topic Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working in Qlik NPrinting

NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:40:54 GMT

has anyone succedd with a POST/PUT towards NPrinting API with a request body?

I can start tasks and do other stuff that doesn't require a request body, but f.ex. PUT /users/{id}/groups does not work.

I have all other stuff working (im quite sure at least) like Origin, X-HTTP-Method-Override, Cookie but I receive a 400 - "Malformed parameters in body" when i try the following in the request body field in QvRestConnector;

{

"groupIds": "guid-of-a-group"

}

Have tried both directly in Rest Connector setup, with a "with connection" including a replace(vBodyString,'"',chr(34) & chr(34)) and postman.

Am i doing something wrong or is the API just not working as expected?

Running Feb-18 release btw.

Br Johan

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

bramkn — Tue, 08 May 2018 09:46:56 GMT

probably need to replace ':' aswell. I usually just URL encode everything.

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Tue, 08 May 2018 10:19:07 GMT

I get the same error code when using postman

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

bramkn — Tue, 08 May 2018 10:28:12 GMT

ah sorry missed that bit.

Have you tried using the example provided by the devs?

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Tue, 08 May 2018 10:34:53 GMT

Im trying the POST example for update of a user in the guide in the following thread How to use Qlik NPrinting APIs inside a Qlik Sense load script

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Tue, 08 May 2018 10:42:57 GMT

Well the example to update a user works fine so its should just be a matter on how to "format" the request body for the https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/April2018/APIs/NP+API/index.html#usersIdGroupsPut endpoint.

It just states a required request body of "groupIds".

I have, in POSTMAN, tried the following;

{

"groupIds": "an_existing_group_GUID"

}

without any luck

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

bramkn — Tue, 08 May 2018 11:09:48 GMT

so u are sure the group ID exists and the user u put in also exists?

ifso I have no clue why this wouldn't work. Sofar I only use the API for checking publish tasks and running them.(I fire my NPrinting reporting within Sense to make sure the app reload was finished correctly)

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Tue, 08 May 2018 11:15:43 GMT

yes, im sure. I've checked them both with the API and in Web Console.

Thanks for your effort - guess I have to start a case at Qlik Support...

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

bramkn — Tue, 08 May 2018 11:29:12 GMT

No problem, goodluck getting this to work.

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

blaise — Tue, 08 May 2018 13:00:26 GMT

Solved!

It worked with the following request body;

["my_group_guid"]

Used Chrome Dev Tools and investigated how WC did it.

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

bramkn — Tue, 08 May 2018 13:43:00 GMT

Odd that this is different than the documentation. Good to know it is.

Re: NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

poojask123 — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:43:31 GMT

I am trying to modify the group name of a particular user using the NP API's. I am using the put user/<id>/groups command to do so.

Data retrieved for Get user/<id>/groups is in the form of an array and m not sure how manipulate this.

But my code is failing in preparing the body request for API. Can you please help ?