how to use curl to publish API with another user.

[Mark Manders]

You do realize that you are absolutely not providing any information that is helping us helping you? At least provide a use case so we can go from there.
Copying your non-saying question into AI, gives this, but I assume you did that already yourself?

To use curl to publish an API with another user in ServiceNow, you need to make an HTTP request using the credentials of the user who has the necessary permissions to perform the action. Below is an example of how to use curl to publish an API in ServiceNow.

Assuming you want to create a new record in a custom table u_custom_table, here's how you can do it:

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Create a JSON payload:

   Prepare the data you want to send in JSON format. For example, let's create a file named data.json with the following content:

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   { "u_name": "Example Name", "u_description": "Example Description" }

2. Use curl to make the API request:

   Use the curl command to send a POST request to the ServiceNow instance's REST API endpoint. Replace the placeholders with your actual ServiceNow instance details and user credentials.

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   curl -X POST \ https://<instance_name>.service-now.com/api/now/table/u_custom_table \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --user "<username>:<password>" \ --data @Data.json

   Here is a breakdown of the curl options used:

   • -X POST: Specifies that the request method is POST.
   • https://<instance_name>.service-now.com/api/now/table/u_custom_table: The URL of the ServiceNow instance and the API endpoint for the table.
   • --header "Accept: application/json": Sets the Accept header to indicate that the client expects a JSON response.
   • --header "Content-Type: application/json": Sets the Content-Type header to indicate that the request body contains JSON data.
   • --user "<username>:<password>": Provides the username and password for authentication. Replace <username> and <password> with the actual ServiceNow user credentials.
   • --data @Data.json: Specifies the data to be sent in the request body, read from the data.json file.

Example Usage

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curl -X POST \ https://your_instance.service-now.com/api/now/table/u_custom_table \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --user "admin:your_password" \ --data @Data.json

Publishing API using specific user credentials

To publish or trigger a specific API using another user's credentials, ensure the user has the appropriate roles and permissions required to perform the action.

Response Handling

You can also handle the response to check if the request was successful or if there were any errors.

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curl -X POST \ https://your_instance.service-now.com/api/now/table/u_custom_table \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --user "admin:your_password" \ --data @Data.json \ --silent --show-error --fail --write-out "HTTP Status: %{http_code}\n"

This command will display the HTTP status code of the response, helping you verify if the operation was successful.

By following these steps, you can use curl to publish an API in ServiceNow with another user's credentials, ensuring that the user has the necessary permissions to perform the desired actions.

[Rajyalakshmi]

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your quick response and explanation. I am really sorry if i didn't provide required information or use case to understand the question.

Below is my use case -

1.Need to retrieve active incidents assigned to group'XYZ'.

2.i have admin access ,with admin access i went to REST API explorer and with help of table API 'retrieve records from a table (GET) i sent a request.

3.It is success ,now i want to share URL and credentials to 3rd party to extract incidents.

4.I dont want share my admin credentials to 3rd party .in the REST API i found that  use cURL to send request with another user .

5.How to send the request with another user ?

6.I have created User "ABC" with ITIL access.

7.i want send request with this ABC user ,how i need to do this ?

8.I need to login with ABC user and need to sent request via REST API explorer ?

please help with this details.

[joshuajacks]

@Rajyalakshmi  You don't need to use curl specifically to use another users credentials in the api call. When you are using the rest api explorer and use the "Code Samples" section you can generate script for the api you tested. In the generated script you can add the user credentials you want to use. Here is an example from my pdi. Notice that is highlights where you can enter the username and password:

var request = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();
request.setEndpoint('https://xxxxxxxx.service-now.com/api/now/table/incident?sysparm_limit=1');
request.setHttpMethod('GET');

//Eg. UserName="admin", Password="admin" for this code sample.
var user = 'admin';
var password = 'admin';

request.setBasicAuth(user,password);
request.setRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

var response = request.execute();
gs.log(response.getBody());