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Scripted REST API Examples

 Scripted REST API Examples

 POST example 1:

 

(function process(/*RESTAPIRequest*/ request, /*RESTAPIResponse*/ response) {

   

    // implement resource here

    //-- see:

    //--   https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/geneva-servicenow-platform/page/app-store/dev_portal/API_reference/ScriptableServiceRequestBody/reference/r_SSRB_data.html

    //var queryParams = request.queryParams;

    //var pathParams = request.pathParams;

    //gs.log('PATH params: ' + path;

    //gs.log('PATH param2: ' + path.description, 'wsRESTtest')

   

    var Reqbody = request.body;

    //var test_resp = pathParams.RequestDetailsJson;

    var sName='';

    var sID='';

    var arrYesNo=false;

    var requestData = Reqbody.data;

    if (requestData instanceof Array) {

        sName = requestData[0].name; // 'user1'

        sID = requestData[0].id; // '1234'

        arrYesNo=true;

    } else {

        sName = requestData.name; // 'user1'

        sID=requestData.id;

    

    }

   

    response.setContentType('application/json');

    response.setStatus(200);

    var writer = response.getStreamWriter();

    writer.writeString('sName:sID ' + sName + ',' + sID + ',arrYesNo:' + arrYesNo);

    //writer.writeString('resp: ');

   

})(request, response);

 

 POST example 2 - using query parameters:

 

(function process(/*RESTAPIRequest*/ request, /*RESTAPIResponse*/ response) {

   

    // implement resource here

    //-- see:

    //--   https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/geneva-servicenow-platform/page/app-store/dev_portal/API_reference/ScriptableServiceRequestBody/reference/r_SSRB_data.html

   

        response.setContentType('application/json');

        response.setStatus(200);

    var queryParams = request.queryParams;

var sparamtest = queryParams.TestVar1;

   

        var writer = response.getStreamWriter();

       

        writer.writeString('resp: OK: ' + sparamtest);

   

       

    })(request, response);

 

 

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