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ServiceNow Connector (Basic Auth) fails with 502 BadGateway

adriandietr
Giga Contributor

Hi everyone,

 

I have isolated the behavior of a persistent 502 BadGateway error with the ServiceNow Connector, and it points to a session/caching bug in the connector itself.

 

The Setup:

  • Integration: Power Automate -> ServiceNow Connector.

  • Auth: Basic Authentication (Service Account, local user).

  • Environment: Enterprise (DNB).

 

The Issue:
The integration works initially but fails consistently after approximately a day with a 502 BadGateway.

 

The Workaround:
I confirmed that the credentials are valid and the connection object itself is not broken.
To fix the 502 error, I do not need to create a new connection or change the password.

  1. I go to the Solution in Power Apps/Automate.

  2. I open the Connection Reference used by the Flow.

  3. I switch the connection to a different existing connection (e.g., "ServiceNow 25.01").

  4. I immediately switch it back to the original connection ("ServiceNow 24.01").

  5. Result: The Flow immediately starts working again.

 

Conclusion:
This manual toggle forces the Power Platform to refresh/re-hydrate the connection metadata. It seems the connector's session to the ServiceNow instance goes "stale" or gets corrupted, and the connector fails to automatically refresh the handshake, resulting in a 502.

 

Any help or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

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