Rest Web Services package updates

Review the updates in released versions of the Rest Web Services package such as new and enhanced features as well as fixes and limitations. The page also lists the release dates of each version, and the compatible Control Room and Bot Agent versions.

Versions summary

Version Release date Release type Bot Agent version Control Room build
3.18.1 21 March 2024 With Automation 360 v.32 (Sandbox) release 20.11 or later 8750 or later
3.17.0 6 December 2023 With Automation 360 v.31 (Sandbox) release 20.11 or later 8750 or later
3.15.0 6 September 2023 With Automation 360 v.30 (Sandbox) release 20.11 or later 8750 or later
3.14.0 6 June 2023 With Automation 360 v.29 (Sandbox) release 20.11 or later 8750 or later
Note:
  • To download an individual package (updated in an Automation 360 release where you want only the package), use this URL:

    https://aai-artifacts.my.automationanywhere.digital/packages/<package-file-name>-<version.number>.jar

  • For REST Web Service package, the naming convention is: bot-command-rest-webservice-<version.number>.jar

    For example, bot-command-rest-webservice-3.17.0.jar

For detailed steps on downloading a package and manually adding it to the Control Room, see Add packages to the Control Room.

3.18.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.11 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's new
REST Web Service: Automatic Session Cookie Management for Third-Party Integrations

The REST Web Service package now includes a new feature: automatic session cookie management. This functionality simplifies integration with third-party applications that rely on web session cookies for authentication.

The new Accept Cookies option captures session cookies from server responses and seamlessly includes them in subsequent REST calls. This streamlines session management automatically across REST calls and ensures successful authentication with third-party applications.

Service Cloud Case ID: 00746832,00771280, 01803290, 01871977, 01922168, 01922296, 01978860, 02003344

REST Web Service package
Fix
The REST Web Service package now supports requests containing common special characters (commas (,), curly braces ({}), brackets ([]), and colons (:)), enabling the successful migration of automations from v11 to Automation 360 that use REST URIs with these characters.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01993286

3.17.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.11 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
Fix
The REST command with NTLM proxy settings no longer fail and the authentication is successful. Previously, the REST command failed if there was a proxy setting and NTLM authentication was required.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01963170

3.15.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.11 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's new
Control room OAuth connection

Use this connection method by creating a custom OAuth connection and storing it in the Control Room. You can select the OAuth authentication type for all the actions available in the Rest Web Services package.

REST Web Service package

3.14.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version:20.11 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version:
  • 8750 or above
Fix
For the Post method action in the REST web services package, the input filetype (such as Postman) is identified automatically and is added to Content type in POST call.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01925817, 01958037