Hi everyone.
I have an application that needs three key/value pairs to be added to each REST API call:
x-app-system-id
x-app-client-id
x-app-client-secret
Naturally I do not want to hardcode this info into every REST module used in all my scenarios, so I’m looking for a better way.
In Postman, for example, you can define a Pre-Request Script which will execute before each REST execution in a collection, such as:
pm.request.headers.add({
key: “x-app-system-id”,
value: “93845453325928”
});
pm.request.headers.add({
key: “x-app-client-id”,
value: “xxxxxxxxx-1d57-4943-b705-e0dg45h3h4a0d34”
});
pm.request.headers.add({
key: “x-app-client-secret”,
value: “xxxxxxxxx-7cce-4ae5-b59b-4a1grybhe7e43f7ab7”
});
Questions:
- Is there a similar method to do this in Make, where headers can automatically be created for each REST module used in a scenario?
- If not, can I at a minimum do a variable substitution of the values in each header so I do not hard-code them inside each REST module used?
Cheers,
Dennis.
Welcome to the Make community!
You can create a custom app, or
Use a Custom variable to store the three headers, available only on Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans.

Alternatively, if you are on Enterprise, you can use a Custom Function to insert the three headers.
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Thanks for your quick response!
I am on a legacy subscription so can’t do the custom variables or custom function unfortunately, but I can create a custom app.
The only thing is, that process seems to be quite difficult for me even though I only want to add headers to a REST GET or PUT…
I’ve perused the documentation and created an app and the following base:
{
"baseUrl": "https://api.app.com/pw/api/rest/v1",
"headers": [
{
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"x-app-system-id": "xxxxxxxx",
"x-app-client-id": "xxxxxxxx",
"x-app-client-secret": "xxxxxxxx"
}
]
}
I then created a module “GET APP API” with Action = Read and the following values:
Communication:
{
"url": "/"
}
Static Parameters,Mappable Parameters, and Interface:
[
]
I then set the Module as Visible and Published.
In a new scenario, I can see the module, but when trying to edit it it just shows a box saying User ID and that’s all. I want it to look exactly like the HTTP Make a Basic Auth Request - how can I do this?
This is going into Custom Apps territory, your new question might be better answered there.
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