NPrinting API - POST/PUT with request body not working

[blaise]

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

[bramkn]

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

[blaise]

I get the same error code when using postman

[bramkn]

ah sorry missed that bit.

Have you tried using the example provided by the devs?

[blaise]

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

[blaise]

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

[bramkn]

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)

[blaise]

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...

[bramkn]

No problem, goodluck getting this to work.

[blaise · Accepted solution]

Solved!

It worked with the following request body;

["my_group_guid"]

Used Chrome Dev Tools and investigated how WC did it.