Unable to execute services of any entity using Rest Api Call

[ranjank]

Hi Team,

I am not getting any option of "Services" to execute the services using REST Call.

I am trying to execute service using both GET/POST request for below Url:-

http://localhost:8080/Thingworx/Things/ThingName/Services/<ServiceName>

But I am not getting any option of "Services" , that'swhy it is showing response as "Invalid Request".

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Please let me know how to enable Services execute option using in ThingWorx For Rest Call.

Thanks in advance.

[odukiya]

Hello @ranjank 

Please refer the following article 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS224211

Let me know if it doesn't resolve your issue.

Thanks

Om Dukiya

[Ciprian-Traian]

Hello @ranjank,

To enable execution of services using Rest Api, in the case of

http://localhost:8080/Thingworx/Things/ThingName/Services/<ServiceName>

a POST needs to be used in Postman.

To retrieve a property value you would need to use http://localhost:8080/Thingworx/Things/ThingName/Properties/PropertyName/

a GET needs to be used in Postman.

[ranjank]

Hi @Ciprian-Traian ,

So that means for getting Property value, I have to use "GetJSON()"

and for service execute, I have to use "PostJSON()" of ContentLoaderFunctions resource.

Please correct me If I am wrong.

[Ciprian-Traian · Accepted solution]

Hello @ranjank,

If you invoke services of one ThingWorx in another ThingWorx instance , you can use "PostJSON()" of ContentLoaderFunctions resource and for getting property values you use "GetJSON()"

Hope it helps,