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Last activity: 5 Mar 2025 12:28 EST
Variables in headers for RestClient in Studio 22.1
Hi,
I wonder if there is any possibility to populate the CustomHeaders in RestClient with variables?
I´ve only found a way to Add them in Custom Header Editor so here they are "hard coded..."
BR - Pär
Pegasystems Inc.
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@ParL17304035 The REST Client has a method named AddCustomHeader that you'd use to pass it a variable value.
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@ThomasSasnett Hello, what is the best approach to call API's in RPA process? Is it through AddCustomHeader or have an integration layer on Pega platform and integrate all the API's and use them across all processes? Please share any documentation or videos if available. Thank you!
BR/Rajesh
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@RajeshS17304030 AddCustomHeader is really just a method available on the REST component and not a means in-and-of-itself to integrate with a REST API. To answer your question though, it really depends on your use case. Peg Platform provides robust connectivity options for integrating with APIs that you could use in combination with an RPA bot gathering or updating a desktop or web-based application that may not have an API available. If you do need the RPA bot to acquire or pass information to an API, we do provide the REST Component to do that. You also have the ability to create your own C# code using a script component if you prefer. In addition, you can create your own component to suit your needs. An example of an RPA calling an API can be found in the installation directory under Extra Resources\Sample automation projects. The StartWarsApi project has an example of calling a public API that you can use. Your API may be more complex, so you will need a thorough understanding of how your API works to be able to integrate with it.