How to check ServiceNow instance version through REST API

[ydai]

Hi, I'm using table API to communicate with ServiceNow instance. Is there anyway I can get the ServiceNow instance version through table API please?

Thanks.

[Chuck Tomasi]

Consider creating your own scripted REST API. This gives you full control over the request/parameters/response.

Scripted REST APIs

Also, check episode 23 here: TechNow Episode List

[chirag_bagdai]

Hi,

Instead of using table level Rest API, you can directly access "xmlstats.do" page through Rest call (server side) and find instance details through XMLNode. Please find below example :

var request = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();
request.setEndpoint('https://<INSTANCE_NAME>.service-now.com/xmlstats.do');
request.setHttpMethod('GET');
request.setRequestHeader("Accept","application/xml");

var response = request.execute();
/** Find Instance version by XML node from response **/
var xmlString = response.getBody();
var xmldoc = new XMLDocument(xmlString, true);
var instance_version = xmldoc.getNodeText("//glide.build.name");

gs.print(instance_version);

[chirag_bagdai]

Documenting lightweight approach :

var request = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();
request.setEndpoint('https://<INSTANCE>.service-now.com/stats.do');
request.setHttpMethod('GET');
request.setRequestHeader("Accept","text/html");
var response = request.execute();
var xmlString = response.getBody();


if(xmlString) {
   var preString = "Build name:";
   var searchString = "<br/>";
   var preIndex = xmlString.indexOf(preString);

   var searchIndex = preIndex + xmlString.substring(preIndex).indexOf(searchString);

   gs.print(xmlString.substring(preIndex + preString.length, searchIndex));

[Pratiksha7]

I don't see any reply which specifies rest api which returns build name i.e. instance version in JSON format. If you have found one, please post it here. I am looking for the same.