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irach15
Maven
4 years ago

cUrl call to get data

hey, sorry for simple questions to all API gurus 😉 I just started using cUrl for getting API data, somehow after working years as Admin and Dev never has been needed... Being said, I want to unde...
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peterlu
Champion
4 years ago

Another approach is to use an Khoros Endpoint.

You can use POSTMAN to issue a http request with a "API-TOKEN" header to poke this endpoint.

In the endpoint, you can check this API-TOKEN. Then if API-TOKEN check is correct, then you can write a restadmin call to get whatever data you need. Also you can use http.client object to do a CURL out to 3rd party system.

This method does not require a user to be created.

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    irach15
    Maven
    4 years ago

    peterlu 

    and I need to code an endpoint for the call?

    why is it so complicated? it should be just easy call to check and get the data...

    any sample for endpoint call appreciated

    thanks

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      peterlu
      Champion
      4 years ago

      irach15 Here is some coding example. Being a developer is not fun 🙂 I can share your pain.

       

       

      <#compress>
<#assign header_names = http.request.headerNames />
<#assign token_from_request = "" />
<#if header_names?seq_contains("API-TOKEN")>
  <#assign token_from_request = http.request.getHeader("API-TOKEN") />
</#if>

<#assign token_from_setting = community.settings.name.get("your.community.settings.list.variable", "") />

<#if token_from_request == token_from_setting>
  <#assign query = "........." />
  <#assign items = restadmin("2.0", "/search?q=${query?url}").data.items![] />
  {
    "data": [
      <#list items as item>
        {
        	// some json print out coding
        }
      </#list>
    ]
  }
<#else>
  {"error": "invalid request"}
</#if>
</#compress>

       

       

       

      <#compress>
<#assign header_names = http.request.headerNames />
<#assign token_from_request = "" />
<#if header_names?seq_contains("API-TOKEN")>
  <#assign token_from_request = http.request.getHeader("API-TOKEN") />
</#if>

<#assign token_from_setting = community.settings.name.get("your.community.settings.list.variable", "") />

<#if token_from_request == token_from_setting>
  <#-- curl out to 3rd party -->
  <#assign response = http.client.request("some url").header("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded").parameter("p1", "v1").parameter("p2", "v2").post()/>
  <#--some error condition checks-->
  <#--success or error JSON print out-->
<#else>
  {"error": "invalid request"}
</#if>
</#compress>