Demonstrates how to send an HTTP request with SQL Server using OLE Automation.

Enable_OLE_Automation.sql

EXEC sp_configure 'Ole Automation Procedures', 1;
GO

RECONFIGURE;
GO

Send_HTTP_Request.sql

DECLARE @authHeader NVARCHAR(64);
DECLARE @contentType NVARCHAR(64);
DECLARE @postData NVARCHAR(2000);
DECLARE @responseText NVARCHAR(2000);
DECLARE @responseXML NVARCHAR(2000);
DECLARE @ret INT;
DECLARE @status NVARCHAR(32);
DECLARE @statusText NVARCHAR(32);
DECLARE @token INT;
DECLARE @url NVARCHAR(256);

SET @authHeader = 'BASIC 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF';
SET @contentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
SET @postData = 'value1=Hello&value2=World';
SET @url = 'https://en43ylz3txlaz.x.pipedream.net';

-- Open the connection.
EXEC @ret = sp_OACreate 'MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP', @token OUT;
IF @ret <> 0 RAISERROR('Unable to open HTTP connection.', 10, 1);

-- Send the request.
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'open', NULL, 'POST', @url, 'false';
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authentication', @authHeader;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-type', @contentType;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'send', NULL, @postData;

-- Handle the response.
EXEC @ret = sp_OAGetProperty @token, 'status', @status OUT;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAGetProperty @token, 'statusText', @statusText OUT;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAGetProperty @token, 'responseText', @responseText OUT;

-- Show the response.
PRINT 'Status: ' + @status + ' (' + @statusText + ')';
PRINT 'Response text: ' + @responseText;

-- Close the connection.
EXEC @ret = sp_OADestroy @token;
IF @ret <> 0 RAISERROR('Unable to close HTTP connection.', 10, 1);

Well,

How can I generate the @authHeader?

Thks

Hi,

I use this method:

SELECT CAST('sometext' as varbinary(max)) FOR XML PATH(''), BINARY BASE64

there should be an example for reading response headers. ie.

DECLARE @header NVARCHAR; 
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'getResponseHeader', @header OUTPUT, 'Headername'; 

not work for me ! why !? how can i debug it ?

Not sure if this is still an issue, but

DECLARE @key NVARCHAR(100) = [GUID/KEY]; DECLARE @authHeader = ['Bearer/Basic'] + @key; EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', @authHeader;

How should I post data using body and GET method?

I am trying this code

EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'open', NULL, 'GET', @url, 'false';
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'wts-session', @apiSession;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'wts-licencetype', @licencetype;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-type', @ContentType;
EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'send', NULL, @Body

Hі!

Can you please help correctly compose multipart/form-data request?

Thks

Hi
The post request does not work for sql server 2008.
Any reason ?

What if the passed value is in HTTP body and not attached to URL ? Consider the data in the body to be in JSON format.

How can I get access token from AccessTokenURL using ClientID and ClientSecret and then pass it in EXEC sp_OAMethod @object, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', @MyToken ?

example:
SET @dataurl = 'https://xxx.xxx/data'
SET @AccessTokenURL = 'https://xxx.xxx/token'
SET @ClientID = 'myClientID'
SET @ClientSecret = 'myClientSecret'

Exec sp_OACreate 'WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1', @object OUT;
Exec sp_OAMethod @object, 'open', NULL, 'get',@dataurl ,'False'

--------I think here I need to do a sp_OAMethod with post to get the token. Something like:
EXEC sp_OAMethod @object, 'Open', NULL, 'POST', @AccessTokenURL, 'false', @ClientID, @ClientSecret, @MyToken OUT

---- and then pass it:
EXEC sp_OAMethod @object, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', @MyToken

Exec sp_OAMethod @object, 'send'
Exec sp_OAMethod @object, 'responseText', @responseText OUTPUT

Thanks

I know this thread is a little older, but hoping someone might be able to help. We have some older code that needs to be replaced, but it has been working fine (for 5 years) until today. The below started returning an error today -2147012852. Any thoughts?

EXEC @ret = sp_OAMethod @token, 'send', NULL, @postdata;

I can execute the code above in the "[Send_HTTP_Request.sql]" and I get the exact same error. This appears to be an issue with the SP_OAMethod, 'send'