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Paran0a
Paran0a

Reputation: 3457

How to hide web service API key?

I'm using oracle apex 4.2.6. I have a web service that I want to use. ( Web service is not mine ) I need to hide the API key when calling it. I want to know how.

Can I create my own web service that will call this one and then send my API key with the call? If yes , how?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 471

Answers (1)

Olafur Tryggvason
Olafur Tryggvason

Reputation: 4874

You have 2 ways to consume web services on the back-end (and hiding your api key).

1) Under Shared Components --> Web server reference --> Create You can consume REST / Based on WSDL and Custom. Then you can reference the Web service in your APEX application and the back-end does the call.

2) Create a custom PL/SQL function/procedure that uses UTL_TCP or UTL_DBWS (or UTL_HTTP if it's a simple REST service) to call the web-service and crunch the response.

http://www.oraclecafe.com/2014/08/calling-wsdl-webservice-from-plsql/

If the web service is simple then going with option 1) would be the quickest way.

Creating and Using a Manual SOAP Web Service in Your Application

Upvotes: 1

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