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API: requestHMACValidation
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- Starting June 1, 2022, SmarterU will require all API calls to POST to HTTPS. Any POST to HTTP will result in the SU:01 error (i.e., No POST data detected.).
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Description
The requestHMACValidation method verifies and claims an HMAC.
Who Has Access
Administrators and owners have access to the requestHMACValidation method.
API Call XML Package
<SmarterU>
<AccountAPI><![CDATA[]]></AccountAPI>
<UserAPI><![CDATA[]]></UserAPI>
<Method>requestHMACValidation</Method>
<Parameters>
<Security>
<User>
<ID><![CDATA[]]></ID>
- OR -
<Email><![CDATA[]]></Email>
- OR -
<EmployeeID><![CDATA[]]></EmployeeID>
</User>
<HMAC><![CDATA[]]></HMAC>
</Security>
</Parameters>
</SmarterU>
Security Tag Group
The Security tag group is a container for the user that generated the HMAC and the HMAC.
<Security>
<User>
<ID><![CDATA[]]></ID>
- OR -
<Email><![CDATA[]]></Email>
- OR -
<EmployeeID><![CDATA[]]></EmployeeID>
</User>
<HMAC><![CDATA[]]></HMAC>
</Security>The Security tag contains the following.
User
The User tag is a container for the user that generated the HMAC. The User tag must contain one of the following.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The user's system-generated identifier. This tag is mutually exclusive with the Email and EmployeeID tags. |
| The user's email address. This tag is mutually exclusive with the ID and EmployeeID tags. | |
| EmployeeID | The user's employee ID. This tag is mutually exclusive with the ID and Email tags. |
HMAC
The HMAC that was generated when the user clicked on a custom menu link.
API Response XML Package
The API response XML package will always include a Result, Info, and Errors tag.
<SmarterU>
<Result></Result>
<Info>
<User></User>
<HMAC></HMAC>
</Info>
<Errors>
<Error>
<ErrorID></ErrorID>
<ErrorMessage></ErrorMessage>
</Error>
</Errors>
</SmarterU>
The response may also contain the following.
User
The user that claimed the HMAC. This will be the same value provided in the call.
HMAC
The HMAC provided in the call.
Example API Response XML Package
Below is an example of an API response XML package.
<SmarterU>
<Result>Success</Result>
<Info>
<User>123409</User>
<HMAC>de7c9b85b8b78aa6bc8a7a36f70a90701c9db4d9</HMAC>
</Info>
<Errors>
</Errors>
</SmarterU>Error Codes
| Error Code | Message |
|---|---|
| RHV:01 | The user ID provided is not valid. |
| RHV:02 | The email address provided is not valid. |
| RHV:03 | The employee ID provided is not valid. |
| RHV:04 | The user was not found in the provided account. |
| RHV:05 | HMAC provided is not valid. |
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