- URL:
 - https://<root>/data/items/bigDataFileShares/<dataItem>/hints
 - Methods:
 GET- Operations:
 - Update
 - Required Capability:
 - Access allowed with either the "Update", "Delete", "Security and Infrastructure", or "Servers" privileges
 - Version Introduced:
 - 10.5
 
Description
The hints resource returns the hints resource for a big data file share. Hints are advanced parameters to control the generation of a manifest.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
 (Optional)  | This will download hints as a hints.dat file. Values:   | 
 (Optional)  | This will return the content of the hints file in text/plain format. Values:   | 
  | The response format. The default response format is  Values:   |