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03 REST APIs for RPA Integrations

This document provides an overview of REST APIs and their integration with RPA solutions, covering key concepts such as HTTP methods, authentication, and error handling. It explains the typical request flow for RPA bots and highlights various use cases where APIs can enhance automation. Additionally, it includes suggested study questions for further exploration of the material.

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03 REST APIs for RPA Integrations

This document provides an overview of REST APIs and their integration with RPA solutions, covering key concepts such as HTTP methods, authentication, and error handling. It explains the typical request flow for RPA bots and highlights various use cases where APIs can enhance automation. Additionally, it includes suggested study questions for further exploration of the material.

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REST APIs for RPA Integrations

Practical class notes explaining REST APIs, JSON, authentication, common HTTP methods, and how APIs improve
RPA solutions.

1. What is a REST API?


A REST API exposes resources through HTTP endpoints. Clients communicate using methods such as GET,
POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE. Responses commonly use JSON because it is compact and easy for
automation tools to parse.

2. Typical Request Flow


An RPA bot prepares a request, adds authentication and headers, sends the HTTP call, validates the status code,
parses the JSON response, and then uses the returned values in a downstream application or workflow.

3. HTTP Methods
GET retrieves data; POST creates a resource or submits an operation; PUT commonly replaces a resource; PATCH
partially updates it; DELETE removes a resource. Exact behavior depends on the API contract.

4. Authentication
Common mechanisms include API keys, Basic Authentication, OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens, and signed requests.
Secrets should never be hard-coded in bot logic. Token expiry and refresh behavior should be handled explicitly.

5. Error Handling
A robust integration checks status codes, timeout conditions, malformed JSON, authentication failures, rate limits,
and business-level errors returned inside successful HTTP responses.

6. RPA Use Cases


APIs can retrieve customer records, create tickets, submit invoices, query databases through service layers,
integrate cloud applications, and reduce dependence on fragile screen automation.

Suggested study questions


• What are the main concepts introduced in this document?

• Which controls are most important for production use?

• How could these concepts be applied to an enterprise automation project?

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