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radhika_kundana
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3 years ago
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Endpoint: External api gives in correct json data

Hi, I am able to retrieve user location using bing api. Environment: staging Issue here is:  When I try to call bing api with Ajax, it gives me correct user location.  When I call same api using ...
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    radhika_kundana
    3 years ago

    Thanks for your inputs.

    I was able to make it work by passing ip address in headers.

    <#assign response = http.client.request("api").header("X-FORWARDED-FOR",ipaddress).get()/>

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MattV
Khoros Staff
3 years ago

http.request.remoteAddr returns the IP address of whatever IP made the HTTP request, so you'd have to consider the context of how that code is being called.

Though I'd expect 99% of the time, it should be returning the IP address of the current user; e.g. if you're testing it, it would be your IP address.

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    radhika_kundana
    Ace
    3 years ago

    Thanks for your inputs.

    I was able to make it work by passing ip address in headers.

    <#assign response = http.client.request("api").header("X-FORWARDED-FOR",ipaddress).get()/>