"Authentication Required" when calling REST API '/api/v1/auth'

Sameer_Darbha

Hi 

I am new to Opentext. Trying to use REST APIs first time.

Using Content Server 21.3, build 16.2.17.1604

We were given a Test Environment where I was able to browse 

through the folders and files in the content server from the web browser User Interface.

The following works.

https://abc.com/livelink/livelink?func=llworkspace

But I am not able to access the REST API.

https://abc.com/livelink/cs.exe/api/v1/auth

It is returning the following error.

{"error": "Authentication Required"}

I tried passing parameters for username and password as

body form-data parameters 

basic authentication

both above

I tried with and without Proxy setting as well.

Tried with Postman and SoapUI as well.

Still getting the same error.

Documentation and Demo Videos show same thing working in YouTube.

Is there any setting needs to be done on the server ?

Can you please help what I could be missing ?

Thanks

Sameer

Appu Nair

https://abc.com/livelink/livelink?func=llworkspace if this is correct then the next url is wrong :) unless you have a organization that runs in Unix and Windows

https://abc.com/livelink/cs.exe/api/v1/auth in your first call you are asking a server on Unix or Tomcat served CS .In the second case you are asking that same info in a IIS server see the cs.exe vs livelink so first get the correct url for your REST API.

Screencaps of using POSTMAN .First I get a authentication token and then I use that to get a Node

There is a postman collection available form OT in one of the links

Do you need to make basic work it si dependent on whether the webserver allows the scheme .REST API can only be executed if the livelink website is anonymous scheme and some people pit it as IWA then it will not work