Identity Manager 8.2 - API Designer User and Development Guide

HTTP requests use the following types of parameters:

• URL parameters

• Query parameters

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URL parameters extend the URL path. A forward slash is used as the delimiter.

If a query uses a URL parameters, they are given in URI format.

Example

https://<host name>/ApiServer/imx/sessions/exampleparameter

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• Query parameters

Query parameter are appended to the URL with a question mark (?) or an ampersand (&).

The first query parameter must be prefixed by a question mark. In this case, you must use the following format:

?parameter name=parameter value (for example, ?orderBy=LastName)

Subsequent query parameters must be prefixed by an ampersand. In this case, you must use the following format:

&parameter name=parameter value (for example, ?sortOrder=ascending)

Example

https://<host name>/AppServer/portal/person?orderBy=LastName

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• URL parameters

Most API methods return results in JSON format (application/json). Results returned in CSV and PDF formats are also supported if the result of the API method is declared as exportable.

To obtain results in CSV format

• In the query, set Accept header to text/csv.

To obtain results in PDF format

• In the query, set Accept header to applciation/pdf.

  NOTE: To obtain results in PDF format, the RPS module must be installed on your system.

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