I am using below AMPScript to retrieve access token for my subsequent REST calls but it is failing with "Bad Request"
%%[var @con,@body,@body1,@auth,@output,@response,@res,@callstatus ]%%
%%[SET @auth="Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
SET @body="{"clientId":"xxxxx","clientSecret":"yyyyyyy"}"
HTTPPost("https://auth.exacttargetapis.com/v1/requestToken","application/json",@body,@callstatus) ]%%
%%=v(@callstatus)=%%
I suggest using single quotes for the string and double quotes in the json of your body-variable. Additionally I suggest using HTTPPost2 as you need to use the returned body afterwards.
%%[
Var @body, @callstatus, @response
Set @body = '{"clientId": "xxxxx", "clientSecret": "yyyyyyy"}'
HTTPPost2("https://auth.exacttargetapis.com/v1/requestToken", "application/json", @body, True, @callstatus, @response)
]%%
%%=v(@callstatus)=%%
%%=v(@response)=%%
In the subsequent requests you need to add another parameter containing "Authorization" and then another one containing "Bearer [YOUR TOKEN FROM RESPONSE]".
Further reading:
Unable to generate preview The function expression is invalid. See inner exception for detail. Script: HTTPPost2("https://auth.exacttargetapis.com/v1/requestToken", "application/json", @body, True, @callstatus, @response) Index: 6971 ListID: 0 An error occurred when attempting to evaluate a HTTPPost2 function call. See inner exception for details. The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request.
– Maneesh
Jun 16 '17 at 18:40
HTTPPost2("https://auth.exacttargetapis.com/v1/requestToken", "application/json", @body, True, @callstatus, @response, "Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8") additionally also try this for your body (single quotes for string and unescaped double quotes for json): Set @body = '{"clientId": "xxxxx", "clientSecret": "yyyyyyy"}'
– Markus Slabina
Jun 16 '17 at 18:46
