Example API calls | HCL Experience API

To give users more insight on how to use Experience API, the following samples are provided.

Sample process flow: Login, accessing content, and logout

Call Examples

Before sending an API call, users need to get the UUID of the content they want to access out of HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Log in to HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 using http://<PORTAL_HOST>:<PORTAL_PORT>/wps/portal.

2. Go to Web Content Authoring.

   Note:

   • If we have Practitioner Studio enabled, navigate to Web Content > Authoring.

   • If we do not have Practitioner Studio configured in your Digital Experience 9.5 deployment, navigate to Content > Authoring.

3. From Authoring, click on the Web Content > Content > Articles. A list of articles is displayed.

4. Click on any article and select Properties > Content Properties.
5. Look for UUID value. If not available click on More > Show More Fields.

6. Copy the UUID value.

Use the UUID obtained in the previous process and use it to access content and logout flow:

1. Open HCL Experience API explorer using http://<HOST>:<PORT>/dx/api/core/v1/explorer (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:3000/dx/api/core/v1/explorer).
2. Execute Login API endpoint auth/login by entering a valid username and password.

3. Once the login is successful, execute the following content ID endpoint to fetch content based on the content ID:

   /{accessType}/webcontent/contents/{contentId}

4. Pass the UUID value copied earlier as contentID. The json in the request body will need to be update to have a correct content name. For example:

   {"contentName": "Sample Article"}

5. Verify if the content payload is received. It should contain information about the article we wanted to access.

6. To log out of HCL Experience API, execute the Logout API command.

Sample scripts: Login, Get roles, Get roles with authentication

Open the HCL Experience API GraphQL URL: http://localhost:4000/dx/api/core/v1/graphql.

See example result:

Copy the scripts below and place those in the left panel of the HCL Experience API interface, then click on the execute button:

1. Login Script

   mutation
   {
                   authLogin(authLoginInput:{username: "wpsadmin", password:"wpsadmin"}){
                   message
                   statusCode
                   }
                   }

   

2. Get Roles script (Without authentication)

   query{
                   accessGetRoles(accessType: dxrest, resourceId: "hcl.portal.hiddenpages"){
                   startIndex
                   itemsPerPage
                   totalResults
                   }
                   }
                 

   

3. Get Roles script (With authentication) - Refer to the screenshot below to retrieve the cookie and pass using the HCL Experience API.

   query{
                     accessGetRoles(accessType: dxmyrest, resourceId: "hcl.portal.hiddenpages", 
                     cookie :"LtpaToken2=EF/
                     32eLqVkB8DmPoF2Oa7AK82OuP7UwVKejVMJzNiVGJ6DtGWzQjm/
                     2i2V8aFf8hbNnxzqBhiYvg27qavPehNl+42/
                     iCleAdiGhZsgpPFNTLEbjlj+GAhxl+VCU1hhU78hOT2xDHkvjRz74eU6JU5RapIK3MZd
                     yHlI4QzQggg+t7f6Hzq8TY/gWEPlAKio+v74i7H4Snj28YYikDzLwKbqh/
                     0c3uORdCCcrjtJJB6Jv59HuUyeeFIAA1DbKj5vr2QBy9r4b6IgdtLyZJqNK2pASGzOrzJ
                     myckF+d65pG56mXDxPrQRsr1ccmIXid+jLu50GziCVtI/DC+SYKkTe/
                     +FLFIFzdbuzyyCxiVo+G91HTCSdfuBzpNFEhNODCBPE5OJtD00L2yEhugbDulLFJid9C
                     RI3qW7LIwnVrs66Bh7/G0ehTJ7+cn/YKqhc/EoV/
                     hIuD5RgJTIQmFmRUISzGKfqaEsDs2W/
                     LMPM3fVxbeW9+2QvlHwWgqfK9A96u14Gvfc991Q/
                     iyJRmMj6tLmf2qAzyBTJKpoZkMt6FezkxUExNzzgf6ZvYa8s8uMV5pzsMhUX/
                     7s8SfkrwxJXdCYP75xUH/xvvkW+J5w9pm0uSJsPgj6Er8RtqUXRWvACBZ51T/
                     6VUl8yXcJpuuVoGROl8IIFZz8xCkQuqABHc8cWjdM8="){
                     startIndex
                     itemsPerPage
                     totalResults
                     }
                     }

   

Parent topic: HCL Experience API