REST connectors

Bonita native REST connectors allow to connect Bonita processes to any third-party with REST APIs.

Overview

The available REST connectors are:

GET: Use the GET HTTP verb to retrieve resources from a third-party
DELETE: Use the DELETE HTTP verb to delete resources on a third-party
POST: Use the POST HTTP verb to upload data to a third-party
POST FILE: Use the POST HTTP verb to upload files to a third-party
PUT: Use the POST HTTP verb to update data to a third-party
PUT FILE: Use the POST HTTP verb to update files to a third-party

REST connectors support SSL and proxy settings.

Connector Basic Parameters

Parameter name	Required information
URL	The REST service URL that identifies the resource
Content Type	The content type used in the payload: application/json, application/octet-stream, application/xml, application/x-www-form-urlencoded, text/html, text/plain, plain/xml
Charset	The charset used in the payload (by default UTF-8)
Payload	There are two ways to authenticate with a Json token (highly recommended) or with a P12 file
Document	For the PUT FILE and POST FILE connectors, the file to upload or update

Parameter name

Required information

URL

The REST service URL that identifies the resource

Content Type

The content type used in the payload: application/json, application/octet-stream, application/xml, application/x-www-form-urlencoded, text/html, text/plain, plain/xml

Charset

The charset used in the payload (by default UTF-8)

Payload

There are two ways to authenticate with a Json token (highly recommended) or with a P12 file

Document

For the PUT FILE and POST FILE connectors, the file to upload or update