topic Re: Add User-Agent header in REST connector in Connectivity & Data Prep

Add User-Agent header in REST connector

rwunderlich — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:40:54 GMT

I'm trying to use the REST connector with the GitHub API e.g.

https://api.github.com/repos/robwunderlich/qlikview-components/releases

The connect fails with a response 403 due to a missing User-Agent header required by the api (http://developer.github.com/v3/#user-agent-required).

I can fake in a header using a tool like Fiddler as workaround for testing, but that's not a permanent resolution. Is there a way I can configure the connector to insert a User-Header?

-Rob

http://masterssummit.com

http://qlikviewcookbook.com

Re: Add User-Agent header in REST connector

Gysbert_Wassenaar — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 06:05:18 GMT

Doesn't adding 'User-Agent' and an appropriate value in the Query Headers section of the REST Connection configuration screen work?

The documentation gives Accept-Language as an example. User-Agent is just another http request header afaik.

Re: Add User-Agent header in REST connector

swuehl — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:12:37 GMT

As Gysbert already pointed to, using the Query Header should work:

CUSTOM CONNECT TO "Provider=QvRestConnector.exe;url=https://api.github.com/repos/robwunderlich/qlikview-components/releases;timeout=30;method=GET;autoDetectResponseType=true;keyGenerationStrategy=0;useWindowsAuthentication=false;forceAuthenticationType=0;useCertificate=No;certificateStoreLocation=CurrentUser;certificateStoreName=My;queryHeaders=User-Agent%2swuehl;PaginationType=None;XUserId=AXaNfZdOVLZQGWBL;XPassword=IEZeUSUEQLYGXZdOPTcIWSIGIDZOXbdFRBMATSEGfA;";

Re: Add User-Agent header in REST connector

rwunderlich — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:34:26 GMT

I can't believe I didn't scroll down far enough in the config screen (or the doc) to see that! Thanks to you both. It works a charm.

-Rob

Re: Add User-Agent header in REST connector

Sivanesan — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:23:27 GMT

Thanks @swuehl for this answer. How can we do this for Qlik Geo Analytics connector?