SEQ-4a Post Screen a case get Error 401 Unauthorized
Hi, Try to implement Screen a case like sample SEQ-4a. Post request get Error 401 Unauthorized. I find the sample authorisation header string does not contains content-type and content-length as described as in the Quick Start. My question is if this is the matter for the case. Please help. Thanks. John
Hi, i have found the problem and got this issue resolved. Basically it is the the HTTP component bug does not stream string parameters in order. Also there is another reasons cause the body string not compatible with the REST server. Thanks a lot for the help. John
Hi John,
There are a number of reasons you may receive a 401 status. Note some of the PUT/POST requests do no have a body, hence do not require content length... I suggest, if possible, share the code you wrote that is not working...also note that one of your groups is setup as a Zero Footprint group and so screening a case will not be permitted in that group, use one of the other groups you've setup.
Brian
Hi Brian,
I use the postman default group id in the pilot environment.
Please check the source code as below, for the function of “Save a simple case”
// -----------------------
procedure TForm2.btSaveasimplecaseClick(Sender: TObject);
var
response : string;
RequestBody : TstringStream;
tt : TBytes;
dataToSign, strdatetime : string;
thedate : tdatetime;
const
strbody='{ "entityType": "INDIVIDUAL", "groupId":"418f28a7-b9c9-4ae4-8530-819c61b1ca6c","providerTypes": ["WATCHLIST"], "name": "John Doe"}';
strbaseurl='https://rms-world-check-one-api-pilot.thomsonreuters.com/v1/cases';
begin
thedate:=now-(13/24); // get server time , the offset of the time different is 13 hours
strdatetime:= formatdatetime('ddd, dd mmm yyyy hh:mm:ss "GMT"',thedate);
edtdate.Text:=strdatetime; // display purpose – date string
dataToSign:= '(request-target): post /v1/cases'+#10 +'host: rms-world-check-one-api-pilot.thomsonreuters.com' +#10+'date: '+strdatetime+#10+'content-type: application/json'+#10+'content-length: '+
inttostr(length(strbody))+#10+strbody;
msignstring.Lines.Text:=datatosign; // Sign string -- display purpose
tt:=System.Hash.THashSHA2.GetHMACasBytes(dataToSign,APIsecret,SHA256);
edtsignatures.text:=EncodeBase64(tt,length(tt)); // signature string - display purpose
edtauth.Text:='Signature keyId="a4364e62-e58b-4b64-9c71-faead5417557",algorithm="hmac-sha256",headers="(request-target) host date content-type content-length",signature="'+edtsignatures.text+'"'; // authorization string
edit1.Text:=inttostr(length(strbody)); // content -length
RequestBody := TStringStream.Create(strbody, TEncoding.UTF8);
RequestBody.Position := 0;
try
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.Clear;
IdHTTP1.Request.Method:=Id_HTTPMethodPost;
IdHTTP1.Request.ContentType := 'application/json';
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.AddValue('cache-control', 'no-cache');
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.AddValue('authorization',edtauth.Text);
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.AddValue('date', strdatetime);
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.AddValue('content-type', 'application/json');
IdHTTP1.Request.CustomHeaders.AddValue('content-length', inttostr(length(strbody)));
try
IdHTTP1.Post(strbaseurl, RequestBody);
except
on e:EIdHTTPProtocolException do
begin
showmessage(e.ErrorMessage+' .. '+ e.Message );
end;
on e:exception do
showmessage(e.Message);
end;
memo1.Lines.text:=IdHTTP1.ResponseText;
finally
RequestBody.Free;
end;
end;
// --------------------- end of code ---------------
Sign string:
(request-target): post /v1/cases
host: rms-world-check-one-api-pilot.thomsonreuters.com
date: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 23:38:56 GMT
content-type: application/json
content-length: 130
{ "entityType": "INDIVIDUAL", "groupId":"418f28a7-b9c9-4ae4-8530-819c61b1ca6c","providerTypes": ["WATCHLIST"], "name": "John Doe"}
Signature:
QldTAT5loM20vBrFMBZg1ErrnYnrVtPcx+ZpxQKjkqo=
Authorization:
Signature keyId="a4364e62-e58b-4b64-9c71-faead5417557",algorithm="hmac-sha256",headers="(request-target) host date content-type content-length",signature="QldTAT5loM20vBrFMBZg1ErrnYnrVtPcx+ZpxQKjkqo="
Date:
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 21:52:47 GMT
Content Length:
130
Response:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Any ideal? Thanks