects/D5CAE2E2487E529A01E48AB5F8166AAE' \
-H 'X-MSTR-AuthToken: q6pgktbh4160lt38v4dhfsc7po' \
-H 'X-MSTR-ProjectID: B7CA92F04B9FAE8D941C3E9B7E0CD754'

Sample Request With Changeset

  • Request Headers
'Content-Type: application/json'
'Accept: application/json'
'X-MSTR-AuthToken: q6pgktbh4160lt38v4dhfsc7po'
'X-MSTR-MS-Changeset: DD281585D761452188599CC882A67417'
  • Curl
curl -L -X GET 'http://demo.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyLibrary/api/model/dataModels/3A82F20B2CC849B0970B289C86D8C83C/metrics/D0D7ED4D7CCB4535AA7609B24FE2B7FC/embeddedObjects/D5CAE2E2487E529A01E48AB5F8166AAE' \
-H 'X-MSTR-AuthToken: q6pgktbh4160lt38v4dhfsc7po' \
-H 'X-MSTR-MS-Changeset: DD281585D761452188599CC882A67417'

Sample Response

  • Response Body:
{
  "id": "D5CAE2E2487E529A01E48AB5F8166AAE",
  "subType": "agg_metric",
  "expression": {
    "text": "Count({Call Center})"
  }
}
  • Response Code: 200 (Success: OK)