Using REST API Explorer | new role required "web_service_admin" !?

Meloper
Kilo Sage

UPDATE: 

I saw there is already a Problem: PRB1744904

 

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Hi,

in the Past, Users were able to use the REST Api Explorer with "rest_api_explorer" role.

 

Since Nov 2023, there is a new ootb ACL.
name: Doc Service API

Which also needs the Role: "web_service_admin".

 

This new role give access to: read, create, modify, and delete Scripted REST APIs and web service resources.
https://www.servicenow.com/community/now-platform-forum/what-does-the-role-web-service-admin-give-to...

 

Of course i dont want that!

But without the new role you can access the API Explorer via the navigation but the drop downs are empty due to missing rights (new role)....

Meloper_0-1712745342295.png

 

Any ideas.
In the best case i dont want do change ootb ACL or add new but in this case...

 

2 REPLIES 2

Meloper
Kilo Sage

I saw there is already a Problem: PRB1744904

Brian Scott2
Tera Expert

Looks like they added a new ACL (in our case, with a security patch in Vancouver).

Here's the ACL in our Vancouver instance and I verified it is the same ACL in a Washington DC developer instance;

https://[environment].service-now.com/nav_to.do?uri=sys_security_acl.do?sys_id=88c55a714332311076eca0246bb8f283

 

Here's the query to find it if it happens to have a different sys_id in your environment;

https://[environment].service-now.com/sys_security_acl_list.do?sysparm_query=name%3DDoc%20Service%20API%5Eoperation%3Dexecute

 

I just added the rest_api_explorer role along side the web_service_admin role and its working for our users now.