Can't get DataTables ajax call to work

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to use the ajax option in DataTables 1.10. For the life of me, I cannot figure out how it works.

My server-side request, when queried, resp

Answer 1

• Option dataSrc should be a sub-property of ajax option.
• There is no need to specify columns if data elements appear in sequential order

• Your JSON response appears to be invalid. Correct response should be

  {
    "success": true,
    "history": [
      ["John Doe","02 Mar 2016","Area 1","Value A","May 15","200"],
      ["Jane Doe","29 Feb 2016","Area 2","Value B","Apr 15","100"]
    ]
  }
  

Corrected code is shown below:

$("#history-table").DataTable({
    'ajax': {
        'url': "/some-path-here",
        'type': "POST",
        'data': { 'pid': pID },
        'dataSrc': 'history'
    },
    'autoWidth': false,
    'lengthChange': false,
    'ordering': false,
    'pageLength': 50
});

See this jsFiddle for code and demonstration.