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September 17, 2015
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How can I invoke service by REST API?

  • September 17, 2015
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I'm learning ThingWorx by PTC University.

There is problem in "Editing a Network" in Part 4 of Introduction to ThingWorx 5.4.

I tried to invoke the service by REST API by following.

http://localhost/Thingworx/Networks/AcmeVending/Services/GetNetworkConnections?method=post

This is exactly same as textbook's description but it failed with the message "Invalid Request".

Does someone know what I should do?

Best answer by smanley

Are you following the exercises using 5.4, or using the 5.4 directions on a 6.0 or later platform? If you are using 6.0 or later, you will need to enable this request in the platform subsystem. Go to Systems>PlatformSybsystem in composer. Within the subsystem, open configuration and check the box next to Allow Request Method Switch and un-check the box next to Filter Content-Type.

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September 17, 2015

Are you following the exercises using 5.4, or using the 5.4 directions on a 6.0 or later platform? If you are using 6.0 or later, you will need to enable this request in the platform subsystem. Go to Systems>PlatformSybsystem in composer. Within the subsystem, open configuration and check the box next to Allow Request Method Switch and un-check the box next to Filter Content-Type.

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    anishi14-AlexandriteAuthor
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    September 24, 2015

    Thank you, Saeed.

    It looks working properly.


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    paic1-Visitor
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    September 21, 2015

    Please note that allow the Request method does add a risk of Cross Site Reference Attacks and as such this is not recommended practice.

    Instead use regular REST API calls where the Method is in the header.

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      anishi14-AlexandriteAuthor
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      September 24, 2015

      Hello Pai

      Thank you for your feedback.

      Do you have any idea for alternative method?


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      paic1-Visitor
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      September 24, 2015

      All it means is that you can't use &method on the URL line. (Thingworx takes that from a regular URL line a GET and applies it as a POST or PUT)

      You have to use it as a regular 'Action Header' so that you do a real POST or PUT

      Not sure if you use tools like Postman and the like, but that is what you would use for testing.

      In an actual program you should be able to form a regular rest call , for example, Thingworx itself has the ContentLoader functions and you can do PostXML for example.

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