Call Web Service

Use the Call Web Service component to call REST web services. Assign the result to a control on the page to show what the service returned.

When to use a Web Service connector instead?

Using a connector is the preferred way of working with web services. However, the Call Web Service action is better suited to web service calls when authentication is dynamic, i.e. the credentials, like API keys, change for every call you make.

More on REST API's

Popular service providers, including Yahoo, Google and Facebook, have implemented the REST model of API's to expose their services. Read more about REST here.

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Add a Call Web Service action

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Properties

1. Type

   Authentication type.

2. Username

   The username to use when authenticating.

3. Password

   The password to use when authenticating.

4. Domain

   Domain to authenticate against.

5. URL

   The URL to call.

6. Query String

   The parameters sent in the query string.

7. Headers

   The parameters sent in the header of the request.

8. Method

   The operation of the request.

9. Body Format

   The format of the request body.

10. Body

    The body of the request.

11. Timeout

    Request timeout (in milliseconds).

12. Host

    Proxy host

13. Port

    Proxy port

14. Bypass on Local

    Bypass proxy on this machine