How to send a API request with authorization Token via a Groovy script?

[mehdi_sh]

Hello,

I want to call a REST APi with a authorization token via my groovy script. How may i do this?

Thanks

[nmrao]

Just curious why groovy step while REST request step is readily available for the same?

[mehdi_sh]

Hi Rao,

This is because of test automation; we need to verify some condition and in case trigger calling an API with sending some params such as Authentication Token, etc

[nmrao]

Of course, most of the people does the automation only.
And everything you mentioned be done using REST Request step.
In case you need any assertion, even that is possible to apply to the step.

[avidCoder · Accepted solution]

Hi, 

You can use Java - Unirest to send the API request with authorization token:-

//Considering you have already fetched the Authorization Token
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
		
String accessToken = "Your Authorization Token"
String token_appender = "?access_token=" + accessToken;
		
try {
   HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("API URL" + token_appender)
					  .header("cache-control", "no-cache")
					  .asString();

   String responseBody = response.getBody().toString();
   System.out.println("********** Response Generated **********");
   System.out.println(responseBody);

   }catch(Exception e){
	e.printStackTrace();
	return;
   }

This is the easiest way to do it.

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[TanyaGorbunova]

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