REST Error - "NO_USERNAME_OR_EMAIL" despite both provided?

[Roboko]

Hello, I've been trying to use the REST api to create a new user on my test forum.

 

My request is like the following (I changed some details to protect my website):-

URL https://testforum.example.com/api/core/members?key=########################

###### Being API Key

Body

{"email":"example@example.com","group":3,"name":"username","password":"Spaghetti20!"}

Headers is just containing Content-type application/json

When I send a request in this format, I get back

{

"errorCode": "1C292\/8",

"errorMessage": "NO_USERNAME_OR_EMAIL"

}

As you can see from request body, I do send both username and email field as per the documentation

So why do I get this error..?

Also, another strange thing is that, whilst I get a response from my server, it is not logged. REST api logs shows up as empty, no failures..?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

[Roboko]

Fixed it myself, posting solution in case it helps others

Turns out that invision REST API does not accept json. You must encode with  application/x-www-form-urlencoded . Would have been nicer if the server gave an appropriate error response for this. it took me by surprise that JSON isn't accepted.