Sending reload variables to app

[coengiesberts_anva]

Given the new functionality to add variables parameter to the reload API, I am eager to use that. I have written an automation that launches an app reload. Unfortunately I can't find a way the variables are accepted by the reloads API. 

Updated API - The Reloads API supports reload-time variable updates, and the Engine API supports con...

I am using the RAW API request block with the following input:

{ "path": "reloads", "HTTP_method": "POST", "body": { "appId": "04ea9dba-5d4a-45bc-aadf-9440fcf74da6", "weight": 10, "variables": { "var1": -2034 } }, "query_parameters": [], "blendr_on_error": "stop", "datasource": "18040b90-8932-11ee-bc7c-a11c13759a38" }

This results in RELOADS-001 : Invalid request.

If I leave the variables parameter out, there is no error. How can I make this work with variables?

[Or]

Not sure if that's the issue here, but { "var1": -2034 } should be { "var1": "-2034" } according to the documentation, near as I can tell. I don't have an environment to test in at the moment so I can't confirm. 

[coengiesberts_anva · Accepted solution]

Well noticed. In the block editor I have entered "var1" : "2034" which gets converted to "var1" : 2034 in the automation log.

I've changed this into a string: "var1" : "text2034", which is properly accepted as "var1" : "text2034". Now the reload starts!

So there is thingy with numbers between quotes being converted to number without quotes, whereas strings are properly sent.

[Or]

Probably best to inform Qlik so they can address it, but this is a fairly reasonable workaround at least. 

[DaveChannon]

Thanks for sharing - we have updates to the reload blocks in the backlog, so I'll add this to see if we can address it there.