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Created January 30, 2013 10:44
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require 'httmultiparty'
file = File.open('/path/to/your/file.zip')
response = HTTMultiParty.post('https://your_user.cartodb.com/api/v1/imports', :query => {:file => file, :api_key => 'your_api_key'})
upload_result = JSON.parse(response.body)
# loop until you get {'sucess': 'true'} from the next request
success = false
until success do
response = HTTParty.get("https://your_user.cartodb.com/api/v1/imports/#{upload_result['item_queue_id']}", :query => {:api_key => 'your_api_key'})
success = JSON.parse(response.body)['success'] == 'true'
end
source "https://rubygems.org"
gem 'httmultiparty'
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