HttpRequestData - Scoped

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    • The HttpRequestData API provides methods to build and manipulate a REST request before applying a signature and sending it to an endpoint.

    Generate outbound signing requests using these APIs in the following order:
    1. HttpRequestData: Build the API request.
    2. AuthCredential: Create a credential object or update an existing one. Use the credential to sign the request through the RequestAuthAPI class.
    3. RequestAuthAPI: Sign the request and return an HttpRequestAuthedData object.
    4. HttpRequestAuthedData: Get information about the signed request.
    5. GlideHTTPRequest: Send the signed request.

    Before using these APIs, you must configure an authentication algorithm to sign the request and associate it with the credential used to authenticate the request.

    Use this API in scoped scripts with the sn_auth namespace identifier. You can instantiate this class using the constructor, or you can return an HttpRequestData object from the getHttpRequestData() method in the RequestAuthAPI class.

    HttpRequestData - HttpRequestData()

    Instantiates an HttpRequestData object.

    Table 1. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None 
    var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();

    HttpRequestData - addHeader(String key String value)

    Adds a header to the HttpRequestData object.

    Table 2. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    key String Name of the HTTP header.
    value String Value of the HTTP Header.
    Table 3. Returns
    Type Description
    void

    This example creates a REST request payload.

    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod("PUT");
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl', 'public-read' );

    HttpRequestData - addQueryParam(String key, String value)

    Adds a query parameter to the HttpRequestData object.

    Table 4. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    key String Name of the query parameter.
    value String Value of the query parameter.
    Table 5. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addQueryParam('api_version', 'v2 );
​

    HttpRequestData - deleteHeader(String key)

    Removes a header from the HttpRequestData object.

    Table 6. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    key String Name of the HTTP header to remove.
    Table 7. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.deleteHeader('x-amz-acl');

    HttpRequestData - getConnectionAliasID()

    Returns the sys_id of the Connection & Credential alias associated with the Integration Hub REST step.

    You can pass the sys_id to the ConnectionInfoProvider API to retrieve information about the connection.
    Note:
    You can only use this method in an Integration Hub REST step. For more information, see REST step.
    Table 8. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 9. Returns
    Type Description
    String Sys_id of the alias record from the Connection & Credential Aliases [sys_alias] table associated with the request. 
    var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
var id = httpRequestData.getConnectionAliasID();
 
var credential = new sn_cc.ConnectionInfoProvider().
var connectionInfo = credential.getConnectionInfo(id);

    HttpRequestData - getConnectionExtendedAttribute(String name)

    Returns the value of a connection attribute associated with the Connection & Credential alias associated with Integration Hub REST step.

    Note:
    You can only use this method in an Integration Hub REST step. For more information, see REST step.

    For more information about connection attributes, see Create connection attributes for Integration Hub.

    Table 10. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    name String Name of the connection attribute.
    Table 11. Returns
    Type Description
    String Value of the connection attribute.

    This example returns the value of a connection attribute set on the Connection & Credential alias associated with the REST step.

    var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
gs.info("API Version is: " + httpRequestData.getConnectionExtendedAttribute('api_version'));

    HttpRequestData - getContent()

    Returns the content of the request in the HttpRequestData object.

    Table 12. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 13. Returns
    Type Description
    String Content of the request. 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl' , 'public-read' );
var ct = httpRequestData.getContent();

    Output:

    Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message

    HttpRequestData - getDate()

    Returns the date when the request was signed.

    Table 14. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 15. Returns
    Type Description
    Number The difference between January 1, 1970 UTC and when the request was signed.

    Unit: Milliseconds

    		 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​

gs.info( "Date: " + httpRequestData.getDate());

    Output:

    Date: 1349333576093

    HttpRequestData - getDirective()

    Returns whether the signature is applied to the request in the header or as a query parameter.

    By default, the system applies the signature to the header. You can apply the signature as a query parameter using the setDirective() API.

    Table 16. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 17. Returns
    Type Description
    String Whether the signature is applied to the header or as a query parameter.

    Values include:

    • HEADER: The signature is applied to the request header.
    • QUERY: The signature is applied as a query parameter.
    		 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​

gs.info( "Signature applied to: " + httpRequestData.getDirective() );

    Output:

    Signature applied to: HEADER

    HttpRequestData - getEndpoint()

    Returns the endpoint set for the request.

    Table 18. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 19. Returns
    Type Description
    String Endpoint set for the request. 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​
httpRequestData.setDirective("query");​
​
gs.info( "Endpoint is: " + httpRequestData.getEndpoint() );

    Output:

    Endpoint is: https://s3.amazonaws.com

    HttpRequestData - getExpiry()

    Returns the time in seconds before the signature expires starting when the request was signed using the generateAuth() method in the RequestAuthAPI class.

    The expiration is commonly set by the third-party service you are sending the request to, which overrides any value set by the setExpiry() method. For example, if the expiration is set to 900 seconds by the third-party service and you use the setExpiry() method to set the expiration to 300 seconds, the getExpiry() method returns 900 seconds.

    Table 20. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 21. Returns
    Type Description
    Number Time before the signature expires.

    Unit: Seconds

    		 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​
httpRequestData.setDirective("query");​
httpRequestData.setExpiry(300);

gs.info("Signature expires in: " + httpRequestData.getExpiry());

    Output:

    Signature expires in: 300

    HttpRequestData - getHeader(String key)

    Returns the value associated with the given HTTP header.

    Table 22. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    key String Name of HTTP header.
    Table 23. Returns
    Type Description
    String Value of the given HTTP header. 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl', 'public-read' );
​

gs.info( "Header value is: " + httpRequestData.getHeader('x-amz-acl') );

    Output:

    Header value is: public-read

    HttpRequestData - getHeaderMap()

    Returns an object containing the headers included in the request.

    Table 24. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 25. Returns
    Type Description
    Object Key-value pairs that define all of the headers associated with the request.

    Each key-value pair includes these parts:

    • Key: String. Name of the header.
    • Value: String. Value of the header.
    		 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl', 'public-read' );
httpRequestData.addHeader('content-type', 'application/json' );

var map = httpRequestData.getHeaderMap();

for(var x in map) {
    var y = map[x]

    gs.info(x, y);
}

    Output:

    *** Script: x-amz-acl
*** Script: content-type

    HttpRequestData - getHost()

    Returns the host used in the request.

    Table 26. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 27. Returns
    Type Description
    String Host used in the request. 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setHost('myHost')
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl' , 'public-read' );

gs.info("Host is: " + httpRequestData.getHost());

    Output:

    Host is: myHost

    HttpRequestData - getHttpMethod()

    Returns the HTTP method used in the request.

    Table 28. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 29. Returns
    Type Description
    String HTTP method used in the request. 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl', 'public-read' );
​

gs.info("HTTP method is: " + httpRequestData.getHttpMethod());

    Output:

    HTTP method is: PUT

    HttpRequestData - getQueryParam(String key)

    Returns the value of the specified query parameter.

    Table 30. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    key String Name of the query parameter to get the value of.
    Table 31. Returns
    Type Description
    String Value of the query parameter. 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addQueryParam('api_version', 'v2' );

gs.info("API version is: " + httpRequestData.getQueryParam('api_version'));

    Output:

    API version is: v2

    HttpRequestData - getQueryParamMap()

    Returns an object containing the query parameters included in the request.

    Table 32. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 33. Returns
    Type Description
    Object Key-value pairs that define the query parameters associated with the request.

    Each key-value pair includes these parts:

    • Key: String. Name of the query parameter.
    • Value: String. Value of the query parameter.
    		 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addQueryParam('api_version', 'v2' );
httpRequestData.addQueryParam('limit', '1000' );
httpRequestData.addQueryParam('offset', '1' );


var map = httpRequestData.getQueryParamMap();
gs.info("api_version is: " + map['api_version']);

    Output:

    api_version is: v2

    HttpRequestData - getRegion()

    Returns the region for the request that will be used in signing.

    Table 34. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 35. Returns
    Type Description
    String Name of the region. 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);

gs.info("Region is: " + httpRequestData.getRegion());

    Output:

    Region is: us-east-1

    HttpRequestData - getService()

    Returns the service defined in the request.

    Table 36. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 37. Returns
    Type Description
    String Service defined in the request. 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');

gs.info("Service is: " + httpRequestData.getService());

    Output:

    Service is: s3

    HttpRequestData - setContent(String content)

    Defines the content to send in the request.

    Note:
    This method is not supported in script includes or MID server scripts.
    Table 38. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    content String Content to send in the request.
    Table 39. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);

    HttpRequestData - setDate(Number date)

    Defines the date of the request used for signing.

    Use this method only when testing whether the signature is created correctly based on a time stamp. In production, the signing request uses the time that you generated the signature; manually setting this value may cause the signing request to fail.

    Table 40. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    date Number The difference between January 1, 1970 UTC and the date used to sign the request.

    Unit: Milliseconds
    Table 41. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');
httpRequestData.setDate(1349333576093);

    HttpRequestData - setDirective(String directive)

    Defines whether to apply the signature to the request in a header or as a query parameter.

    Table 42. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    directive String Whether to apply the signature to the header or as a query parameter.

    Values include:

    • query: Applies signature as a query parameter.
    • header: Applies signature to the request header.

    Default: header
    Table 43. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​
httpRequestData.setDirective("query");​

    HttpRequestData - setEndpoint(String endpoint)

    Defines the endpoint to send the request to.

    Table 44. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    endpoint String Endpoint to send the request to. The endpoint can include query parameters, path, and version.
    Table 45. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint="https://third-party-endpoint/path-parameters/version";

var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);

    HttpRequestData - setExpiry(Number expiry)

    Sets the amount of time before the signature expires starting when the request is signed using the generateAuth() method in the RequestAuthAPI class.

    The expiration is commonly set by the third-party service you are sending the request to, which overrides any value set by the setExpiry() method. For example, if the expiration is set to 900 seconds by the third-party service and you use the setExpiry() method to set the expiration to 300 seconds, the getExpiry() method returns 900 seconds.

    Table 46. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    expiry Number Amount of time before the signature expires.

    Unit: Seconds
    Table 47. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";​
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();​
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);​
httpRequestData.addQueryParam("list-type", "2");​
httpRequestData.setService('s3');​
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('get');​
httpRequestData.setExpiry(300);​

    HttpRequestData - setHost(String host)

    Defines the host used in the request.

    Table 48. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    host String Name of the HTTP request host.
    Table 49. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https:third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setHost('myHost')
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);
httpRequestData.addHeader('x-amz-acl', 'public-read' );

    HttpRequestData - setHttpMethod(String httpMethod)

    Sets the HTTP method to use in the request.

    Table 50. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    httpMethod String HTTP method to use in the request.
    Table 51. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');

    HttpRequestData - setRegion(String region)

    Defines the region to use for the request in signing.

    Table 52. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    region String The region to use to sign the request. Available values are determined by the third-party API's requirements.
    Table 53. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https:third-party-endpoint";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');
httpRequestData.setRegion('us-east-1');
httpRequestData.setHttpMethod('put');
var content = "Action=SendMessage&MessageBody=This is a test message";
httpRequestData.setContent(content);

    HttpRequestData - setService(String service)

    Defines the service for the request.

    Table 54. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    service String The service for the request.
    Table 55. Returns
    Type Description
    void 
    var endpoint= "https://s3.amazonaws.com";
var httpRequestData = new sn_auth.HttpRequestData();
httpRequestData.setEndpoint(endpoint);
httpRequestData.setService('s3');