---
title: "Submitting Data Requests"
slug: "submitting-data-requests"
tags: ["Data Lake"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:12:37Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:12:37Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/submitting-data-requests"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Submitting Data Requests

After obtaining a [Token](/docs/cenauth-authentication) to access IMS API services, you can proceed to use Postman to submit requests for data.

## Creating New GET Requests

GET requests are OData queries used to retrieve data from the Data Lake.

To create a new GET request:

- Click **Add a request** in the left-hand panel of Postman.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1679989318565.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A46%3A21Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A46%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jB8PRQwB4iYR00a4xaAQgRkKs5hbEWk1ILl%2BPWbqe%2B4%3D)

Click Add a request.

- The **New Request** tab will open in Postman.
- Enter your query parameters.

> Example:
> 
> For demonstration purposes, we will prepare a query that will:
> 
> - Return records containing a FLOC Description equal to "PRESSURE VESSEL" ($filter=FlocDescription eq 'PRESSURE VESSEL').
> - Return only the first 10 records ($top=10).
> - Start from the first record ($skip=0).
> 
> Putting these items together we can create a query and enter it in the GET query textbox as follows:
> 
> - https://ims-datalake.shell.com/odata/datalakehierarchy?$filter=FlocDescription eq 'PRESSURE VESSEL'&$top=10&$skip=0
> 
> Query parameters can be changed by changing the query directly or through the Query Params table.
> 
> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1679989855315.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A46%3A21Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A46%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jB8PRQwB4iYR00a4xaAQgRkKs5hbEWk1ILl%2BPWbqe%2B4%3D)
> 
> Entering query parameters.

To reuse your query at a later date:

- Click the *Edit* button.
- Enter your desired query name.
- Click **Save**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1679996689328.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A46%3A21Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A46%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jB8PRQwB4iYR00a4xaAQgRkKs5hbEWk1ILl%2BPWbqe%2B4%3D)

Click the Edit button, rename, and click Save.

Take Note

In [Example Queries](/v414/docs/example-data-lake-queries) you can find more information on creating queries and examples of possible queries.

## Submitting GET Requests

When you are ready to submit your query:

- Click **Send** to view the results of your query in Postman.
- The query results will be returned in the Body tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1679996022959.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A46%3A21Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A46%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jB8PRQwB4iYR00a4xaAQgRkKs5hbEWk1ILl%2BPWbqe%2B4%3D)

Results of a query displayed in Postman.

To use the results of the query in another application:

- Click the expand arrow next to **Send** and click **Send and Download**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1679995865743.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A46%3A21Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A46%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jB8PRQwB4iYR00a4xaAQgRkKs5hbEWk1ILl%2BPWbqe%2B4%3D)

Click Send and Download.

- The results of the query will be returned as a JSON file.
- Follow the prompts to save the file in your desired location.

Note: If more than an hour has passed since you obtained your token, [request a new Token](/v414/docs/data-lake-authentication#request-token-from-cenauth-service).