How do I extract data from an API, using a post request, with the HTTP Client snap?
Hi,
The API owner demands I use a post request first, then get authorized by getting a user token and a cookie token, and only then I can do a get request to retrieve the data. I was able to configure the first part properly, in the screenshot below:
This retrieves a header with a token for the user, and the cookie. My question is - what do I do next? how do I configure the next HTTP Client snap in order to retrieve the data with the get request, and what do I choose as an account? should I use the cookies as a token for the account?
Thanks
Ah - its going to depend on the API itself. Likely NO account is required, since you've got a token you're going to pass in a header. I did this recently in an example with monday.com that required only a header being passed. For this, I used the "Secured Headers" type HTTP account, no schema (unless yours requires a specific schema), and just put the needed headers under "Additional auth headers".
HTTP Client Config:Secured Headers Account Type configuration: