topic How to pass an array of values to a webscript call in Alfresco Forum https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-pass-an-array-of-values-to-a-webscript-call/m-p/29040#M12389 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Guys,</P><P></P><P>I am calling a webscript (action-execution) which requires me to pass a list of params in the body of the Post.&nbsp; When I try to pass an array of strings I get the below error.&nbsp; &nbsp;Also see code below.</P><P></P><P>Therefore, what is the&nbsp;correct way to pass an array of strings in the body of webscript call so that they are serialised into an array or List by the webscript.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Brian</P><P></P><P>Error: {"error":{"errorKey":"Could not read content from HTTP request body: Cannot deserialize instance of `java.lang.String` out of START_ARRAY token\n at [Source: (BufferedReader); line: 1, column: 136] (through reference chain: java.lang.Object[0]-&gt;org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Action[\"params\"]-&gt;java.util.LinkedHashMap[\"email_list\"])","statusCode":400,"briefSummary":"05190018 Could not read content from HTTP request body: Cannot deserialize instance of `java.lang.String` out of START_ARRAY token\n at [Source: (BufferedReader); line: 1, column: 136] (through reference chain: java.lang.Object[0]-&gt;org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Action[\"params\"]-</P><P></P><P>The calling code is as follows:</P><DIV style="color: #d4d4d4; background-color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px;"><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #569cd6;">let</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">actionBodyExec</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">=</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> { </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"actionDefinitionId"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">:</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"action.mediamonitoring.moveToAccepted"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">, </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"targetId"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">:</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">mediaItem</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">nodeRef</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #dcdcaa;">substring</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">(</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #b5cea8;">24</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">), </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"params"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">:</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> { </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"email_list"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">:</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> [</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"brian.oneillseedim.com.au"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">,</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"brian.oneill@seedim.com.au"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">],</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">"template_name"</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">:</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">templateName</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;">,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;} </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"> }</SPAN></DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV style="background-color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: normal;"><DIV><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #569cd6;">this</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">apiService</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #dcdcaa;">getInstance</SPAN><SPAN>().</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">webScript</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #dcdcaa;">executeWebScript</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">'POST'</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">'action-executions'</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #569cd6;">null</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">'alfresco'</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #ce9178;">'api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1'</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">actionBodyExec</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #d4d4d4;"><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;).</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #dcdcaa;">then</SPAN><SPAN>((</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">data</SPAN><SPAN>) </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #569cd6;">=&gt;</SPAN><SPAN> {</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #c586c0;"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>....}, </SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN style="color: #569cd6;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">error</SPAN><SPAN>) {</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #4ec9b0;">console</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #dcdcaa;">error</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #9cdcfe;">error</SPAN><SPAN>);</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;});</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:48:44 GMT bgkoneill 2019-06-19T05:48:44Z How to pass an array of values to a webscript call https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-pass-an-array-of-values-to-a-webscript-call/m-p/29040#M12389 Hi Guys,I am calling a webscript (action-execution) which requires me to pass a list of params in the body of the Post.&nbsp; When I try to pass an array of strings I get the below error.&nbsp; &nbsp;Also see code below.Therefore, what is the&nbsp;correct way to pass an array of strings in the body of webscript call so Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:48:44 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-pass-an-array-of-values-to-a-webscript-call/m-p/29040#M12389 bgkoneill 2019-06-19T05:48:44Z Re: How to pass an array of values to a webscript call https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-pass-an-array-of-values-to-a-webscript-call/m-p/29041#M12390 <P>based on the error details, the server rejects your array. I suggest consulting the documentation to check if arrays are indeed supported there via REST api</P> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:01:08 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-pass-an-array-of-values-to-a-webscript-call/m-p/29041#M12390 dvuika 2019-10-08T14:01:08Z