How to use swagger ui and api's

[ni3aswal]

on swagger ui , generate a token and then login on the same ui , or create a small function in js to post the job or get list of jobs. (all api's are failing)

working from ansible-forms only

[ansibleguy76]

You did read the manual ? => "Bearer " + token

[ansibleguy76]

anyway, if ansibleforms works, the api works, because the frontend uses only the backend-api.

[ansibleguy76]

First use the /auth/login api and authorize.

Choose Try out
And click Execute

Capture the token
Open the authorization for the api you want to test
Preceed the token with Bearer

Again choose try out + execute

[ni3aswal]

Thanks this helps!

[ansibleguy76]

Can you tell me where the issue was, so I can spot it for others to follow ?

[ni3aswal]

Can you tell me where the issue was, so I can spot it for others to follow ?

i was trying to generate a token without login using admin user first.
steps i followed to make it work:

1. login using admin user
2. generate token
3. use that token and logout from admin.
4. then all apis worked, even my app worked.

thanks

[ansibleguy76]

If you trust your environment, you can create a token with high expirydate. As admin you can create one in the swagger api.
If you want one as non-admin. Start ansible forms with a high expiry date (Environment variables). Request a token, and then reset the Environment variable back to normal. This way, you token is longlived and no auth is required. However : only do this if your trust the environment. Once the token is comprimised, you can't undo it and you will need to change the secret.

[slekkus75]

Trying to create a token with which to run jobs scheduled. But keep getting unauthorized, even using an admin token.
Steps I do:

• Authorize: login with admin/password
• Get the token
• Authorize with the bearer token
• Execute whoami

I did change the env vars to extend the expiration time.

[ansibleguy76]

and it only happens if you extend the expiration? you did prepend the token with the word Bearer, as explained at the top of the swagger page?

[slekkus75]

and it only happens if you extend the expiration? you did prepend the token with the word Bearer, as explained at the top of the swagger page?

Missed the part where you stated to prepend "Bearer". Now it works.
Just a notice: have to include inventory in the call, while ansibleCredentials, playbook and Credentials are automagically added.

{
  "formName": "Update Linux Servers",
  "extravars": {
    "clienthostgroup": "updategroup", 
    "__inventory__":"linuxupdates/inventory/freeipa.py",
    "moduscheck": "true"
  }
}