API key(Simple Authentication) fix required in UiPath

[mzahid (Zahid)]

HTTP Request working in preview with Wizard, but not when executed

Steps: I’m having an issue with executing the HTTP Request activity. When I go through the initial HTTP Request Wizard and set up the End point, Request Method (GET), Accept response as (JSON) and Authentication as Simple HTTP. The API only needs a Username credentials and no password. Once I plug this information in, I use the Response to see if it worked and it will show the correct results in a JSON format. Here’s the issue: Once I press okay to set the activity and try to run it, I get the…

Hi @loginerror,

UiPath is able to process the request initially in the http request activity .

This is a scenario where , simple authorization access is used and only username field is used and password is left blank as per the clients model.

But later on when we run the request UiPath is unable to process the request successfully.Ui path throws bad 401 error of Unauthorized.

I had provided an alternative solution to one of the users in the above thread

[loginerror (Maciej Kuźmicz)]

Hi @mzahid

I made your topic public in our User Voice category. We’ll have a look.

EDIT.
I further registered this for our team to look into.

[loginerror (Maciej Kuźmicz)]

Update: a fix to this issue will be released with the upcoming 20.8 version.