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cmcosker
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JSON POST Syntax issues

Hi, I'm having issues with this JSON POST request. I feel like I am just missing something obvious, would someone be able to assist? Thanks!

 

let
api_key = "XXXXXXXX",
startdate = DateTimeZone.From("2023-06-16T13:46:11.043Z"),
days_range =Text.From(7),
LoginURL = "YYYYYYY",
PostBody = [#"LocationIds"= 0 , #"Date"= startdate, #"Range"= days_range, #"MaxPerDay"= 0, #"LimitOverLaps"= false],
PostHeader = [#"auth_token" = api_key, #"Content-Type" = "application/json"],
JSONHeader = Json.FromValue(PostHeader),
JSONBody = Json.FromValue(PostBody),
out = Json.Document(Web.Contents(LoginURL,[Content=JSONBody,Headers=PostHeader]))

in
out

 

The error I receive:

DataSource.Error: Web.Contents failed to get contents from 'YYYYYYYY' (400): Bad Request
Details:
DataSourceKind=Web
DataSourcePath=YYYYYYYY
Url=YYYYYYYYY

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v-jingzhang
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @cmcosker 

 

Do the headers you passed have the correct names? Especially "auth_token"? Are you able to use other API tools to test the same API and get a response successfully?

 

Perhaps you can try

let
  api_key = "XXXXXXXX",
  startdate = DateTimeZone.From("2023-06-16T13:46:11.043Z"),
  days_range = Text.From(7),
  LoginURL = "YYYYYYY",
  PostBody = [
    LocationIds = 0,
    Date = startdate,
    Range = days_range,
    MaxPerDay = 0,
    LimitOverLaps = false
  ],
  PostHeader = [#"auth_token" = api_key, #"Content-Type" = "application/json"],
  JSONBody = Json.FromValue(PostBody),
  out = Json.Document(Web.Contents(LoginURL, [Content = JSONBody, Headers = PostHeader]))
in
  out

  

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
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