Powershell Invoke-RestMethod GET and POST Example with parameters
Today in this article, we shall see how to use the PowerShell invoke-restmethod utility method to perform API GET and POST requests with parameters.
We shall cover below in today’s article,
The Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet sends HTTP and HTTPS and also supports REST( Representational State transfer) requests to a WEB API or service. It efficiently deals with JSON and XML content.
Powershell Invoke-RestMethod GET request
Below is the Invoke-RestMethod GET request example.
Example
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Powershell Invoke-RestMethod POST request
Let’s look at the Invoke-RestMethod POST request example below.
Below is an equivalent body parameter example in PowerShell,
$body = @{
"siteUrl" ="https://www.thecodebuzz.com"
"email" = "[email protected]"
}
Below is the POST method example using Invoke-RestMethod,
Example
Invoke-RestMethod -Method 'Post' -Uri $url -Body ($body|ConvertTo-Json) -Headers $headers -ContentType "application/json"
Powershell Invoke-RestMethod POST request with Headers
Let’s look at the Invoke-RestMethod POST request with headers example.
Powershell requests with headers can be defined as below,
$headers = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'apikey'='475646456456'
}
Below is the Invoke-RestMethod POST method example with Headers,
Example
Invoke-RestMethod -Method 'Post' -Uri $url -Body ($body|ConvertTo-Json) -Headers $headers -ContentType "application/json"
Powershell Post request with JSON array example
Example here – Powershell Post request with JSON array example
Powershell Invoke-RestMethod POST request with Authentication headers
Let’s look at the Invoke-RestMethod POST request with Authentication headers.
APIs require you to authenticate via different authentication schemes like,
- Basic authentication
- OAuth token
- JWT Bearer Authentication
You can call Invoke-RestMethod POST request with Authentication headers like JWT bearer token as below,
JWT Bearer Authentication using Powershell
JSON Web Token( JWT) is an open standard used for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.
The client should always send the Authorization header with Bearer schema as below.
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Example :
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9. eyJleHAiOjE1NzEwMDc3MzQsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbG9jYWxob3N0OjQ0MzQxIiwiYXVkIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9sb2NhbGhvc3Q6NDQzNDEifQ.Ve2x6ueiHPyrP7wLjpmZrhx7QWrQKnkxWsu_1qUKKLA
Below is how the header can be defined to send with any request.
$token"='xxxxxxxxxxx'
$headers = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'Authorization'= 'Bearer $token'
}
Example
Invoke-RestMethod -Method 'Post' -Uri $url -Body ($body|ConvertTo-Json) -Headers $headers
Basic Authentication with PowerShell
Basic authentication is an Authentication Scheme built into the HTTP protocol which uses a simple username and password to access a restricted resource.
If you have UserName and Password is as “Test“, “Password” then Base64 string token should be as below,
Authorization: Basic VGVzdDpQYXNzd29yZA===
Create base64 string using Powershell in detail in the below article,
$token"='xxxxxxxxxxx'
$headers = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'Authorization'= 'Basic $token'
}
Once you add the required secured header, you simply call API using the below way,
Example
Invoke-RestMethod -Method 'Post' -Uri $url -Body ($body|ConvertTo-Json) -Headers $headers
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