Troubleshooting
Problem
REST API responses from Planning Analytics TM1 databases which include the ServerName, do not return the expected server name (database name)
Symptom
- A Planning Analytics (as a service) database exists, with the following name: TestDB
- REST API responses from the database do not return TestDB as the ServerName
- Instead, the following ServerName format is returned: tm1-i-cn0j6ogaeuucfslk7u40-d-cobambudl2os2qg56cp0
Resolving The Problem
This behaviour is expected. Planning Analytics TM1 Databases deployed on Planning Analytics as a Service and Planning Analytics Advanced Certified Containers, return a ServerName in the format of tm1-i-unique-identifier. The ServerName returned by the REST API is the expected ServerName for the service (unique identifier).
To retrieve a list of databases with their given name, the following GET request can be issued:
GET {{pahost}}/api/{{tenant}}/v0/tm1/Servers?expand=*
See the following for more details on using the REST API:
How to Connect to Planning Analytics as a Service Database using REST API with PA API Key
Document Location
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Modified date:
09 December 2025
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