Custom API call POST request

[aembee]

Hi, I'm making a post request using 'Make a custom API call' module from workfront fusion scenario and getting 500 Error. Could anyone suggest what changes are needed in below configuration? Thanks in advance!

 

[cverges-medallia]

That's a very large string for content.  Typically, you'd set Content-Type to application/json and POST the body as the JSON itself.  What API are you trying to hit?

[aembee]

Hi @cverges-medallia I'm creating new nodes in AEM dam and need to make a POST call with content type application/x-www-form-urlencoded

[cverges-medallia]

I don't have an AEM Assets connection, so I can't screenshot anything.  However, typically in the Custom API modules, there's a URL entry that points to a specific API endpoint (defined via mechanisms such as https://developer.adobe.com/experience-cloud/experience-manager-apis/api/stable/sites/).  To really understand what API you're trying to use and why it may be erring, what's the URL that's in your module?

[aembee]

This is how I have set my URL: 

decodeURL("content/dam/<asset folder name>/Myasset.jpeg")

[cverges-medallia]

This is likely your main issue.  Would focus on setting a proper URL as per their API spec.

[Sven-iX]

Hi @aembee 

I'm not worried about the content size, I've done larger but: 

• use SetVariable module(s) prior to your AEM module and then use those variable in the AEM module. 
  I find it easier to troubleshoot that. 
• validate the JSON to ensure there's no illegal char

I don't know what URL you're hitting here, but 500 means AEM didn't like what you sent. Could be content type; names of parameters etc. 

Do click the toolkit icon in Fusion to see the actual call made. And check that it 100% matches what the Assets API spec expects. 

[aembee · Accepted solution]

This was resolved by setting the content into Request body instead of query string parameter