API Reference and Endpoints
For links to the {JSON} Placeholder and a list of the API endpoints, see API Reference and Endpoints.
- Use the following URL and POST for the REST API call
- Headers:
- Content-Type: application/json
- Body :
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | { "title": "My Test", "body": "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.", "userId": 1 } |
- Response:
1 2 3 4 5 6 | { "title": "My Test", "body": "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.", "userId": 1, "id": 101 } |
- Use the following URL and GET for the REST API call
- Headers:
- Content-Type: application/json
- Response:
1 2 3 4 5 6 | [ { "userId": 1, "id": 1, "title": "sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit", "body": "quia et suscipit\nsuscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\nreprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\nnostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto" },..........
] |
Now that we know the basics of REST API and also understand the REST Endpoint lets Invoke REST API from Power Automate Desktop.
Power Automate Desktop(RPA) solution
Step 1:
Launch the application and select New flow in the console. Enter a name for the Desktop flow, and select Create.
Step 2:
This is where the real magic happens. In this step, we will use The {JSON} Placeholder Online REST API and Send A GET Request
Step 2:
Add the “Convert JSON to custom object” action to the Power Automate Canvas and set the parameter below:
- JSON: %WebServiceResponse% the Output of the “Invoke Web service” action,
Step 3:
The response returned by the API is a JSON Array. Add a Display message task and read the response. Below is how to get a specific response from the array
| %JsonAsCustomObject[0].id% |
Step 4:
This is where the real magic happens. In this step, we will use The {JSON} Placeholder Online REST API and Send A POST Request
Step 5:
Add the “Convert JSON to custom object” action to the Power Automate Canvas and set the parameter below:
- JSON: %WebServiceResponse2% the Output of the “Invoke Web service” action,
Step 6:
The response returned by the API is a JSON Array. Add a Display message task and read the response. Below is how to get a specific response from the array
| %JsonAsCustomObject[0].id% |
That is it, run the Power Automate Desktop Flow. You are now able to Send a GET and POST Request in Power Automate Desktop.
