Invoking REST from ARC

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Hi All,

I have created a _post REST webservice and trying to test it from Chrome ARC.
I tried to pass following URL with the JSON message but getting below error:
URL:
http://localhost:5555/[b]rest[/b]/Webservices.REST.OrderConfirmation_Rest:_post

Error:
Access denied for user Administrator on port 5555 → ‘rest/Webservices.REST.OrderConfirmation_Rest:_post’ from 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1.

However, when i tried to invoke the URL using invoke, it worked fine.
http://localhost:5555/[b]invoke[/b]/Webservices.REST.OrderConfirmation_Rest:_post

I have even set the Execute ACL to Anonymous in this _post service.
Just wondering what config I am missing for using rest.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Amit

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Figured out the issue myself.

In case of Invoke, the path of service separated by “.” but in case of using REST it is separated by “/”.

Invoke Call:
http://localhost:5555/invoke/Webservices.REST.OrderConfirmation_Rest:_post

Rest Call:
http://localhost:5555/rest/Webservices/REST/OrderConfirmation_Rest/_post

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Hi Amit,

Yes. The directive to be used for REST services is “rest”.

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Not always, by default it is rest and if you want to change the name of the REST directive you have to mention the setting in IS extended settings

watt.server.RESTDirective=

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Everything works as expected. If you want to call the service as REST, send a POST request and specify “http://localhost:5555/[b]rest[/b]/Webservices.REST.OrderConfirmation_Rest” as the URL. IS will call the “…:_post” service automatically (because you issue a POST request). If you send a GET request, IS will call the “…:_get” service.

However, if you call the service via “invoke”, you have – as usual – to specify its full name, i.e. “…:_post”

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Hi Amit,

Calling the restful service with URL containing “.” is generally discouraged.

Your URL must contain “/” not “.” For the permission error, you can change the flow service permission as " Anonymous" in order to invoke the service.

Regards,
Jacob B

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Change the permission of the flow service to anonymous and call the service like below.

POST http://localhost:5555/rest/(resource path separated by /)

Regards,
Jacob B

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Hi Al,

To call REST service, we can follow the below format. http://localhost:5555/rest/Webservices/REST/OrderConfirmation_Rest. No need to give

http://localhost:5555/rest/Webservices/REST/OrderConfirmation_Rest[b]/_post[/b]

Thanks,