# Working with third-party APIs

**URL:** <https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/working-with-third-party-apis/948>\
**Category:** Integration\
**Created:** [January 17, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/working-with-third-party-apis/948 "2018-01-17T18:21:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/brian/32/161_2.png) [@Brian](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/Brian)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/working-with-third-party-apis/948/1 "2018-01-17T18:21:24Z")

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SENDHTTPPOST sends a POST request to a URL and can receive a JSON response.

How does one:

- parse the response to use the returned data?
- send HTTP requests (PATCH, GET, DELETE, etc.)?
- pass parameters via URL (“myserver/api/users/1” to retrieve/update user with id 1)?
- set this up without hardcoding the URL?

Regarding hardcoding the URL: How am I supposed to promote a process from a test environment to production without editing the process and changing all the URLs?

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**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/working-with-third-party-apis/948/2 "2018-01-17T20:41:36Z")

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Hi Brian

How does one:

1. parse the response to use the returned data?

There are multiple ways of doing that. I have two examples

- You can store that value in a hidden text field of the form and use `Newtonsoft.Json` library in the .NET editor to deserialize the object. Eg: `Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(HIDDEN_FIELD.Text)`

- You can also send the stored data to a custom assembly where the code in the assembly will handle deserializing the object and doing other functionalities.

1. send HTTP requests (PATCH, GET, DELETE, etc.)?

We don’t have a built-in solution for this. You can either use the .NET editor or build a custom assembly application to send HTTP requests.

1. pass parameters via URL (“myserver/api/users/1” to retrieve/update user with id 1)?  
I am not sure if you’re talking about changing the URL for the SENDHTTPPOST application. If that’s the case you can define the URL in a data and use that for the APP\_URL parameter defined for the SENDHTTPPOST application.

2. set this up without hardcoding the URL?  
Same answer as point 3.

Best Regards,  
Eddy.