I need to send some POST data through a ruby script. I've been able to send it through python, using requests, with the following code:
payload = {"firstName": "John", "lastName": "Appleseed"}
headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
r = requests.post ("http://localhost:8000/api/v1/person/?format=json",data=json.dumps(payload), headers = headers)
Now, I tried to translate it into ruby with net/http:
url = "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/person/?format=json"
payload = {:firstName => 'John', :lastName => 'Appleseed'}.to_s
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request.add_field('content-type', 'application/json')
request.body = payload
uri = URI.parse(url)
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
response = http.request(request)
But I'm getting 404 from the server. Any idea what I might be doing wrong with the ruby code?
Look at what payload looks like:
>> {:firstName => 'John', :lastName => 'Appleseed'}.to_s
=> "firstNameJohnlastNameAppleseed"
json.dumps doesn't produce that output. You want to use to_json instead:
>> require "json"
=> true
>> {:firstName => 'John', :lastName => 'Appleseed'}.to_json
=> "{\"firstName\":\"John\",\"lastName\":\"Appleseed\"}"
Related
require 'net/http'
uri = URI('https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/vision/v1.0/analyze')
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
# Request parameters
'visualFeatures' => 'Adult',
'details' => 'Celebrities',
'language' => 'en'
})
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)
# Request headers
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
# Request headers
request['Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key'] = 'caa91cccdgywtduwdxxf530'
# Request body
request.body = "http://instudy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/doraemon-coming.jpg"
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
http.request(request)
end
puts response.body
I wanted to check the photo whether adult things or not so I wrote the code.
I think there is nothing wrong so I don't know why error's occurred.
environment: ruby 2.3.1
As per the documentaion, the vision api is expecting an image url in 'url' key of request body. Also in your case, you are not passing a valid json as request body. So, replace
request.body = "http://instudy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/doraemon-coming.jpg"
with
request_body = Hash.new
request_body[:url] = "http://instudy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/doraemon-coming.jpg"
request.body = request_body.to_json
So here's the request using curl:
curl -XPOST -H content-type:application/json -d "{\"credentials\":{\"username\":\"username\",\"key\":\"key\"}}" https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.1/auth
I've been trying to make this same request using ruby, but I can't seem to get it to work.
I tried a couple of libraries also, but I can't get it to work.
Here's what I have so far:
uri = URI.parse("https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/v1.1/auth")
request.set_form_data({'credentials' => {'username' => 'username', 'key' => 'key'}})
response = http.request(request)
I get a 415 unsupported media type error.
You are close, but not quite there. Try something like this instead:
uri = URI.parse("https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/v1.1/auth")
request.add_field('Content-Type', 'application/json')
request.body = {'credentials' => {'username' => 'username', 'key' => 'key'}}.to_json
response = http.request(request)
This will set the Content-Type header as well as post the JSON in the body, rather than in the form data as your code had it. With the sample credentials, it still fails, but I suspect it should work with real data in there.
There's a very good explanation of how to make a JSON POST request with Net::HTTP at this link.
I would recommend using a library like HTTParty. It's well-documented, you can just set up your class like so:
class RackSpaceClient
include HTTParty
base_uri "https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/"
format :json
headers 'Accept' => 'application/json'
#methods to do whatever
end
It looks like the main difference between the Ruby code you placed there, and the curl request, is that the curl request is POSTing JSON (content-type application/json) to the endpoint, whereas request.set_form_data is going to send a form in the body of the POST request (content-type application/x-www-form-urlencoded). You have to make sure the content going both ways is of type application/json.
All others are too long here is a ONE LINER:
Net::HTTP.start('auth.api.rackspacecloud.com', :use_ssl => true).post(
'/v1.1/auth', {:credentials => {:username => "username",:key => "key"}}.to_json,
initheader={'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
)
* to_json needs require 'json'
OR if you want to
NOT verify the hosts
be more readable
ensure the connection is closed once you're done
then:
ssl_opts={:use_ssl => true, :verify_mode => OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE}
Net::HTTP.start('auth.api.rackspacecloud.com', ssl_opts) { |secure_connection|
secure_connection.post(
'/v1.1/auth', {:credentials => {:username => "username",:key => "key"}}.to_json,
initheader={'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
)
}
In case it's tough to remember what params go where:
SSL options are per connection so you specify them while opening the connection.
You can reuse the connection for multiple REST calls to same base url. Think of thread safety of course.
Header is a "request header" and hence specified per request. I.e. in calls to get/post/patch/....
HTTP.start(): Creates a new Net::HTTP object, then additionally opens the TCP connection and HTTP session.
HTTP.new(): Creates a new Net::HTTP object without opening a TCP connection or HTTP session.
Another example:
#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
full_url = "http://" + options[:artifactory_url] + "/" + "api/build/promote/" + options[:build]
puts "Artifactory url: #{full_url}"
data = {
status: "staged",
comment: "Tested on all target platforms.",
ciUser: "builder",
#timestamp: "ISO8601",
dryRun: false,
targetRepo: "#{options[:target]}",
copy: true,
artifacts: true,
dependencies: false,
failFast: true,
}
uri = URI.parse(full_url)
headers = {'Content-Type' => "application/json", 'Accept-Encoding'=> "gzip,deflate",'Accept' => "application/json" }
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, headers)
request.basic_auth(options[:user], options[:password])
request.body = data.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.code
puts response.body
Started working on Ruby a week back. Writing an API to connect to RabbitMQ messaging queue. The command line for adding a new user works.
$ curl -i -u guest:guest -H "content-type:application/json" -XPUT -d'{"password":"pwd","tags":"administrator"}' http://localhost:15672/api/users/username
I need to make this Http Put request from Ruby. The following is my code:
def test_add_user
uri = URI.parse('http://localhost:15672/api/users/karthik/')
uri.to_s
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri.path)
request.basic_auth 'guest', 'guest'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'
request.set_form_data({'password' => 'secret', 'tags' => 'management'})
http.start do |http|
res = http.request(request)
puts res
end
end
This is the result I get
o.test_add_user
#<Net::HTTPUnsupportedMediaType:0x007fd7fb6fe1d8>
=> nil
Does Media type exception relate with Content-Type?
Only application/json is allowed
Should I use anything like to_json? If yes, where should it be used? Thanks in advance.
Regards
Karthik
Thank you Hector and ptd. Fixed it. Attached the working code for future reference.
def test_add_user
uri = URI.parse('http://localhost:15672/api/users/Test1/')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri.path)
request.basic_auth 'guest', 'guest'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'
request.body = {'password' => 'secret', 'tags' => 'management'}.to_json
http.start do |http|
res = http.request(request)
puts res
end
end
Adds a new user to the RabbitMQ queue
Using curl the following command is correct, and the Facebook API replies with the expected response:
curl -F 'access_token=TOKEN' -F 'batch=[{"method":"GET",
"relative_url":"facebook"},{"method":"GET",
"relative_url":"youtube"}]' https://graph.facebook.com
I would like to convert this to Ruby but have been struggling to find the right syntax. I have tried variations on the below, but without luck:
uri = URI.parse('https://graph.facebook.com')
res = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, 'access_token' => 'TOKEN', 'batch' =>
"[{'method':'GET', 'relative_url':'facebook'}]")
Can you help?
Thanks to this question and this blog post here's what I got working:
uri = URI("https://graph.facebook.com/")
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
attach = {}
attach = {'batch' => [{"method" => "GET", "relative_url"=>"facebook"}].to_json}
req.set_form_data(attach.merge('access_token' => "TOKEN"))
res = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
res.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
res.use_ssl = true
response = nil
res.start do |http|
response = http.request(req)
end
So here's the request using curl:
curl -XPOST -H content-type:application/json -d "{\"credentials\":{\"username\":\"username\",\"key\":\"key\"}}" https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.1/auth
I've been trying to make this same request using ruby, but I can't seem to get it to work.
I tried a couple of libraries also, but I can't get it to work.
Here's what I have so far:
uri = URI.parse("https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/v1.1/auth")
request.set_form_data({'credentials' => {'username' => 'username', 'key' => 'key'}})
response = http.request(request)
I get a 415 unsupported media type error.
You are close, but not quite there. Try something like this instead:
uri = URI.parse("https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/v1.1/auth")
request.add_field('Content-Type', 'application/json')
request.body = {'credentials' => {'username' => 'username', 'key' => 'key'}}.to_json
response = http.request(request)
This will set the Content-Type header as well as post the JSON in the body, rather than in the form data as your code had it. With the sample credentials, it still fails, but I suspect it should work with real data in there.
There's a very good explanation of how to make a JSON POST request with Net::HTTP at this link.
I would recommend using a library like HTTParty. It's well-documented, you can just set up your class like so:
class RackSpaceClient
include HTTParty
base_uri "https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/"
format :json
headers 'Accept' => 'application/json'
#methods to do whatever
end
It looks like the main difference between the Ruby code you placed there, and the curl request, is that the curl request is POSTing JSON (content-type application/json) to the endpoint, whereas request.set_form_data is going to send a form in the body of the POST request (content-type application/x-www-form-urlencoded). You have to make sure the content going both ways is of type application/json.
All others are too long here is a ONE LINER:
Net::HTTP.start('auth.api.rackspacecloud.com', :use_ssl => true).post(
'/v1.1/auth', {:credentials => {:username => "username",:key => "key"}}.to_json,
initheader={'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
)
* to_json needs require 'json'
OR if you want to
NOT verify the hosts
be more readable
ensure the connection is closed once you're done
then:
ssl_opts={:use_ssl => true, :verify_mode => OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE}
Net::HTTP.start('auth.api.rackspacecloud.com', ssl_opts) { |secure_connection|
secure_connection.post(
'/v1.1/auth', {:credentials => {:username => "username",:key => "key"}}.to_json,
initheader={'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
)
}
In case it's tough to remember what params go where:
SSL options are per connection so you specify them while opening the connection.
You can reuse the connection for multiple REST calls to same base url. Think of thread safety of course.
Header is a "request header" and hence specified per request. I.e. in calls to get/post/patch/....
HTTP.start(): Creates a new Net::HTTP object, then additionally opens the TCP connection and HTTP session.
HTTP.new(): Creates a new Net::HTTP object without opening a TCP connection or HTTP session.
Another example:
#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
full_url = "http://" + options[:artifactory_url] + "/" + "api/build/promote/" + options[:build]
puts "Artifactory url: #{full_url}"
data = {
status: "staged",
comment: "Tested on all target platforms.",
ciUser: "builder",
#timestamp: "ISO8601",
dryRun: false,
targetRepo: "#{options[:target]}",
copy: true,
artifacts: true,
dependencies: false,
failFast: true,
}
uri = URI.parse(full_url)
headers = {'Content-Type' => "application/json", 'Accept-Encoding'=> "gzip,deflate",'Accept' => "application/json" }
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, headers)
request.basic_auth(options[:user], options[:password])
request.body = data.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.code
puts response.body