Can't use API Management service on Bluemix - ibm-cloud

I'm trying to use the "API Management" service on Bluemix, but I have the message "Not fetch data plans".. so I can't use the service
I'm trying to change the country or region, but it's always the same message.
I need help clarifying what causes this problem.

I had the same problem with Firefox as the browser and German as content language. The moment I set the language of the browser to English, the plan details on API management appears and I am able to create the service.

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How Acumatica Cloud ERP integration works for third party application?

We have an application developed with react and NodeJs and already implemented an MYOB cloud ERP integration to import data. Now we are planning to add a new ERP integration for Acumatica, in the developer document it was mentioned that the rest API is available but I can't find the cloud instance URL, everywhere it was mentioned as localhost only. So can anyone please help me to understand how to connect the Acumatica cloud to fetch details?
Note: I understand the authorization flow like Authorization Code but I'm confused with which URL to use for and I hope it should be a fixed one as it is a cloud URL
The Integration end points is a rather large topic. I am in the process of writing a blog post on it which is more or less a getting started blog on automating stuff and getting info via ReST. The blog itself is in the context of using these services via PowerShell but if you are able to follow along and get to the point of establishing postman examples of what you need to do you should be able to get to the same end result in any language.
You will want to explore The Web Services Endpoint screen in the integration module as this is where all the Contract Based Soap/ReST definitions are managed. You can even set up custom endpoint if you need.
Do you have access to the Acumatica Portal? The best way to get started is with some of the course work there.
Stand by and ill forward some information for you to get started.
Robert
The URL for the RestAPI is whatever is the site URL of your Acumatica instance. For example if your Acumatica is hosted in www.ManiMaran.com. To login to your API :
http://ManiMaran.com/entity/auth/login.

Bing Ads API - Can not authenticate - Authentication challenge in Python SDK

I am facing the challenge to request the Bing Ads API to get a couple of metrics from it.
I am using Apache Airflow DAGs hosted on a remote Kubernetes cluster to do so. It is a nice way to automate and schedule tasks.
Now, the documentation is rather light on the point of gaining access to the API.
I have followed this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/advertising/guides/authentication-oauth-identity-platform?view=bingads-13#registerapplication
and the official SDK docs https://github.com/BingAds/BingAds-Python-SDK/.
I am failing at authenticating when querying, since I am lacking a couple of pieces of information.
When authenticating using the "refresh token" and "redirect URI", I do not have either. (Class OAuthWebAuthCodeGrant here: https://github.com/BingAds/BingAds-Python-SDK/blob/294d01eea57d80ba381a42cde8d006fc318af056/bingads/authorization.py#L566)
When using a different method (Class OAuthDesktopMobileAuthCodeGrant here: https://github.com/BingAds/BingAds-Python-SDK/blob/294d01eea57d80ba381a42cde8d006fc318af056/bingads/authorization.py#L532), I fail w/
AADSTS700016: Application with identifier '<someidentifier>' was not found in the directory '<somethingelse>'. This can happen if the application has not been installed by the administrator of the tenant or consented to by any user in the tenant. You may have sent your authentication request to the wrong tenant.
Thank you very much in advance! If you need more details, let me know!
Also great documentation in general, if I can make it more "newb"-friendly, let me know!
Edit1:
Sadly, while there has been some traffic to this question, nobody seems to be able to answer.
I will specify the set up a bit further.
We use Airflow DAGs to request daily updates from the API. For this, we need to authenticate. The authentication comes from a "new device" every time, since the code runs on a k8s cluster which allocates the jobs dynamically to it's pods.
For authentication, we ventured into different solutions, but all require some form of human interaction to get the refresh token into the DAG.
Is there any solution which allows for a hands-free deamon like many-server-to-server communication?
This link sheds some light on what we are looking for: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/scenario-daemon-app-registration#api-permissions---app-permissions-and-admin-consent
Sadly, the Bing Ads API does not show up there.
What key piece of information are we missing?
Bing Ads, like Google Ads, uses OAuth for its API.
If you reference the Getting Started page, it mentions that you need a developer token, complete with links.
You can follow these steps to get a developer token for production.
Sign in with Super Admin credentials at the Microsoft Advertising Developer Portal account tab.
Choose the user that you want associated with the developer token. Typically an application only needs one universal token regardless how many users will be supported.
Click on the Request Token button.
Regarding your specific scenario--an application running in the cloud without an interface--you should know that OAuth requires you to interact with it to set things up. So run your app locally ONCE, or at least the getting_started code from your language's walkthrough: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/advertising/guides/walkthrough-desktop-application-python?view=bingads-13
Running it locally will go through the authentication process with your browser and generate a refresh token (in the file refresh.txt by default). Store this file with your code. It will have to be on the server that's making the request, and since it's in Kubernetes, you'll have to keep it with your container file.

How do I check for Bluemix outages?

Is there a way of checking for IBM Bluemix outages, and on expected resolution time for specific services?
Currently the only way I know is to submit a request and check for error code 503. I do not know where to look for information of what services are affected and of expected resolution time for the problems.
The Bluemix Support Status page provides this information. You can filter it for the region or Services that interest you, and subscribe to RSS feeds from it.

Using Welcome to Google Maps API Premier in iPhone

I am working on a commercial application on iPhone that is using google map. I have Google map api premier client id and cryptographic key to use google map for some limited services like "directions".I generated the signature key using this code:
http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-samples/source/browse/trunk/urlsigning/urlsigner.m?spec=svn2498&r=2498
But still the WS claims "too many connections".
Is there any problem for using Google Maps API Premier in iPhone?
Please Help.
Also, you can learn more on the quota on Maps API web services for Business users, here:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/business/faq#usage_limits
Most likely not related to the use of the API from iPhones.
I would suggest that you open a case with Maps API for Business Support Team (new name for Maps API Premier). You can do it under:
http://support.google.com/enterprisehelp/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=142858&rd=1
If you don't yet have access you can also submit a request using a form:
http://support.google.com/enterprisehelp/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=142246#request
Putting the error messages aside , it seems alarming that you want to use server side geocoding from an iPhone. The problem with this is that you won't be able to scale as your user base grows since your limits are set.
Instead you should try reading on client side geocoding.
There is a really good article that explains how to make this decision:
https://developers.google.com/maps/articles/geocodestrat
"too many connections" does not sound like an error message you might be getting from Google Servers, but rather something to do with the platform. If you contact support they will be able to check that for you.
I hope that helps!

Secure/Best Practices for Account Creation for app that uses REST services?

I apologize if this is a somewhat stupid question, but I am very new to the REST programming realm. I have an application that is both web, mobile and machine accessible, and I will be leveraging REST-like web services for the mobile and machine part. I was going to use the S3 authentication model for the REST requests, however that requires the user account to already be setup.
If the user initiates his use of the service via an iPhone or other mobile device, what is the best way to securely create the user account? As it stands right now, anyone can create an account that will be created inactive and then activated via email link to a CAPTCHA web page. But I am afraid this could still lead to DOS attacks given the fact an email is generated for each request.
Any suggestions on improving this model and/or assuring the request does in fact come from an iPhone?
A good CAPTCHA will prevent such DOS attacks.
Require the CAPTCHA before sending the email link, ie when requesting an account.