Assume that we have to integrate Automation Anywhere with REST API to exchange data between the applications.
Here we are calling a Rest API from Automation Anywhere with the parameters. The REST API will provide an output and we are displaying the same in Automation Anywhere.
Steps:
- Creating Bot
- Calling Rest API with Input(name and job)
- Receiving the output as JSON
- Extracting Required Text(id) from the JSON.
Technologies and Tools Used
The following technologies have been used to achieve the expected output.
- Automation Anywhere
- REST API (REQRES)
Architecture
The following steps explain in detail,
Step 1: Open Automation Anywhere and create a new bot.
Step 2: Go to Actions and choose Post method under REST Web services.
- Enter the URI of the API in the given field
- Choose content type as JSON and Provide Parameters
Step 3: We need a variable to store the output of the request now. Create a dictionary variable and give it in the field.
Step 4: Now the JSON output will be available OutJSON variable. We can extract the JSON using a String action. For that go to actions and choose Extract Text under String Actions.
- Provide OutJSON variable in the source string and give key
Step 5: We are going to extract ID from the Output. For that choose ‘Before and After’ and provide the start after text and end before text.
Assign the output into a new variable.
Step 6: Create a new action Message Box and Give the Output variable there in the respective field.
Step 7: Save and Run
5. Screen Shot
Output:
‘996’ is the output from the REST API (JSON)
