GetDocumentAbstract1 API

Returns the full-text abstract (indexed text content) of a specified version of a document. This is the current preferred API for retrieving document abstracts. It uses a consistent XML response structure for both success and error cases, unlike the obsolete GetDocumentAbstract.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1?authenticationTicket=...&path=...&versionNumber=...
POST /srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1 (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetDocumentAbstract1

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`path`	string	Yes	Full infoRouter path to the document (e.g. `/Finance/Reports/Q1-Report.pdf`), or a short document ID path (`~D{id}` or `~D{id}.ext`).
`versionNumber`	int	Yes	Version number to retrieve the abstract for. Pass `0` to retrieve the abstract for the latest published version. Must be `0` or a version number in the modern format (≥ 1,000,000). Values between `1` and `999,999` are rejected with an error.

Version Number Format

infoRouter uses a large-integer version numbering scheme where version 1 = 1000000, version 2 = 2000000, etc. Pass 0 to always get the latest published version's abstract.

Response

Success Response

On success, the abstract text is returned inside a <Value> child element:

<response success="true" error="">
  <Value>This document covers the Q1 2024 financial results including
revenue figures, expense breakdowns, and year-over-year comparisons...</Value>
</response>

Element / Attribute	Description
`success`	`"true"` on success.
`error`	Empty string on success.
`<Value>`	Child element containing the full-text abstract (indexed content) of the requested document version.

Error Response

<response success="false" error="[900] Authentication failed" />

Both success and error use the same <response> root element — the only difference is the presence of the <Value> child on success. This consistent structure is what makes GetDocumentAbstract1 the preferred API over the obsolete GetDocumentAbstract.

Required Permissions

The calling user must have at least read access to the document. The abstract is extracted from the full-text search index; if the document has not been indexed, the returned abstract may be empty.

Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &path=/Finance/Reports/Q1-2024-Report.pdf
  &versionNumber=0
HTTP/1.1

GET Request (specific version)

GET /srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &path=/Finance/Reports/Q1-2024-Report.pdf
  &versionNumber=2000000
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/GetDocumentAbstract1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&path=/Finance/Reports/Q1-2024-Report.pdf
&versionNumber=0

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:GetDocumentAbstract1>
      <tns:authenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:authenticationTicket>
      <tns:path>/Finance/Reports/Q1-2024-Report.pdf</tns:path>
      <tns:versionNumber>0</tns:versionNumber>
    </tns:GetDocumentAbstract1>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

versionNumber=0 retrieves the abstract for the latest published version of the document.
Version numbers between 1 and 999,999 are rejected with an error. Use 0 or the modern format (e.g. 1000000 for version 1, 2000000 for version 2).
Both full infoRouter paths and short document ID paths (~D{id} or ~D{id}.ext) are accepted for the path parameter.
The abstract is sourced from the full-text search index. If the document has not been indexed, the <Value> element may be empty.
This API supersedes the obsolete GetDocumentAbstract, which used an <abstract> child element on success and had inconsistent XML structure between success and error cases.

GetDocumentAbstract - Obsolete predecessor with inconsistent XML structure
GetDocument - Get full document metadata and properties
GetDocumentVersions - Get the version history list for a document

Error Codes

Error	Description
`[900] Authentication failed`	Invalid or missing authentication ticket.
`[901] Session expired or Invalid ticket`	The ticket has expired or does not exist.
Document not found	The specified path does not resolve to an existing document.
Invalid version number	`versionNumber` is between 1 and 999,999 (must be 0 or ≥ 1,000,000).
`SystemError:...`	An unexpected server-side error occurred.

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/GetDocumentAbstract1