Re: HTTPAPI question

I've done quite a few (over 30) of these types of OAuth applications.
They're all similar, but not the same for sure. Documentation varies as
does support. Some don't even offer a sandbox to work in.

So, it helps to know the general function of OAuth 2.0 and token/refresh
token exchanges, if it requires a web interface or not, etc. Its just a
learning experience of trial and error if you want to fight through it
yourself. Or, hire someone who knows what they are doing for the first
project and walk through that and you'll be much further ahead.

I will say this.. out of ALL of the ones I've done, EBay is the WORST by
far. :) Google is the best. The others are all somewhere in between
(Paypal, slack, channel advisor,braintree, freightpop, hubspot, vertex, MS,
etc).

Braintree does require something besides what RPG can do (for example Java,
Node, etc) as they have pre built APIs and don't allow low level HTTP
requests. But it's still fun, and pretty easy if you're up on node or one
of the other languages used.

The only thing with Google that is an issue is if you need what the deem
are now "sensitive scopes" you have to "prove" you're using them with a
youtube video and not being malicious. And of course, the 15-18 year old
over seas folks watching a video of an IBM i do it's thing do not
understand what they're looking at. I've been fighting with them for
months on one simple project. haha. If they don't understand it, they
simply reject it.

Bradley V. Stone
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On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 2:28 PM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've found that to be the case with many, many APIs. They have updated
the API and (sometimes) updated the samples - but the docs are often not
updated. You have to check the release history ion there is one. I have
actually had to interpret the Java (our whatever) examples sometimes to see
the difference.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Jun 4, 2019, at 3:23 PM, Greg Wilburn <

gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It doesn't help our case when the API documentation is not accurate...

I just wasted half my day getting an error response from a REST API...

documentation said the query string (in the body) had to be URL encoded.
So that's what I was doing. On a whim, I removed the encoding and sent the
request "as-is". It worked.

What a joke.

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Subject: Re: HTTPAPI question

Greg and John, I am currently fighting the same battle with a SOAP Web

Service. I am so close but...

Both of you have hit the nail on the head.

translating their online documentation into what I actually need to do
(with the tools that I have).

It has been hard and they assume we are using a tool they have and send

instructions for it.

I am getting where I have a good understand HTTPAPI but giving them what

they want in the exact format, a lot of trial and error.

I think that is the case for a lot of us. It is one of the reasons I
think it is worth exploring the open source PASE options. Node.js in
particular but also Python are closer to "speaking the same language"
as what you're likely to encounter in the documentation

John (or anyone), can you recommend a starting point to self-train

myself using one of these open source options. And what one to use. I
know my company will not pay for any product at this time so the free open
source is the way to go.

P#
Kerwin Crawford --
IBMi Programming Team Leader

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