Web.Contents Query Parameters - prevent from encoding

[iBusinessBI]

I am trying to run an API request with Web.Contents.
It works fine when I paste the whole request in a base URL, but when I break it to parts, the Query Parameters are sent after encoding. 

Query = [

q="search",

search="(status:(values:List(ACTIVE)))"

],

Instead of this correct parameter

search=(status:(values:List(ACTIVE)))  
The following is what gets requested and I get 400 Bad request:
search=%28status%3A%28values%3AList%28ACTIVE%29%29%29 
How can I prevent it from encoding?

[iBusinessBI]

This works fine:

Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.linkedin.com/rest/",
[
RelativePath = "adAccounts/11111111/adCampaigns?q=search&search=(status:(values:List(ACTIVE)))",

Headers=[
**some headers**
]
]))

But this doesn't:
Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.linkedin.com/rest/",
[
RelativePath = "adAccounts/11111111/adCampaigns",
Query = [
q="search",
search="(status:(values:List(ACTIVE)))"
],
Headers=[
**some headers**
]
]))

I get the following error:
DataSource.Error: Web.Contents failed to get contents from 'https://api.linkedin.com/rest/adAccounts/11111111/adCampaigns?q=search&search=%28status%3A%28values%3AList%28ACTIVE%29%29%29' (400): Bad Request

It is clear that the problem is that this gets encoded automatically when it is in the "Query=[]" section:

search=%28status%3A%28values%3AList%28ACTIVE%29%29%29

then it doesn't work. I tried to pass the encodied part as Base url and it gives the same error. So the endpoint can only accept unencoded text.

I somehow need it NOT to be encoded when included in Query=[], so it stays the same:

(status:(values:List(ACTIVE)))
Please help

[lbendlin]

So the endpoint can only accept unencoded text.

Bit of an oversight on the endpoint's side, eh?

As long as you can hide the dynamic part of the URL in the RelativePath attribute you should be able to refresh this data source in the service.  Not pretty, but if it works ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

[lbendlin]

please show the URL that works

[iBusinessBI]

It does work, but it makes me put all the Query parameters in the Relative Path, and I prefer in the Query = [] clause.
Maybe there is some way to tell it not to encode....

[lbendlin]

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[iBusinessBI]

Yes, but first I want to make sure this option does/doesn't exist today.

Maybe you can do it?