CKAN - Find and add tags to multiple datasets can this be done?

Question

I want to add a tag "Water" to any dataset that includes data "agua"

Can I use the API to search, find and update all datasets that contain the search string "agua" to add a tag "Water"

Answer 1

Yes, you can search all datasets that contain the word "agua" using the package_search API action, eg http://demo.ckan.org/api/3/action/package_search?q=agua

Once you have them you can either:

• For each of the returned results, add the "Water" tag and call the package_update action (sending the whole package object, not just the tag)

• For each of the returned results, call the package_patch action, sending the updated tags (make sure to include the existing ones), eg :

  {"tags": [{"name": "Water"}, {"name": "OtherTag"}]}

Hope this helps