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Hi,

 

I work for CData Software (www.cdata.com) and our Cloud Driver exposes data from various sources as an OData/JSON/XML feed. We're interested in making it compatible with applications/services that consume Swagger API descriptions (like PowerApps/Flow). Thus far, we've exposed all of our operations properly, but we cannot reconcile how the Authentication process works with PowerApps/Flow as compared to Swagger UI/Editor

 

If we load our swagger.json into Swagger UI or Swagger Editor, we're able to use the built-in authenticate features (via Swagger securityDefinitions) to pass our auth token appropriately to our API. When I point Flow to our Swagger definition, I can select the different operations/entities exposed by our API, but I'm not sure what information to pass in the "Authentication" parameter which is visible when I click "Toggle advanced parameters". We simply need a way to pass the value of the authtoken as a query parameter ("@authtoken") or as a header (x-cdata-authtoken). I've pasted our swagger.json below.

 

Any help or guidance here would be appreciated!

 

swagger: '2.0'
info:
 title: CData Swagger API
 version: 1.0.0
host: 'somedomain.com'
schemes:
 - http
basePath: /api.rsc
consumes:
 - application/json
produces:
 - application/json
paths:
 /Account:
 get:
 summary: Return Account
 description: >-
 Returns records from the Account entity that match the specified query
 parameters. All records will be returned when no parameters are
 specified.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: getAllAccount
 parameters:
 - name: $select
 in: query
 type: string
 description: >-
 A comma-separated list of properties to include in the results. When
 this field is left empty, all properties will be returned.
 - name: $orderby
 in: query
 type: string
 description: >-
 Order the results by this property in ascending or descending
 order. Example for ascending: 'Name ASC' Example for descending:
 'Name DESC'
 - name: $top
 in: query
 type: integer
 description: The number of results to return.
 - name: $skip
 in: query
 type: integer
 description: This is the offset of results to skip when returning results.
 - name: $count
 in: query
 type: boolean
 description: >-
 When set, the results will return a count of results and not the
 actual results.
 - name: $filter
 in: query
 type: string
 description: The filter. TBD.
 responses:
 '200':
 description: Account response
 schema:
 type: object
 properties:
 value:
 type: array
 items:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 post:
 summary: Create Account
 description: Creates a new Account object with the specified parameters.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: createAccount
 parameters:
 - name: Account
 in: body
 required: true
 description: The Account entity to post
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 responses:
 '201':
 description: Account created
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 /Account/$count:
 get:
 summary: Return count of Account
 description: >-
 Returns count of records from the Account entity that match the
 specified query parameters. All count will be returned when no
 parameters are specified.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: getAccountCount
 parameters:
 - name: $filter
 in: query
 type: string
 description: The filter. TBD.
 produces:
 - text/plain; charset=utf-8
 responses:
 '200':
 description: The count
 schema:
 type: string
 format: int32
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 '/Account(''{Id}'')':
 get:
 summary: Return a single Account
 description: Returns a single Account object using the specified key.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: getAccount
 parameters:
 - name: Id
 in: path
 description: The key Id
 required: true
 type: string
 - name: $select
 in: query
 type: string
 description: Select structural property
 responses:
 '200':
 description: Account response
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 put:
 summary: Update Account
 description: Updates the specified Account object.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: updateAccount
 parameters:
 - name: Id
 in: path
 description: The key Id
 required: true
 type: string
 - name: Account
 in: body
 required: true
 description: The Account entity to update.
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 responses:
 '200':
 description: EntitySet Account
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/Account'
 '204':
 description: Account updated
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 delete:
 summary: Delete Account
 description: Deletes the specified Account object.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: deleteAccount
 parameters:
 - name: Id
 in: path
 description: The key Id
 required: true
 type: string
 responses:
 '204':
 description: Account deleted
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
 '/Account(''{Id}'')/{propertyName}/$value':
 get:
 summary: Return specified property value of specified Account
 description: >-
 Returns property value of Account object using the specified key and
 property name.
 tags:
 - Account
 operationId: getAccountProperty
 parameters:
 - name: Id
 in: path
 description: The key Id
 required: true
 type: string
 - name: propertyName
 in: path
 type: string
 description: The property name
 required: true
 produces:
 - text/plain; charset=utf-8
 responses:
 '200':
 description: The property value
 schema:
 type: string
 default:
 description: Unexpected error
 schema:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_Error'
 security:
 - basic: []
 - authtoken_header: []
 - authtoken_query: []
definitions:
 Account:
 type: object
 properties:
 CurrencyIsoCode:
 description: Label Account Currency corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 3
 Type:
 description: Label Account Type corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 FiveChar_TextField__c:
 description: Label FiveChar_TextField corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 5
 BillingPostalCode:
 description: Label Billing Zip/Postal Code corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 UpsellOpportunity__c:
 description: Label Upsell Opportunity corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 PhotoUrl:
 description: Label Photo URL corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 TickerSymbol:
 description: Label Ticker Symbol corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 AnnualRevenue:
 description: Label Annual Revenue corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 Website:
 description: Label Website corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 CreatedDate:
 description: Label Created Date corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 SLA__c:
 description: Label SLA corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 Industry:
 description: Label Industry corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 JigsawCompanyId:
 description: Label Jigsaw Company ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 MyFormula__c:
 description: Label MyFormula corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 1300
 MyPercent__c:
 description: Label MyPercent corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 Custom_Date_Time__c:
 description: Label Custom Date Time corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 LastModifiedById:
 description: Label Last Modified By ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 Sic:
 description: Label SIC Code corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 ShippingLongitude:
 description: Label Shipping Longitude corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 Description:
 description: Label Account Description corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 32000
 IsDeleted:
 description: Label Deleted corresponds to this field.
 type: boolean
 ShippingLatitude:
 description: Label Shipping Latitude corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 LastModifiedDate:
 description: Label Last Modified Date corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 ShippingState:
 description: Label Shipping State/Province corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 SLASerialNumber__c:
 description: Label SLA Serial Number corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 10
 Site:
 description: Label Account Site corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 Id:
 description: Label Account ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 LastViewedDate:
 description: Label Last Viewed Date corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 FiveChar_PercentField__c:
 description: Label FiveChar_PercentField corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 5
 BillingState:
 description: Label Billing State/Province corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 MyAutoNumber__c:
 description: Label MyAutoNumber corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 30
 FiveChar_CurrencyField__c:
 description: Label FiveChar_CurrencyField corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 5
 NumberofLocations__c:
 description: Label Number of Locations corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 3
 MyEmail__c:
 description: Label MyEmail corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 SicDesc:
 description: Label SIC Description corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 MasterRecordId:
 description: Label Master Record ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 Ownership:
 description: Label Ownership corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 BillingLongitude:
 description: Label Billing Longitude corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 BillingStreet:
 description: Label Billing Street corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 BillingCity:
 description: Label Billing City corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 Active__c:
 description: Label Active corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 SLAExpirationDate__c:
 description: Label SLA Expiration Date corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 LastReferencedDate:
 description: Label Last Referenced Date corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 Jigsaw:
 description: Label Data.com Key corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 FiveChar_TextAreaMasked__c:
 description: Label FiveChar_TextAreaMasked corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 5
 New_Currency_Field_2__c:
 description: Label New_Currency_Field_2 corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 RecordTypeId:
 description: Label Record Type ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 CustomNumber__c:
 description: Label CustomNumber corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 FiveChar_NumberField__c:
 description: Label FiveChar_NumberField corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 5
 ShippingPostalCode:
 description: Label Shipping Zip/Postal Code corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 20
 SystemModstamp:
 description: Label System Modstamp corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 Phone:
 description: Label Account Phone corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 AccountNumber:
 description: Label Account Number corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 NewField__c:
 description: Label NewField corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 BillingCountry:
 description: Label Billing Country corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 NumberOfEmployees:
 description: Label Employees corresponds to this field.
 type: integer
 format: int32
 maxLength: 4
 Fax:
 description: Label Account Fax corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 CreatedById:
 description: Label Created By ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 CustomerPriority__c:
 description: Label Customer Priority corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 OwnerId:
 description: Label Owner ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 ShippingCity:
 description: Label Shipping City corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 multiselecttest__c:
 description: Label multiselecttest corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 4099
 MyExternalId__c:
 description: Label MyExternalId corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 LastActivityDate:
 description: Label Last Activity corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 format: date-time
 MyRollupSummary__c:
 description: Label MyRollupSummary corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 MyCheckBox__c:
 description: Label MyCheckBox corresponds to this field.
 type: boolean
 BillingLatitude:
 description: Label Billing Latitude corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 ParentId:
 description: Label Parent Account ID corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 18
 Industry_Type__c:
 description: Label Industry_Type corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 4099
 ShippingStreet:
 description: Label Shipping Street corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 DO_NOT_USE__c:
 description: Label DO_NOT_USE corresponds to this field.
 type: boolean
 ShippingCountry:
 description: Label Shipping Country corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 80
 New_Currency_Field__c:
 description: Label New_Currency_Field corresponds to this field.
 type: number
 format: double
 maxLength: 18
 Rating:
 description: Label Account Rating corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 Name:
 description: Label Account Name corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 255
 AccountSource:
 description: Label Account Source corresponds to this field.
 type: string
 maxLength: 40
 required:
 - Id
 _Error:
 properties:
 error:
 $ref: '#/definitions/_InError'
 _InError:
 properties:
 code:
 type: string
 message:
 type: string
securityDefinitions:
 basic:
 type: basic
 authtoken_header:
 type: apiKey
 in: header
 name: x-cdata-authtoken
 authtoken_query:
 type: apiKey
 in: query
 name: '@authtoken'

 

Categories:
  • JerodJ Profile Picture
    20 on at

    As a follow-up to this, we were able to modify our Cloud Driver to accept the authentication token as a part of the URL (not a parameter), so we have a work around for this issue.

    It would still be nice to know what the expected behavior is for a Swagger definition with the "securityDefinitions" section defined.

  • Stephen Siciliano - MSFT Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Thanks for the feedback, you're right that you can workaround it right now. In the future we want to do a better job of interacting with the security definitions that are in swagger. 

  • JerodJ Profile Picture
    20 on at

    Thanks for following up with me! We're looking forward to any updates that allow us to interact with Swagger security definitions.

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

     

    Hi,

     

     I've been trying  get exchange_rate from web site(XML) since last week. I read many documents and tried  many method many times. Flow, reuest, http, logic apps. None worked that I want.

     

    I have a json of tcmb.gov.tr site

     

    I want to do, request to web site, 2 times a day so I used "Schedule" at the top.

    secondly,I selected "http" (ı try request too),

    thirdly I selected, sharepoint create Item.    But what is my error? 

     

    Thank  you,

     

    Best Regards

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