REST Script API giving bad json format error

[booher04]

REST API Call to 3rd party(AlgoSec) is giving BAD JSON Format response in ECC Queue:

The format I was told to use is one I'm unfamiliar with, however when trying to use their format I get the same JSON error.  In the content section of the HTTP Method:

{
"template": "Standard",
"requestor":"${requestor}",
"change_request_justification":"${change_request_justification}",
"external_change_request":"${external_change_request}",
"traffic": [{ "source": {"items": [{ "name": ""}] },
"destination": {"items": [{ "name": "}] },
"service": {"items": [{"name": "" }] },
"action": "Allow",
"application": {"items": [{"name": ""}]} }]
}

"Traffic" seems to be the equivalent to a MRVS we have in SNOW to pass over to AlgoSec.

Here is the Run Script POST in my workflow:

try { 
 var r = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2('AlgoSec', 'AlgoSec POST');
 r.setRequestHeader('Cookie',current.variables.sessionid.toString());
 
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('template', 'Standard');
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('requestor', current.variables.requester_name.getDisplayValue());
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('change request justification',current.variables.chg_justification);
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('external change request id', current.number);
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('traffic', current.variables.access_request_detail);
 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('action', 'Allow');

 var response = r.execute();
 var responseBody = response.getBody();
 var httpStatus = response.getStatusCode();
}
catch(ex) {
 var message = ex.message;
}

current.variables.xml_response = responseBody;

 I authenticate correctly, then the POST happens and I get the below back in the ECC queue input:

<results error="Method failed: (/FireFlow/api/change-requests/traffic) with code: 400" probe_time="209" result_code="900000">
<result error="Method failed: (/FireFlow/api/change-requests/traffic) with code: 400">
<output>{"status":"Failure","messages":[{"code":"BAD_JSON_FORMAT","message":"Bad JSON format: failed to parse request body"}],"data":null}</output>
</result>

Response content:

"content" value="{ "template": "Standard", "requestor":"Jeffrey Booher", "change_request_justification":"", "external_change_request":"", "traffic": [{ "source": {"items": [{ "name": ""}] }, "destination": {"items": [{ "name": "}] }, "service": {"items": [{"name": "" }] }, "action": "Allow", "application": {"items": [{"name": ""}]} }] }"/>

 I'm assuming the format I'm using in the Content of the HTTP Method and the Run Script POST in the workflow are not formatted correctly, so any pointers would be great. 

Typically when passing MRVs I use "name_of_mrvs":${name_of_mrvs} and the variables I use "name_of_var":"${name_of_var}",  

[Shivalika]

Hello @booher04 

One more thing rhe xml.response variable in this case will only store the last response, so you might use list - if you want to store all the responses. 

If you want this update you can let me know. 

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[Ankur Bawiskar]

@booher04 

are you sure you are sending the MRVS data in that JSON correctly as per what they expect?

what came in the request body?

try {

 var r = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2('AlgoSec', 'AlgoSec POST');

 r.setRequestHeader('Cookie',current.variables.sessionid.toString());

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('template', 'Standard');

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('requestor', current.variables.requester_name.getDisplayValue());

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('change request justification',current.variables.chg_justification);

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('external change request id', current.number);

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('traffic', current.variables.access_request_detail);

 r.setStringParameterNoEscape('action', 'Allow');

 var response = r.execute();

 gs.info('Request body' + r.getRequestBody());

 var responseBody = response.getBody();

 var httpStatus = response.getStatusCode();

}

catch(ex) {

 var message = ex.message;

}

current.variables.xml_response = responseBody;

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

[booher04]

Request body{
"template": "Standard",
"requestor":"Jeffrey Booher",
"change_request_justification":"",
"external_change_request":"",
"traffic": [{ "source": {"items": [{ "name": ""}] },
"destination": {"items": [{ "name": ""}] },
"service": {"items": [{"name": "" }] },
"action": "Allow",
"application": {"items": [{"name": ""}]} }]
}

[booher04]

Request body{
"template": "Standard",

"traffic": [
{
"source": {
"items": [
{
"address": "[10.0.0.2]"
}
]
},
"destination": {
"items": [
{
"address": "[10.0.0.5]"
}
]
},
"service": {
"items": [
{
"address": "[22]"
}
]
},
"application": {
"items": [
{
"name": "1Password - CINC [Integration]"
}
]
},


"action": "Allow"
}
]
}