APIs using POST requests (RunTask, StopTask) don't seem to work

[NakulanR]

Hi Support,

In trying to use the QEM APIs to automate the stopping and starting of some Replicate tasks, we are able to successfully perform any of the GET requests like GetTaskList or GetTaskDetails, but can't call the RunTask or StopTask APIs (which use POST requests). The errors we are sometimes seeing are: "'option' is not recognized as an internal or external command" when running the curl command provided in the documentation.

Have there been any changes as to how the RunTask and StopTask API calls work which have not been reflected in the API guide?

*On a side note, when trying to create a support case in the case portal for Qlik Enterprise Manager, the 'Product Area' field doesn't seem to have any options (see below)

Regards,
Nak

[Shai_E]

Hi @NakulanR ,

How does your curl request look like the one thats failing and what is the full error that you are getting?

[NakulanR]

Hi @Shai_E ,

The curl request is the standard Start Task request like below:

curl -i -k -X POST --header "EnterpriseManager.APISessionID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" --header "Content-Length: 0" https://<URL>/attunityenterprisemanager/api/v1/servers/<Replicate Server>/tasks/<Task Name>?action=run&option=RELOAD_TARGET

 The error we see is: "'option' is not recognized as an internal or external command"

Regards,

Nak

[NakulanR · Accepted solution]

Hi @Shai_E ,

I believe I have found the cause of the issue. It's the ampersand (&) character as part of the query. Escaping the ampersand with a caret (^) character resolves the issue. The following Qlik article highlights the issue and presents the fix: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Enterprise-Manager-API-Escape-Character...

Regards,

Nak