Checksums for DELETEs

For operations that do not permit a request payload, checksums can be specified in the request header. This applies to DELETEs and a small number of business action POSTs that do not permit request payloads.

The header key for a checksum is GW-Checksum. A checksum specified in the header applies only to the root resource.

Send a checksum in a request header using Postman

About this task

You can send checksums in request headers executed from Postman.

Procedure

  1. In Postman, start a new request by clicking the + to the right of the Launchpad tab.
  2. Specify authorization as appropriate.
  3. Add the checksum to the header.
    • In the first row of tabs (the one that starts with Params), click Headers.
    • Scroll to the bottom of the existing key/value list.
    • In the blank row at the bottom of the key/value list, enter the following:
      • KEY: GW-Checksum
      • VALUE: <checksum value>
  4. Enter the request operation and URL.
  5. Click Send.

Results

The response appears below the request. Depending on the checksum value provided, the response will either include a success code or an error message.