While trying to login to AEM using POST having request body, the resource recognizes it as a GET and does not give the request body

[#1]

http://localhost:4502/ecat/j_security_check?j_username=abc&j_password=abc&resource=/ecat/apps/cat/in... is the POST URL used to login to our application and land on the servlet path /ecat/apps/cat/injectorwebhook. It has a request body containing a json snippet. When i do a request.getMethod() in the servlet i get it as a GET and could not have a hold on the json from the request body. Why is it treated as a GET method? how to retrieve the body json from the request?

[#2]

i use a URL http://admin:admin@localhost:4502/ecat/apps/cat/injectorwebhook. This takes me to the servlet and is treated as a POST and all is good.

Logs:

inside MerlionWebhookServlet dopost

Method: POST

jsonRequestText : {

  "fragments": {

    "DDD001017_id06": {

      "targetLangs": ["es_XC", "zh_XC"]

    },

    "EEE001018_id01": {

      "targetLangs": ["fr_FR"]

    }

  }

}

But due to dependent system behavior i cannot use this URL. What is the difference in behavior between these two URLs?

[#3]

Hi,

If you directly hit the URL in the browser, it will. be treated as GET request. To make POST request either submit form  or call url via ajax using post method.

[#4]

I use POSTMAN to send a POST call attaching the request body in it.

[#5]

Hi,

In above screenshot you can see, I made the post request for same code using AJAX. If I hit same page directly with browser I am getting GET.

So the real issue is the way you are making call to your servlet.

[#6]

My perspective you should be invoking the servlet URL directly with POST method and set the authentication header as part of the request.

e.g Authorization Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=

Encode the following string username:password(e.g admin:admin)

Regards

Albin I

www.albinsblog.com

[#7]

Please find this request in the server logs; in the request log you should find this request and it will clearly identify what method was used.

Jörg