xECM Rest API

by Phil Egger Phil Egger

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Rest API Login - get OTCSTicket

How to login with Username / Password to OpenText © Content Server.

HTTP Methond 

POST

Rest API Endpoint 

http[s]://<content-server>:<port>/<otcs-path>/api/v1/auth
https://otcs.phil.local/otcs/cs/api/v1/auth

Parameters 

username=<username>
password=<pw>

Content-Type

or

Response 

{
    "ticket": "3bf4f1883f3e....35c0dd83"
}

Download

Postman Example xecm-otcs-login.postman_collection.json

Information

Get OTCSTicket • Login with Username / Password

Content Server Rest API
Use with Scripts / Postman
OTCSTicket: OpenText specific HTTP Header to authorize Rest API requests
content-server: Hostname of Content Server
port: optional value for port (standard SSL = 443)
otcs-path: usually something like 'otcs/cs'
username: username to be used for login (must be url-encoded in case of x-www-form-urlencoded). Example: 
OT_API
pw: password to be used for login (must be url-encoded in case of x-www-form-urlencoded). Example form-data: 
s#cret
or url-encoded: 
s%23cret