Power Query - Populate column through REST API - rest

I have a list of IDs in Power Query and would like to call and API to return some information about each. As there is no direct API that allows me to pull the information for my entire list, I have to call the API for each row in my table.
The API requires a dynamic access token, which I already have a function that takes care of (GetToken()).
I have followed this guide. The guide adds a custom column for which I have written the following code:
Json.Document(
Web.Contents(
Text.Combine({"https://urlthatholdstheinfo.com/", [id]}), [Headers=[Authorization="Bearer "& GetToken()]]))
When I close the editor, I get this classic error:
"Expression.Error: The 'Authorization' header is only supported when connecting anonymously. These headers can be used with all authentication types: Accept, Accept-Charset, Accept-Encoding, Accept-Language, Cache-Control, Content-Type, If-Modified-Since, Prefer, Range, Referer
I have previously mitigated this in the Data Source Settings by setting the Permission to "Anonymous". However, I can not find this query in those settings, so I don't know where to change this.
I have unsuccessfully been looking for a way to parse a parameter to Web.Content, that tells the query to do this with Anonymous settings, but it does not seem to exist.
I have tried this variation as well, but I get the same error
Any thoughts on what I can do?
UPDATE:
The answer for this post works, with a small addition. After implementing the answer, the error still occurred. It was resolved by creating a blank query with a fixed id number instead of parsing the column as an argument to the function. This allowed me to go to "Data source settings" and change the permission for the query to Anonymous, which also fixed the problem for the function and the custom column.
let
Source =
Json.Document(
Web.Contents(
"https://https://urlthatholdstheinfo.com/id",
[Headers=[Authorization="Bearer "& GetToken()]])),
in
Source
Also, be sure to not have the curly brackets that are in the original code of the question.

If you have a list of IDs you can make a custom function that uses appropriate constructors for RelativePath like David suggests. Here is a function you can paste into a blank query, which you can specify using Invoke Custom Function on your list of IDs:
let
Source = (ID as text) =>
Json.Document(
Web.Contents(
"https://urlthatholdstheinfo.com/",
[
Headers=[Authorization="Bearer "& GetToken()] ,
RelativePath=ID
]
]
)
)
in
Source
Make sure your ID column is in text format - or change the custom function above to:
let
Source = (ID as number) =>
Json.Document(
Web.Contents(
"https://urlthatholdstheinfo.com/",
[
Headers=[Authorization="Bearer "& GetToken()] ,
RelativePath=Text.From(ID)
]
]
)
)
in
Source

I'm fairly sure this problem arises because of the way you're constructing your URL using Text.Combine. Can you rewrite your query to use the RelativePath header
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/web-contents

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how to get dictionary value from webrequest using sharepoint designer

I am trying to retrieve a value from a HTTP web service call in sharepoint designer. This should be simple. the Rest query is simple, and always returns only a single value:
https://Site.sharepoint.com/sites/aSiteName/_api/web/lists/getByTitle('MyListTitle')/items/?$select=Title&$top=1
In the Sharepoint Designer workflow, I'm setting the required Accept and Content-type header to the value of "application/json;odata=verbose
I am unable to get the value of the "Title" field that is returned by the call.
when I execute the REST query in the browser, I get the following data returned:
{"d":{"results":[{"__metadata":{"id":"af9697fe-9340-4bb5-9c75-e43e1fe20d30","uri":"https://site.sharepoint.com/sites/aSiteName/_api/Web/Lists(guid'6228d484-4250-455c-904d-6b7096fee573')/Items(5)","etag":"\"1\"","type":"SP.Data.MyListName"},"Title":"John Doe"}]}}
I've tried dozens of variations of the dictionary 'query', but they always return blank.
I'm using the 'get an item from a dictionary' action in SP Designer, using item name or path values like:
d/results(0)/Title
d/Title
d/results/Title
and literally dozens of other variations - but it always returns blank.
I'm writing the raw response from the webRequest to the list for debugging, and it shows the value like this:
{"odata.metadata":"https:\/\/site.sharepoint.com\/sites\/aSiteName\/_api\/$metadata#SP.ListData.MyListTitle&$select=Title","value":[{"odata.type":"SP.Data.MyListTitle","odata.id":"616ed0ed-ef1d-405b-8ea5-2682d9662b0a","odata.etag":"\"1\"","odata.editLink":"Web\/Lists(guid'6228d484-4250-455c-904d-6b7096fee573')\/Items(5)","Title":"John Doe"}]}
I must be doing something simple that is wrong?
Using "d/results(0)/Title" is right. Check the steps in article below to create a workflow.
CALLING THE SHAREPOINT 2013 REST API FROM A SHAREPOINT DESIGNER WORKFLOW
It working fine in my test workflow.
I faced the exact same issue. In my case the reason was that in the API call, the header was not set properly.
As you would have noticed many times, that if you type the variables inline when creating the "Call Http Web service" action, those might not get set properly. The surest way is to open the properties and set from there. In my case when i opened the properties i found that RequestHeaders was not set. Once i set it from there, i got the desired results.
Hope this helps to someone in future, this question being unanswered till now!!
tried dump those json called from sharepoint workflow into a list. Sometimes you'll get a different format than when you called that from browser. I experienced this issue when calling API projectserver (project online). When I called it using servistate (chrome extension) it returns d/results, but when I dump the value into the list I got value and yet I used same request header value.

Invalid_request_parameter (create and sending envelopes)

I'm trying to use a service of DocuSign API in an abap project. I want to send a document to a specific email so it can be signed. But im getting the following error:
"errorCode": "INVALID_REQUEST_PARAMETER",## "message": "The request contained at least one invalid parameter. Query parameter 'from_date' must be set to a valid DateTime, or 'envelope_ids' or 'transaction_ids' must be specified.
I tried the following:
CALL METHOD cl_http_client=>create_by_url
EXPORTING
url = l_url (https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2/accounts/XXXXXX')
proxy_host = co_proxy_host
proxy_service = co_proxy_service
IMPORTING
client = lo_http_client
lo_http_client->request->set_method( method = 'POST').
CALL METHOD lo_http_client->request->set_header_field
EXPORTING
name = 'Accept'
value = 'application/json'.
CALL METHOD lo_http_client->request->set_header_field
EXPORTING
name = 'X-DocuSign-Authentication'
value = get_auth_header( ). (json auth header)
CALL METHOD lo_http_client->request->set_cdata
EXPORTING
data = create_body( ).
This is my body:
CONCATENATE
`{`
`"emailSubject": "DocuSign REST API Quickstart Sample",`
`"emailBlurb": "Shows how to create and send an envelope from a document.",`
`"recipients": {`
`"signers": [{`
`"email": "test#email",`
`"name": "test",`
`"recipientId": "1",`
`"routingOrder": "1"`
`}]`
`},`
`"documents": [{`
`"documentId": "1",`
`"name": "test.pdf",`
`"documentBase64":` `"` l_encoded_doc `"`
`}],`
`"status": "sent"`
`}` INTO re_data.
The api request to get the Baseurl is working fine. (I know the error is quite specific what the problem is, but i cant find any sources on the docusign api documentation that one of the mentioned parameters should be added to the request)
Thank you in regards
The error message seems to indicate that you're Posting to an endpoint that requires certain query string parameters -- but you're not specifying them as expected in the query string. I'd suggest you check the DocuSign API documentation for the operation you are using, to determine what query string parameters it requires, and then ensure that you're including those parameters in your request URL.
If you can't figure this out using the documentation, then I'd suggest that you update your post to clarify exactly what URL (endpoint) you are using for the request, including any querystring parameters you're specifying in the URL. You can put fake values for things like Account ID, of course -- we just need to see the endpoint you are calling, and what qs params you're sending.
To create an envelope, use
https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2/accounts/XXXXXX/envelopes
instead of
https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2/accounts/XXXXXX
Thank you for all the answers, i found the mistake. Creating the request wasn´t the problem. I was using the wrong "sending"-method -_-.
now its working :)
lo_rest_client->post( EXPORTING io_entity = lo_request_entity ).

Why does one HTTP GET request retrieve the required data and another retrieve []

I'm currently working on ng-admin.
I'm having a problem retrieving user data from my REST API (connected to a MongoDB) and displaying it.
I have identified the problem as the following:
When I enter http://localhost:3000/users into my browser, I get a list of all users in my database.
When I enter http://localhost:3000/users?_page=1&_perPage=30&_sortDir=DESC&_sortField=id,
I get [] as a result.
I am quite new to this, I used both my browser and the POSTMAN Chrome extension to test this and get the same result.
http://localhost:3000/users_end=30&_order=DESC&_sort=id&_start=0
This (/users_end) is a different request than /users.
It should be:
http://localhost:3000/users?end=30&_order=DESC&_sort=id&_start=0
Or, by looking at the other parameters:
http://localhost:3000/users?_end=30&_order=DESC&_sort=id&_start=0
with end or _end being the first parameter (mark the ?).
Update (it is ? and before the _, I have edited.):
If adding parameters to the request returns an empty list, try adding only one at a time to narrow down the problem (there's probably an error in the usage of those parameters - are you sure you need those underscores?).
Your REST API must have a way to handle pagination, sorting, and filtering. But ng-admin cannot determine exactly how, because REST is a style and not a standard. So ng-admin makes assumptions about how your API does that by default, that's why it adds these _end and _sort query parameters.
In order to transform these parameters into those that your API understands, you'll have to add an interceptor. This is all thoroughly explained in the ng-admin documentation: http://ng-admin-book.marmelab.com/doc/API-mapping.html

Sharepoint URL to reference a lookup

I have two SharePoint lists used for Support case management. The first list contains Case Numbers and information about the case. The second list contains exhibits that support the case itself.
We have a convention that the Case Number is a String supplied by the worker, ex 20150205-001. When the exhibits are joined to the Case it is through a Lookup. I want the Exhibit ID, a String, to be of the form Case Number + _[A-Z] -- and be auto-assigned.
I want to use a Workflow (MS Sharepoint Designer 2013) to assign the Exhibit ID. The problem I face is that I cannot get the actual Case Number from the Lookup. The closest I have gotten so far is to get the ID (1, 2, etc) but not the actual String value represented.
Tried working with the following URL:
http://[mySiteURL]/_api/web/lists/getbytitle([listName])/items?$select=Title,Case/Id&$expand=Case/Id&$filter=Case/Id%20eq%2020150205%45001
substituted ascii: $filter=Case/ID eq 20150205-001
without the filter I get all list items (understandably) but the filter does not work properly because the ID is not the actual lookup value.
This is a SPD 2013 limitation. You have to use a web service call from within Designer to get the specifics of a lookup column from SharePoint. You make a REST call ad then parse the JSON response for the specific data from the lookup column. It gives you access to all of the columns from the list item that you looked up:
Build {...} Dictionary (Output to Variable: requestHeader )
Call [%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]... HTTP web service with Variable: Request (ResponseContent to Variable: PoleIDData |ResponseHeaders to Variable: dictionary |ResponseStatusCode to Variable: responseCode )
Get d/Pole_x0020_ID from Variable: PoleIDData (Output to Variable: PoleID )
Set Name to Variable: PoleID
Your actual web service call will be formatted like this:
[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('List Name')/Items([%Current Item:ID%])/LookupColumnNameOnOtherList
Sorry for the formatting, I would post a screenshot but I cannot.
This article is good for showing you some of the other specifics about formatting your HTTP Request, especially the Request Headers which must be setup right.
http://www.fiechter.eu/Blog/Post/37/SharePoint-2013--HTTP-Web-Service-Action---Use-Managed-Metadata-as-Text-in-Workflow

How can I get multiple %-encoded parameters into an apiary URI template?

The ApiaryIO spec—actually the RFC to which it points—indicates that you cannot use "." in a parameter name, you need to encode it to "%2E". That's fine, but there seems to be a bug where Apiary can only handle one such encoding. For example, the following
## Notes Collection [/notes{?foo%2Ebar}]
yields the following Code Example
request = Request('http://private-d1ee7-testingnewapiary.apiary-mock.com/notes?foo.bar=foo.bar')
which is correct. However, the following
## Notes Collection [/notes{?foo%2Ebar,baz%2Ebla}]
yields this Code Example:
request = Request('http://private-d1ee7-testingnewapiary.apiary-mock.com/notes?foo%252Ebar=foo%252Ebar&baz%252Ebla=baz%252Ebla')
Notice how in the first the Code Example you see it has "foo.bar" but in the second example it has "foo%252Ebar", which is incorrect.
The downstream effect here is that the incorrect URI is sent to the API server so the response is malformatted creating an error.
How do I encode many "."-containing parameters on the URI template and still get the proper code examples?
Will adding explicit example values for those parameters help?
For example:
## Notes Collection [/notes{?foo%2Ebar,baz%2Ebla}]
+ Parameters
+ foo%2Ebar (`42`)
+ baz%2Ebla (`24`)
Update
This seems to be a bug in the way the documentation / code samples are rendered. I have created the tracking issue here https://github.com/apiaryio/language-templates/issues/36.