topic Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API in Cloud Collaboration

Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

Yusof Yaghi — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:57:43 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to start a WebEx meeting from a webpage that is triggered by a system. When I try a simple for and hit submit I get an Access Denied Message in the URL.

PHP form used:

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Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

nmorrow — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:17:37 GMT

Hello,

This command requires that you authenticate as a host first. You can log in via URL API using p.php command AT=LI. Note that any API command that includes a password must be submitted using HTTPS POST instead of GET, so you may want to look at building an HTML form to submit your login request, or log in manually before testing the m.php command.

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

Yusof Yaghi — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:33:15 GMT

Hi Nathan,

When I try to authenticate I get a blank page with just "null" written on the top left.

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Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

nmorrow — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:44:02 GMT

Hello,

URL Variables, when send as part of the URL, are being sent in GET method. Your HTML form should look more like the following:

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Same should be done for your m.php command, as I just noticed you had a password there too:

</form>

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

Yusof Yaghi — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:25:51 GMT

Ah. Ok, that makes sense.

The WebEx ID is one's username correct? When I try I get bad webex ID or password.

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

nmorrow — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:44:41 GMT

WebEx ID is username. You would use the same username and password that you use when logging in to apidemeu.webex.com directly. Take care to use HTTPS POST, password will be stripped out of GET requests and fail.

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

Yusof Yaghi — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:57:16 GMT

Ya. Its failing. Could it potentially be failing because of SSO?

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

nmorrow — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:02:07 GMT

Hello,

SSO is not enabled on apidemoeu.webex.com. Have you tried logging in directly? Note that your login credentials on www.webexdeveloper.com are separate from apidemoeu.webex.com.

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

Yusof Yaghi — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:07:09 GMT

I was trying on another sub domain. It works with apidemoeu. For SSO enabled URL wouldn't work and I need to use XML right?

Re: Access Denied when using WebEx URL API

nmorrow — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 01:52:31 GMT

For SSO site, you would need to be able to get access to valid SAML assertion either way. AT=LI does support session ticket instead of password for SSO sites, but getting the ticket requires SSO authentication. For new development, I'd always recommend XML API, however.