Running Actions from a Local IP API

It is possible to trigger an action from a local Edge Server IP address. This is how to do it:

Preparation
Install Gravio Service and start it. Use Gravio Studio to create Actions to be executed.

API

• API Name: run action api
• Protocol: https (port 29443)
• Endpoint: /runaction
• Argument: JSON document containing the action id and any variables in this format:

{
    "actionid": "16c3d181-8a05-4356-b7af-5b9a12965de4",
    "variables": {"var1": "string", "var2": 1234}
}

The variables get passed on into the Action as an action variable prefixed with av. . Please ensure that you have also set up the Action in Gravio to accept the variables. Details on how to set that can be found under Variables in Actions :

Example

The actionid as well as the variables go into the JSON document. The response after execution is in green below. If an error occurs, the error content is returned. If the request was successful, the variables are available

REQUEST:

POST http://127.0.0.1:8282/action HTTP/1.1 
Content-Length: 36
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Host: 127.0.0.1:8282
Connection: Keep-Alive
Pragma: no-cache
{
     "actionid": "16c3d181-8a05-4356-b7af-5b9a12965de4",
     "variables": {"var2": 99999, "var1": "This is a value from the API."}
}

RESPONSE:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 9
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Server: Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0
Set-Cookie: __NCTRACE=7efbeeac-8e01-4dec-971d-87d1555b5a88; path=/; expires=Mon, 09- Apr-2018 07:10:42 GMT; HttpOnly
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 06:40:42 GMT

“Success”

How to test the API

• We suggest using a tool called Postman to call the API. You can download Postman for free from https://www.getpostman
• Create a POST request
• Enter the URL: https://x.x.x.x:29443/runaction
• Pick method raw
• Pick method application/json
• In the Body, enter the JSON string for the action. You can retrieve the Action ID from the Actions overview page in Gravio Studio.
• Create an action that can output the incoming variables, eg. to a Slack channel:

Troubleshooting

• Ensure that the receiving computer does not have any firewalls enabled.
• Ensure that both, Gravio Edge Server and Postman are in the same network.
• Ensure that the Gravio Service is running
• Ensure you are passing valid JSON
• Ensure the variables are set up in the Gravio action
• Try restarting the Gravio Server