Calling an API from powershell

Question

Hi All.

I am trying to write a script that will call an API from powershell 100 times, the equivalent curl script is as follows.

curl --location --request GET 'https://my-api-url/224/employee' \  
--header 'URN-Token: xxxxxxxxxxxxx' \  
--header 'URN: 224'  

I put together the script below, but I am getting a 400 error.

$urn = 224  
#$token = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx'  
$url = "https://my-api-url/$urn/employee"  
$headers = @{  
    'urn-ID' = '224'  
    'ID-token' = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx'  
}  
Invoke-RestMethod  -Uri $url -Headers $headers  
  
  

Answer 1

Error code 400 means "bad request".

You state that the curl and PowerShell are equivalent, but they two use different sets of headers. Could that be your problem?

Using a debugging tool such as Fiddler can help a lot when comparing the information you're sending with PowerShell to what curl is sending.
fiddler

Answer 2

Hi, given that this post has been quiet for a while, this is a quick question and answer. Has your question been solved? If so, please mark it as an answer so that users with the same question can find and get help.
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