I am using WooCommerce and need to use more API features as the WooCommerce Make Module is offering.
That is why I’ve create a HTTP Module using the Basic Auth request with a fresh Consumer Key and Consumer Secret.
I have tested this request with Postman (with the same URL and credentials) and received a proper response by the API with orders in a JSON format. So generally, the API and the request is working. However, when I’m rebuilding this request in the HTTP Module in Make, I only receive some binary data block, but no JSON response.
I’ve tried to change all settings, but I have no idea how to solve it. I’m using the HTTP Module in with other APIs in other scenarios, but this seems to be special.
In most cases, I receive a 200 status with the binary response (s. screenshot). In some cases, there is a 403 error.
The only thing that came to my mind is a firewall, that is blocking the request. Still working on that. But maybe someone else here can help.
Thanks a lot!
Christian
What is the link to the API documentation for the endpoint you are calling? What is the expected response type according to the documentation?
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The endpoint that I’m calling is /orders with a filter (?status=on-hold) to filter orders in that status.
According to the documentation, a JSON format is expected. When I create this request with postman.com, I receive a proper response like this for the same request:
I had a similar problem with HTTP output as binary when my HTTP called another Make scenario. @samliew 's suggestion converts the binary into a string. Then I used a Parse JSON (binary) to extract the raw response into my pre-defined data structure. Thx Samliew!
Then I used a Parse JSON (binary) to extract the raw response into my pre-defined data structure. Thx Samliew!