Get Header from Request Received from Client

[#1]

Hello,

I want get Content-Type from Header but in Request from client is application/json but after to convert json to xml the content-type change but i want take the first content-type the Request from client.

Thanks.

[ssvaidyanathan]

Hi @Josh iQu

You can store the header in a flow variable using Assign Message policy

<AssignVariable>
  <Name>reqContentType</Name>
  <Ref>request.header.Content-Type</Ref>
</AssignVariable>

and use this where ever you want. Make sure this policy executes before the JSON to XML policy

[jivanpatil]

Same can be done using extract variable policy as well. Both work, question is when to use which ? Any recommendations ?

[dchiesa1]

Doesn't matter. Choose which feels right to you.

ExtractVariable I think of as a thing that "Extracts" information from some larger set.

AssignVariable with the Ref element is just a simple way to copy the state of a variable. I prefer that. Your preference might be different.