REST API - setQueryParameter with front slash not working

[Tamil5]

Hi All,

I am trying to get data from external resource using REST call.

When I set parameter with '/' is not working. Getting response as 0, but it contains data.

sm.setHttpMethod("get");

sm.setEndpoint("https://<application.doamin.com>/api/v1/locations/${date_updated_since,active,type_id,region}");

sm.setRequestHeader("Accept", 'application/json');

sm.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8");

sm.setRequestHeader("key","<my key value>");

sm.setQueryParameter("date_updated_since", '2016-04-04');

sm.setQueryParameter("active", 1);

sm.setQueryParameter("type_id", 1);

sm.setQueryParameter("region", "NA/EU/APAC"); // the api call works fine without this parameter

This query return records without region, but if I add region parameter then it returns 0.

But I'm sure that records are available with this value.

I assume this front slash is causing the issue.

Even I tried escape character (with back slash) but no use.

Any help.

Thanks

Prici

[Chuck Tomasi]

Have you tried replacing the slashes with /

If it's passing them as part of the URI, which it may, then they could be getting the URI garbled.

[Chuck Tomasi]

You can use the method

var string2 = gs.urlEncode(string1);

to convert a lot of this stuff before putting it in your parameters.

[Tamil5 · Accepted solution]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you for your response.

Tried giving '/' but got the same response (error).

But the below statement solved my issue.

'sm.setStringParameterNoEscape("region", "NA/EU/APAC");'

Thanks

Prici.

[Chuck Tomasi]

Good to know Prici! I should have remembered the alternate methods to setStringParameter(). Thanks for sharing.

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