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Okta Certified Administrator Exam - Topic 8 Question 39 Discussion

Posted by Carmela on Mar 19, 2024 at 12:47 AM

When you call a GET API call for users / groups / and other such objects, the response is usually Paginated, in case these are a lot of objects returned. What do you do in order to retrieve all objects?

Solution: You call the very same API with the help of a different token, hence will return the next page of objects

Suggested Answer: B

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36 comments · newest first
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Phung 11 months ago
So, you can just loop through until you get all the data? That's cool!
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Olive 11 months ago
I thought you had to handle offsets too?
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Jeanice 11 months ago
Wait, are you sure it's always the same token?
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Katlyn 12 months ago
Totally agree, that's how pagination works!
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Lindsey 12 months ago
You just keep calling the API with the next token.
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Leeann 12 months ago
Yeah, I think we just keep using the same API endpoint with the new token until there are no more pages left.
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Serina 1 year ago
I remember a practice question where we had to handle pagination, and it was about checking if there’s a next page indicator in the response.
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Marvel 1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure if it's just the token we change or if there are other parameters involved.
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Carline 1 year ago
I think we need to keep calling the API with the next page token until we get all the data, right?
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Aileen 1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. If the response is paginated, that means there's likely a limit on the number of objects returned per call. So you'd need to make multiple calls, using some kind of pagination parameter to get the full set of data. The solution provided sounds right, but I want to double-check my understanding.
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Fabiola 1 year ago
Ah yes, I remember learning about this in my API development class. The trick is to keep track of the pagination token or cursor and use that to fetch the next page of results. I feel pretty confident I can apply that knowledge to solve this question.
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Trinidad 1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know pagination is important when dealing with large datasets, but I'm not totally clear on the specifics of how to handle it. I'll need to review my notes on API calls and pagination before attempting this.
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Adell 1 year ago
This seems like a pretty straightforward question. I think the key is understanding how pagination works for these API calls. The solution provided makes sense - you'd need to keep calling the API with different tokens to retrieve all the objects.
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Corrie 1 year ago
I think the answer is B. The question is asking about the default date format, so it makes sense that the solution would be to change a system-level setting rather than something specific to individual forms or users.
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Cathrine 1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. The question is asking about the maximum number of monitors, and the scenario mentions Windows 10 and NVIDIA graphics hardware acceleration. I'll need to review the Citrix documentation to see if there are any specific guidelines or limitations around monitor support in this type of setup.
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Domitila 1 year ago
What if I just spammed the API with random tokens until I got all the objects? That's a perfectly valid strategy, right?
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Marguerita 1 year ago
↳ replying to Domitila
B) Yes, it's important to follow the correct procedure to avoid any issues with the API.
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Hector 1 year ago
↳ replying to Domitila
A) No, that would not be a good strategy. You should use the correct method to retrieve all objects.
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Aleshia 1 year ago
↳ replying to Domitila
B) No
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Carin 1 year ago
↳ replying to Domitila
A) Yes
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Stevie 2 years ago
A is the answer, obviously. Unless the API returns a magical infinite scroll, which would be a nice surprise.
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Deandrea 1 year ago
↳ replying to Stevie
Great, thanks for the info!
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Blair 1 year ago
↳ replying to Stevie
That's correct!
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Irene 1 year ago
↳ replying to Stevie
Yes
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Denise 1 year ago
↳ replying to Stevie
A
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Shonda 2 years ago
This is a pretty straightforward question. A is the way to go, unless you want to spend hours scrolling through the results.
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Mayra 1 year ago
↳ replying to Shonda
A is correct. It's important to use the pagination token to retrieve all objects efficiently.
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Tamar 1 year ago
↳ replying to Shonda
A
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Mendy 2 years ago
I think the solution makes sense because calling the API with a different token will help retrieve the next page of objects.
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Lura 2 years ago
B? Really? That's not going to work. You definitely need to use the pagination approach to get all the objects.
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Alesia 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lura
Yes
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Carin 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lura
No
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Detra 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lura
Yes
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Gabriele 2 years ago
I think the correct answer is A. Calling the same API with a different token to retrieve the next page of objects seems like a logical approach to handle pagination.
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Arlie 2 years ago
B) No
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Mendy 2 years ago
A) Yes
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