Can REST outbound call response holds for sometime?
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‎01-05-2025 10:32 PM
if I am triggering outbound call to third-party usually we will get response immediately if it is there but if the third-party can able to send response back after an hour/day/days can we able to use it under same outbound call??
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‎01-05-2025 11:00 PM
why not use Asynchronous REST CALL?
check these links
How to read the response return by Asynchronous REST Call (ecc_queue)
Making Asynchronous REST API Calls Using ServiceNow Business Rules
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Ankur
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‎01-06-2025 01:06 AM
Basically I am doing this outbound call from flow designer action so if I want to trigger outbound call is this possible? can this request will wait for specific response until 1 or 2 days?
I am not aware of how to do rest async call and use response which comes after some time? can you give me some more idea ?

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‎01-06-2025 01:28 AM
Hello @Manikantahere ,
Why not call the API and store the request in a table with a status of "Pending," for example? This approach will save your wait time and improve performance, as the flow won't be blocked waiting for the response. Then, you can create a second API that the third-party can use to call back with the response for your request, allowing for more efficient processing.
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‎01-06-2025 02:02 AM
I am having difficulty in understanding, can you kindly elaborate it with an example.