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SAP BTP Small Talk: Checking the Payload in an API Request

Introduction Let's say you have an API that needs to be triggered by a third party. As a BTP developer, you need to validate that the request payload is present before processing the request. How can this be implemented? Using the Raise Fault API Policy You can enforce

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Handling exceptions when triggering the SAP BTP API

In this SAP note, I would like to describe how a developer can catch different types of exceptions for the API to prevent it from failing or making unnecessary calls that will fail with an error. SAP BTP API Management has various standard tools that will allow me to achieve

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Creating an API for iFlow: A Step-by-Step Guide. Part 2

In one of my previous posts, I provided the steps required to create the API for iFlow. Creating an API for iFlow: A Step-by-Step GuideThis guide aims to outline the steps required to create an API for iFlow and subsequently run the iFlow through the API. Step # 1. Develop an

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Leveraging SAP Cloud Integration APIs for enhanced developer productivity

Have you ever encountered challenges while monitoring processed iFlow messages to identify errors and track their custom status with specific values? See Overwriting standard BTP iFlow header parameters If so, I'd like to share information that can simplify the developer's life during investigation and analysis. Scenario

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Creating an API for iFlow: A Step-by-Step Guide

This guide aims to outline the steps required to create an API for iFlow and subsequently run the iFlow through the API. Step # 1. Develop an iFlow Begin by creating a simple iFlow. Deploy any changes made. Step # 2. Setting Up API Providers Navigate to the API section on the

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Dealing with error 'An internal server error occurred, could not be parsed into a proper URI, missing scheme' when triggering API with HTTP request inside

I would like to describe a peculiar behavior of SAP BTP regarding iFlows with HTTP requests inside. Let me provide further details. Initial set up I have an iFlow that triggers an API and returns a JSON containing the request data. For some reason, I decided not to expose the

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API Monitoring data is not available on the dashboard

If you utilize API Management within your SAP BTP instance, you may encounter or have already experienced a lack of API monitoring data on the Integration Suite dashboard. When navigating to Monitor -> API section within Integration Suite, you might observe a display similar to the screenshots provided below:

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Troubleshooting Gateway Timeout When Triggering SAP BTP APIM Endpoint

SAP BTP requires no introduction, being well-established among SAP developers and consultants. In this brief discussion, we'll address an issue encountered within SAP APIM (API Management), a component of the SAP BTP Integration Suite, which may result in intermittent errors such as 'broken pipe error' or