spring boot rest client connection Exception:: org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException: 400 null - spring-boot

Question

while i am executing below code i am getting error like
"org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException: 400 null".
but when i use postman to call this "http://localhost:2018/test" it is working.
static final String URL_EMPLOYEES = "http://localhost:2018/test";
HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
headers.setAccept(Arrays.asList(new MediaType[] {
MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON}));
// Request to return XML format
headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
headers.set("replyMsg", "str");
// HttpEntity<Employee[]>: To get result as Employee[].
HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(headers);
// RestTemplate
RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
// Send request with GET method, and Headers.
ResponseEntity<String> response =
restTemplate.exchange(URL_EMPLOYEES,
HttpMethod.POST, entity,String.class);
HttpStatus statusCode = response.getStatusCode();
// Status Code: 200
if (statusCode == HttpStatus.OK) {
// Response Body Data
msg=response.getBody();
if (msg != null) {
System.out.println(msg);
}
}
//my clint controller class
#RestController
public class TextController {
#RequestMapping(value="/test",method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String myData2(#RequestBody String payload) {
return "done";
}
}
any suggetions?

Answer 1

If you're using Jackson as your JSON parser, you can simply declare your parameter with the type TextNode. This is the Jackson type representing JSON strings.
public String updateName(#PathVariable(MY_ID) String myId, #RequestBody TextNode name) {
You can then use its asText method to retrieve its text value.

Answer 2

Here you are setting headers Content-Type with type JSON and passing the body of type text/String.
headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON); //setting your Content type as JSON.
So, First you need to change this to
headers.setContentType(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN); //setting your Content type as Pure Text String.
and add some code after this line
// HttpEntity<Employee[]>: To get result as Employee[].
HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(headers);
add this code
// HttpEntity<Employee[]>: To get result as Employee[].
HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(headers);
// RestTemplate
RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
// Send request with GET method, and Headers.
String entity_Str = new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(entity);
ResponseEntity<String> response =
restTemplate.exchange(URL_EMPLOYEES,
HttpMethod.POST, entity_Str, String.class);
This might work for you.. Thanks :)