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udhayak0001
Inspiring
Jul 20, 2021 10:01 AM UTC
Question

Upload document WEB API throwing 403 forbidden error

upload document web API works fine inside appian but when i try from outside(from postman)  it is throwing 403 forbidden error can anyone pls help in this

    8 replies

    gayathris111098
    Inspiring
    Jul 20, 2021 10:21 AM UTC

    May be try turning off the SSL certificate verification option from settings?

    udhayak0001
    Inspiring
    Jul 20, 2021 6:23 PM UTC

    hii gayathri,

    thank you for your reply

    yes i tried that also still same issue there

    stefanhelzle0001
    Brainy
    Jul 20, 2021 10:55 AM UTC

    More details please! Which authentication method? Does that service user have appropriate permissions?

    udhayak0001
    Inspiring
    Jul 20, 2021 6:22 PM UTC

    hii stefan,

    thank you for your reply

    im using Appian API key authentication, and yes the user have appropriate permissions (api,datasore) eventhough i have updated the security for all objects which is used in that api its still throwing this 403 error 

    stefanhelzle0001
    Brainy
    Jul 20, 2021 6:59 PM UTC

    OK. How did you configure authentication. How did you name the header?

    selvakumark
    Participating Frequently
    Jul 21, 2021 4:05 AM UTC

    Hi [mention:65215036c5444f23866432a2c57ce3b1:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05],

    Just a quick question, does the service account user have editor access to the folder to which the document is to be uploaded?

    udhayak0001
    Inspiring
    Jul 27, 2021 7:56 AM UTC

    thanks selvakumar the issue was resolved