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HTTP

The HTTP connection in linqi allows you to connect generic web services. It is therefore one of the most flexible ways to connect third-party systems, but also requires the most technical knowledge.

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To be able to use the HTTP connection, you must activate the corresponding feature in the business unit administration.

Connection​

In order to be able to communicate with third-party systems via the HTTP actions in linqi, you must first create a corresponding connection in the connection management ( button in the navigation).
In the connection list, you can use the plus button on the top right-hand side and then select HTTP connection. You have the following options in the connection settings:

  • Display name:
    The display name helps you to reuse the connection and can be freely assigned.
  • Type of connection:
    Here you can determine which type of authentication is used. The following options are available here:
    • Anonymous:
      No authentication is carried out. However, this can be useful, for example, if an API key is sent via an HTTP header.
    • Basic:
      Basic Authentication is performed with user name and password.
    • Windows:
      NTLM or Kerberos, if available, is used with Windows user name and password.
  • User name:
    If you are using a connection type that requires a user name, you must enter the user name here (including domain in the case of Windows).
  • Password:
    If you are using a connection type that requires a password, you must enter the password here. This cannot be requested again afterwards.
  • Authorized persons:
    Here you can restrict which persons can use this connection in the process designer, details can be found here.

Actions​

You will find the HTTP actions in the process actions area.