REST (URL Encoded) Function¶
The REST (URL Encoded) Sender is used to call a REST based web service endpoint with parameters and values encoded into the URL.
Parameters¶
Data is submitted to a REST (URL Encoded) web service using parameters. Parameters are encoded into the URL using name-value pairs (e.g. 'patientID=1234124'). For each parameter added, the following fields must be specified.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name to associate with the parameter or field being sent to the REST web service. |
| Data Type | For REST URL Encoded web service calls, the data type always be 'String'. |
| Source | Select the source of the data to be used with the parameter (Message Cache, Message Node, Variable, etc). |
| Value | Depending on the selected Source, the value either be a node path, a cache name, a variable name, or a static string value. |
Timeout¶
The timeout specifies how long QIE waits to get a response from the REST web service before issuing a timeout error and aborting the web service call.