Using a x-www-form-urlencoded Rest API with Business central (to get token)

Brax007 · 2021-02-10

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to develop a function with AL that permits to Post a url encoded content.

It works fine with postman. The following procedure that I've started developping doesn't work :

procedure GetToken() ResponseText: text;

    Var
        client: HttpClient;
        cont: HttpContent;
        header: HttpHeaders;
        response: HttpResponseMessage;
        Jobject: JsonObject;
        tmpString: Text;
        TypeHelper: Codeunit "Type Helper";
        granttype: text;
        clienid: text;
        username: text;
        password: text;
    Begin
        granttype := 'xxxxx';
        clienid := 'xxxxxx';
        username := 'xxxxxxxxx';
        password := 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx';
        Jobject.Add('grant_type', TypeHelper.UrlEncode(granttype));
        Jobject.Add('client_id', TypeHelper.UrlEncode(clienid));
        Jobject.Add('username', TypeHelper.UrlEncode(username));
        Jobject.Add('password', TypeHelper.UrlEncode(password));
        Jobject.WriteTo(tmpString);
        cont.WriteFrom(tmpString);
        cont.ReadAs(tmpString);

        cont.GetHeaders(header);
        header.Add('charset', 'UTF-8');
        header.Remove('Content-Type');
        header.Add('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');

        client.Post('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', cont, response);
        response.Content.ReadAs(ResponseText);

    end;

Can someone help me please?
I get this response everytime :

{
"error": "invalid_request",
"error_description": "Missing form parameter: grant_type"
}

Ps : it doesn't work even without encoding the parameters.

Thanks in advance

ftornero · 2021-02-11

Hello @Brax007,

With your code you are sending a JSON format and you need to send something like this:

grant_type=grant_type_value&client_id=client_id_value&username=username_value&password=password_value

And every value must be urlEncode like you already do.

Regards.

ftornero · 2021-02-11

Hello @Brax007,

With your code you are sending a JSON format and you need to send something like this:

grant_type=grant_type_value&client_id=client_id_value&username=username_value&password=password_value

And every value must be urlEncode like you already do.

Regards.

irasoelbaks · 2021-02-11

What could also help is to inspect the full request (body + header) from BC and the full request from Postman with a webdebugging tool.

And in addition to the reply of @ftornero your BC code is similar to a 'raw' body while you should use 'x-www-form-urlencoded'.

Code I used in C/AL:
- Put the key/value pairs in an Outstream
- TempBlob.Blob.CREATEINSTREAM(InStream);
- TempBlob.Blob.CREATEOUTSTREAM(OutStr);
- Copy to Instream
- SetContentType to application/x-www-form-urlencoded (HttpWebRequestMgt.SetContentType('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');)
- Add the stream to the body of your message: HttpWebRequestMgt.AddBodyBlob(TempBlob);

Brax007 · 2021-02-11

@ftornero That was it. Thank you!

julkifli33 · 2021-08-16

Hi all,
how do we add this headers?
for GET

ftornero · 2021-08-19

Hello @julkifli33, the same way as the code above in this post:

Change the "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" for "application/json" and add the two others one.

Regards.

julkifli33 · 2021-08-20

Hi @ftornero
this is my code

gcontent.GetHeaders(lheaders);
        lheaders.Remove('Content-Type');
        lheaders.Add('Content-Type', 'application/Json');
        lheaders.Add('X-IBM-Client-Id', ClientID);
        lheaders.Add('X-IBM-Client-Secret', ClientSecret);

        if not gHttpClient.get(RequestUrl, gResponseMsg) then
            Error('API Authorization token request failed...');

        gResponseMsg.Content().ReadAs(responseText);
        Message('%1', responseText);

but this is my return value

it supposed to be like this
in postman i tested is ok

{
    "returnCode": "10",
    "data": {
        "url": "https://*********"
    },
    "info": {
        "fieldInfoList": []
    }
}

ftornero · 2021-08-20

Hello @julkifli33 ,

With this code

You don't pass the RequestMsg that you need to pass.

Use

This is the URL for the documentation

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/methods-auto/httpclient/httpclient-data-type

Regards

julkifli33 · 2021-08-20

Hi @ftornero ,
I tried this before

 // Retrieve the contentHeaders associated with the content
        content.GetHeaders(contentHeaders);
        contentHeaders.Clear();
        contentHeaders.Add('X-IBM-Client-Id', ClientID);
        contentHeaders.Add('X-IBM-Client-Secret',ClientSecret);
        contentHeaders.Add('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        contentHeaders.Add('Accept', 'application/json');
        request.Content := content;
        request.SetRequestUri(uri);
        request.Method := 'GET';
        client.Send(request, response);

        // Read the response content as json.
        response.Content().ReadAs(responseText);
        Message('%1', responseText);

got this error message

ftornero · 2021-08-20

Hello @julkifli33, the headers in AL are a little complicated, this is the way I do in an scenario like your:

    var
        baseUrl: Text;
        Client: HttpClient;
        Content: HttpContent;
        RequestMsg: HttpRequestMessage;
        RequestHeader: HttpHeaders;
        ContentHeader: HttpHeaders;
        ResponseMSg: HttpResponseMessage;
        authorizationValue: Text;

    begin
        baseUrl := GetBaseURL();

        Content.Clear();

        // Write content
        if StrLen(contentText) > 0 then
            Content.WriteFrom(contentText);

        if method <> 'GET' then begin
            ContentHeader.Clear();
            Content.GetHeaders(ContentHeader);
            ContentHeader.Remove('Content-Type');
            if contentType <> '' then
                ContentHeader.Add('Content-Type', contentType)
            else
                ContentHeader.Add('Content-Type', 'application/json');
            RequestMsg.Content(Content);
        end;

        RequestHeader.Clear();
        RequestMsg.GetHeaders(RequestHeader);
        authorizationValue := CreateAuthorization(apiKey);
        RequestHeader.Add('Authorization', authorizationValue);

        RequestMsg.SetRequestUri(baseUrl + apiUrl);
        RequestMsg.Method(method);

        if Client.Send(RequestMsg, ResponseMSg) then begin
......

There is two header, so put the "Content-Type" in the first one and the autorization part in the second one, but if the method is GET I think that the "Content-Type" part is no necesary because you don't send any data in this case.

Regards

julkifli33 · 2021-08-20

Hi @ftornero
I have sent pm to you about my key.
there's another error message

ftornero · 2021-08-20

Hello @julkifli33,

I already sent my answer.

Regards

julkifli33 · 2021-09-01

Hi @ftornero ..
i am still stuck with this.
any idea or link you can share how to use azure function, and then BC call this azure function?

ftornero · 2021-09-01

Hello @julkifi33

Try this code

pageextension 50100 CustomerListExt extends "Customer List"
{
    actions
    {
        addafter("&Customer")
        {
            action(Singapur)
            {
                ApplicationArea = All;
                Caption = 'Singapur';
                Promoted = true;
                PromotedIsBig = true;
                PromotedOnly = true;
                Image = SendTo;

                trigger OnAction()
                var
                    CodError: Text;
                    ResTxt: Text;
                begin
                    CallGETRESTApi(CodError, ResTxt);
                    Message(ResTxt);
                end;
            }
        }
    }

    procedure CallGETRESTApi(var CodigoError: Text; var ResTxt: Text): Boolean
    var
        baseUrl: Text;
        Client: HttpClient;
        RequestMsg: HttpRequestMessage;
        ResponseMSg: HttpResponseMessage;

    begin
        baseUrl := 'https://ftomps64.azurewebsites.net/api/Singapur?code=GFb/v6xv9auJlEx7OOrqGhnuHYBhyoOmZV0SeGU2wezbtVsTBSQNAQ==';

        RequestMsg.SetRequestUri(baseUrl);
        RequestMsg.Method('GET');

        if Client.Send(RequestMsg, ResponseMSg) then begin
            if ResponseMSg.IsSuccessStatusCode() then begin
                ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt);
                CodigoError := '';
                exit(true);
            end else begin
                CodigoError := Format(ResponseMSg.HttpStatusCode()) + ' ' + ResponseMSg.ReasonPhrase();
                ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt);
                if ResTxt = '' then
                    ResTxt := CodigoError;
                exit(false);
            end;
        end else begin
            CodigoError := 'ERROR';
            if ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt) then;
            if ResTxt = '' then
                ResTxt := CodigoError;
            exit(false);
        end;
    end;
}

And you must get this message:

This is the Azure Function Code, the Client-ID and the Client-Secret must been the correct ones.

using namespace System.Net

# Input bindings are passed in via param block.
param($Request, $TriggerMetadata)

#--------------------------------
function Execute-GetRequest 
#--------------------------------
( 
  [String] $URL
) 
{ 
  $WebRequest = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($URL) 
  $WebRequest.Headers.Add("X-IBM-Client-ID",  "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx")
  $WebRequest.Headers.Add("X-IBM-Client-Secret", "SssssSSSSSsssSSSSssss")
  $WebRequest.ContentType = "application/json"
  $WebRequest.Method      = "GET"         

  try {
    $resp = $WebRequest.GetResponse() 
    $responseStream = $resp.GetResponseStream() 
    $Reader = [System.IO.StreamReader]($responseStream) 
    $ReturnXml = $Reader.ReadToEnd() 
    $responseStream.Close() 
    return $ReturnXml 
  } catch {
    Write-Error $Error[0]
  }
}

$url = "https://apisandbox.iras.gov.sg/iras/sb/Authentication/CorpPassAuth?callback_url=https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/sandbox&tax_agent=false&state=StanleyState&scope=GSTF7SubCP"

$ret = Execute-GetRequest $url

# Associate values to output bindings by calling 'Push-OutputBinding'.
Push-OutputBinding -Name Response -Value ([HttpResponseContext]@{
    StatusCode = [HttpStatusCode]::OK
    Body = $ret
})

You could elaborate the Azure function to get as parameters the Method, the URL, the X-IBM-Client-ID, etc.

This Azure function will be active for a couple of days.

Regards.

julkifli33 · 2021-09-02

Hi @ftornero ,
thanks for the effort
I am not really familiar with this azure function.
are we able to pass parameter to this azure function?
such as clientid, clientsecret and url

ftornero · 2021-09-02

Hello @julkifli33,

You must to create the Azure function, and sure you can pass parameters to it.

The AL code to do the new call


pageextension 50100 CustomerListExt extends "Customer List"
{
    actions
    {
        addafter("&Customer")
        {
            action(Singapur)
            {
                ApplicationArea = All;
                Caption = 'Singapur';
                Promoted = true;
                PromotedIsBig = true;
                PromotedOnly = true;
                Image = SendTo;

                trigger OnAction()
                var
                    CodError: Text;
                    ResTxt: Text;
                begin
                    CallGETRESTApi(CodError, ResTxt);
                    Message(ResTxt);
                end;
            }
        }
    }

    procedure CallGETRESTApi(var CodigoError: Text; var ResTxt: Text): Boolean
    var
        baseUrl: Text;
        Client: HttpClient;
        RequestMsg: HttpRequestMessage;
        ResponseMSg: HttpResponseMessage;
        Body: JsonObject;
        Content: HttpContent;
        ReqTxt: Text;
        ContentHeader: HttpHeaders;
        RequestHeader: HttpHeaders;

    begin
        baseUrl := 'https://ftomps64.azurewebsites.net/api/Singapur?code=GFb/v6xv9auJlEx7OOrqGhnuHYBhyoOmZV0SeGU2wezbtVsTBSQNAQ==';

        RequestHeader.Clear();
        RequestMsg.GetHeaders(RequestHeader);
        RequestHeader.Add('Accept', 'application/json');

        RequestMsg.SetRequestUri(baseUrl);
        RequestMsg.Method('POST');

        Body.Add('url', 'https://apisandbox.iras.gov.sg/iras/sb/Authentication/CorpPassAuth?callback_url=https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/sandbox&tax_agent=false&state=StanleyState&scope=GSTF7SubCP');
        Body.Add('method', 'GET');
        Body.Add('clientID', 'xxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxx');
        Body.Add('clientSecret', 'Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss');

        // Write content
        Body.WriteTo(ReqTxt);
        Content.WriteFrom(ReqTxt);

        ContentHeader.Clear();
        Content.GetHeaders(ContentHeader);
        ContentHeader.Remove('Content-Type');
        ContentHeader.Add('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        RequestMsg.Content(Content);

        if Client.Send(RequestMsg, ResponseMSg) then begin
            if ResponseMSg.IsSuccessStatusCode() then begin
                ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt);
                CodigoError := '';
                exit(true);
            end else begin
                CodigoError := Format(ResponseMSg.HttpStatusCode()) + ' ' + ResponseMSg.ReasonPhrase();
                ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt);
                if ResTxt = '' then
                    ResTxt := CodigoError;
                exit(false);
            end;
        end else begin
            CodigoError := 'ERROR';
            if ResponseMSg.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt) then;
            if ResTxt = '' then
                ResTxt := CodigoError;
            exit(false);
        end;
    end;
}

And the new Azure function

using namespace System.Net

# Input bindings are passed in via param block.
param($Request, $TriggerMetadata)

$method = $Request.Body.method
$url = $Request.Body.url
$clientID = $Request.Body.clientID
$clientSecret = $Request.Body.clientSecret

#--------------------------------
function Execute-GetRequest 
#--------------------------------
( 
  [String] $pURL,
  [String] $pMethod,  
  [String] $pClientID,
  [String] $pClientSecret
) 
{ 
  $WebRequest = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($pURL) 
  $WebRequest.Headers.Add("X-IBM-Client-ID",  $pClientID)
  $WebRequest.Headers.Add("X-IBM-Client-Secret", $pClientSecret)
  $WebRequest.ContentType = "application/json"
  $WebRequest.Method      = $Method         

  try {
    $resp = $WebRequest.GetResponse() 
    $responseStream = $resp.GetResponseStream() 
    $Reader = [System.IO.StreamReader]($responseStream) 
    $ReturnXml = $Reader.ReadToEnd() 
    $responseStream.Close() 
    return $ReturnXml 
  } catch {
    Write-Error $Error[0]
  }
}

$ret = Execute-GetRequest $url $method $clientID $clientSecret

# Associate values to output bindings by calling 'Push-OutputBinding'.
Push-OutputBinding -Name Response -Value ([HttpResponseContext]@{
    StatusCode = [HttpStatusCode]::OK
    Body = $ret
})

Regards

ftornero · 2021-09-02

Sorry

This line:

  $WebRequest.Method      = $Method

Must be this one:

  $WebRequest.Method      = $pMethod

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Sohail143 · 2023-08-17

Thank You my updated code is here

<b> codeunit 80100 "LWA Access Token"
{
trigger OnRun()
begin

end;

procedure Refresh_LWA_Token(): Text
var
client: HttpClient;
cont: HttpContent;
header: HttpHeaders;
response: HttpResponseMessage;
Jobject: JsonObject;
tmpString: Text;
TypeHelper: Codeunit "Type Helper";

Client_ID: Text;
Client_Secret: Text;
grant_type: Text;
refresh_token: Text[10000];
ResponseText: Text;

begin

Client_ID := 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';
Client_Secret := 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';
grant_type := 'refresh_token';
refresh_token := 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';

tmpString := 'client_id=' + TypeHelper.UrlEncode(Client_ID) +
'&client_secret=' + TypeHelper.UrlEncode(Client_Secret) +
'&refresh_token=' + TypeHelper.UrlEncode(refresh_token) +
'&grant_type=' + TypeHelper.UrlEncode(grant_type);

cont.WriteFrom(tmpString);
cont.ReadAs(tmpString);

cont.GetHeaders(header);
header.Add('charset', 'UTF-8');
header.Remove('Content-Type');
header.Add('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');

client.Post('https://api.amazon.com/auth/o2/token', cont, response);
response.Content.ReadAs(ResponseText);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) then begin
Message(ResponseText);
end
else
Message(ResponseText);

end;

var
myInt: Integer;
} </b>

Sohail143 · 2024-02-28

🥰 i m so happy to see my own response which helped what i was looking for, after half year 😂

FolayinkaOlaofe · 2025-03-11

this was a very helpful thread!!

Using a x-www-form-urlencoded Rest API with Business central (to get token)

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