The following section shows how to test, integrate and pass parameters to services created in yunIO.

Testing a Service #

Test a service directly in yunIO or in a REST client, e.g., Swagger Inspector or Postman, before integrating.

  • Click copy to copy the URL of the service endpoint to your clipboard. The URL can be used to trigger a service run.
  • Click copy to open the Run Service menu, where you can define parameters and run the service directly in yunIO.
    yunIO-Services

Run Service Menu

Follow the steps below to testrun a service:

  1. If Global Access Control and/or Service Access Control is enabled, enter valid credentials (1).
  2. If the service requires input parameters, enter values for the parameters listed under Service parameters (2). The depicted example uses an input parameter NAME1.
    Run-Service
  3. Click [Run]. The response body of the service is displayed at the bottom of the menu (3).
  4. If the response body returns an error message, click [Logs] to open the logs of the service run.
  5. Click [Close] to close the Run Service menu.

Tip: Click [Edit] to edit the service or add parameters.

Integrating a Service #

Web services created with yunIO can be integrated into all cloud applications that support REST API/Swagger (OpenAPI), e.g. Power Automate, Nintex, etc.

  • Click copy to copy the URL of the service definition to your clipboard.
    The service definition URL can be used by third-party-tools to load the meta data of the service.
  • Click download to download the service definition.
    The service definition is saved as a JSON file that defines how to run the service. The JSON file can be imported into third-party tools.
    yunIO-Services

Examples for integrating yunIO services in third-party-tools:

For more integration scenarios and examples, see Integration Scenarios.

Passing Parameters #

How parameters are passed to a yunIO service, depends on the http method that is used to call the service.
yunIO supports the http methods POST and GET, see POST vs GET.

POST Method

Parameters are listed in the request body of a service.
Edit the request body to assign values to the parameters. The depicted example uses an input parameter NAME1:
yunIO-HTTP-POST

GET Method

Parameters are available as query parameters in the service URL.
Use query parameters to assign values or add the values directly in the service URL. The depicted example uses an input parameter NAME1:
yunIO-HTTP-GET

Note: If URL parameters contain characters other than A–Z a–z 0–9 - _ . ! ~ * ' ( ) use an escape sequence for the characters. Some characters can break the URL, e.g., # % &.

POST vs GET #

yunIO services support the http methods POST and GET.

  POST GET
Data Length No restrictions. Maximum URL length is 2048 characters.
Parameters Parameters are part of the http request body. Supports query parameters in the URL.
Data Safety Parameters are not stored in the browser history or in web server logs. Parameters are visible in the service URL. Data is cached.
Data Types No restrictions. Only supports ASCII characters.

Recommendation: We recommend using the POST method with Transport Layer Security (HTTPS) to ensure data protection. Do not use the GET method to send sensible data, e.g. credentials.

When using the OpenAPI/Swagger definition, POST and GET are both available. Select the method you want to use:
yunIO-HTTP-POST-GET