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HMAC/HASH Generator from workflow

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#1

Hi Guys

I use your Hash/HMAC generators and I want to be able to use them in an API workflow. I am required by the REST API I am using to sign my requests based on the content of the request, which is dynamic. At run time I do not have a page to work from so at the moment, because you always have to call an on-page element, I can’t use them, and can’t therefore sign my requests for the API.

Would you be able to add into your HMAC generator so that you can create an entire bubble step for “Create an HMAC” or “Create a Hash”, pass in your input strings, and then use the “Results of step 1” to retrieve that hash/HMAC for onward merging into the API requests?

This would also enable me to pull a lot of unwanted page components into the back end.

Thanks
Richard

#2

Hello, @richard2. Thanks for reaching out.

90% of our plugins are working on the client-side, meaning all events and actions are maintained/set from the user side. The HMAC/HASH Generator plugin is one of these plugins, so it is not possible to use it in API workflow.

Still, we will check how feasible it can be to add such functionalities to the HMAC/HASH Generator plugin and probably update it.

Thank you for your suggestion.
Take care.