Sharepoint error: Likes are not supported in this item - api

I'm trying to create a Sharepoint iOS app and using the rest api I get the error "Likes are not supported in this item." after doing a POST to https://tenant.sharepoint.com/News/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('pages')/items('1234')/like.
Anyone knows more about this kind of error?
The Rating settings seems to be set correctly on the Sharepoint server, because the like option works correctly on the website, and also in the app I can see the likesCount properties on the response for the Rest API call https://tenant.sharepoint.com/News/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('pages')/items('1234').
I don't think there is something wrong with the client app implementation, but it is something related to the Sharepoint configuration, although I haven't seen any more settings in regards to the Rating settings including the Sharepoint access for the mobile app.
The web seems to handle this using the Microsoft.Office.Server.ReputationModel.Reputation.setLike function which again works correctly on the web parts, but I couldn't find a way to do it from the mobile app.

To set Likes for the list item, we need use the API below with POST request.
https://tenant.sharepoint.com/News/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('pages')/items('1234')
And pass the data of the POST request as below.
var item = {
"__metadata": { "type": "SP.Data.PagesItem"},
"LikedByStringId": {"results": ["11"]},
"LikesCount": 2
};
Before set Likes for the item, we need get the "LikedByStringId" and "LikesCount" value of the list item using API below with GET request, then set the new one.
https://tenant.sharepoint.com/News/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('pages')/items('1234')
Check the article here: Demonstrates how to like/unlike resource via SharePoint REST API

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Whatsapp Cloud API Update Profile Picture

I'm trying to upload an image as profile picture using WhatsApp Cloud API *.
After creating an application using WhatsApp Cloud API I'm not allowed to access neither using the regular application nor using Business Application. It says something like "try again in one hour". So I have to implement everything using the API.
After reading the docs and importing Postman Endpoints I found the one called Business Profiles > Update Business Profile
https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Phone-Number-ID}}/whatsapp_business_profile
It has a field "profile_picture_url"and I have tried POSTing media https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Phone-Number-ID}}/media and then with the given ID y used https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Media-ID}} to get the URL but it didn't work. The rest of the information is updated successfully
{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"address": "",
"description": "Simple Bot",
"email": "...#gmail.com",
"websites": [
"https://..."
],
"profile_picture_url": "https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/..."
}
However if I try to send someone using the ID and the endpoint https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Phone-Number-ID}}/messages it works fine.
And if I use Download Media Content with the URL in Postman it works fine too.
I don't know if I have misunderstood something or if it can't be done using the API.
It is mentioned in the Cloud API Documentation:
profile_picture_url (Optional): URL of the profile picture generated from a call to the Resumable Upload API.
But, i got it working using profile_picture_handle instead of profile_picture_url. So how do we get the profile_picture_handle?
Prerequisite:
Graph API token here. Or use your WhatsApp Cloud API token.
App ID, go Apps > Your App > Settings (sidebar menu) > Basic
Update Photo Profile:
Call POST https://graph.facebook.com/v14.0/{{appId}}/uploads?access_token={{token}}&file_length={{fileSizeInByte}}&file_type=image/jpeg
Save the session id you got, upload:XXXXXX?sig=XXXXXX.
Call POST https://graph.facebook.com/v14.0/{{sessionId}}, with the headers: Authorization=OAuth {{token}}, file_offset=0, Host=graph.facebook.com, Connection=close, Content-Type=multipart/form-data, and include your image file in the request body with type binary. If you using Postman, see image below (This is what I missed for hours).
Save the handle result you got, 4::XXX==:XXXXXX.
Finally, call POST https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Phone-Number-ID}}/whatsapp_business_profile, with json request body: {"messaging_product": "whatsapp", "profile_picture_handle": "4::XXX==:XXXXXX"}
That's it, You can check the profile picture.
The last step you have to add your taken by selecting "Bearer" or else it will give you error. I had hard time on the last ones, do all the steps and then go to the following link and it should help.
https://web.postman.co/workspace/My-Workspace~a4ddb3b8-02a3-4132-8384-66e63e149b7b/request/22958165-506a0542-c845-41ac-b3fb-b8209fd6f53b

ASP.NET Core Displaying data in View from Api

I am creating Cars store in Asp.Net for my school.
I built an Api Method:
[HttpGet("api/brands/{brandName}/models")]
public IActionResult Get(string brandName)
{
{
var model = _context.getBrandByName(brandName);
return Ok(model.Models.ToList());
}
}
An it works when I am checking it with Postman.
Now I would like User to choose brandName from selection list in the website and show him avaliable models.
In other words I dont know how to use this Api to get Data displayed.
Any help will be strongly appreciated
RESTful Web services are one way of providing interoperability between computer systems on the Internet. REST-compliant Web services allow requesting systems to access and manipulate textual representations of Web resources using a uniform and predefined set of stateless operations.
from Wikipedia.
This means, the REST API's only concern is to provide the data to work in a uniform and predefined set of operations, where those operations take the HTTP Verb that was used in consideration.
in your example, your GET route, should only be api/brands/{brandName}
the default in rest api, http verbs say:
GET - getting one element or a list
POST - creating
PUT - updating
DELETE - removing
in your application, the best approach would be something like:
GET /api/brands will get ALL existing brands
GET /api/brands/<brand_name> will get just one brand
POST /api/brands will create a new brand
PUT /api/brands will edit an existing brand
DELETE /api/brands will delete an existing brand
from your question:
Now I would like User to choose brandName from selection list on the website
the website would then request a GET to the route /api/brands to get the list of all of the brands.
This is the REST API part, it concerns ONLY in providing the right data to the system that request it.
if you want to create a website in order to CONSUME this data, you can easily create a new web project in your solution and request the data that the API provides, making the Website completely "blind" from where the data comes from, as it only asks for the data itself.
Making the whole system much easier for updated and maintainability.
In other words I dont know how to use this Api to get Data displayed.
The main purpose of REST API is to expose data not to display it by using any kind of UI framework.
If you think you need to manage the full stack of your application end-to-end. I mean from User interface to your database then you must think at implementing the V of the MVC pattern bu return a view and not just a data. ASP.Net Core can help you with that. Follow this tutorial, it explains a lot about this pattern in ASP.Net Core MVC.

how to create a list template in SharePoint online using VS 2013

I am going to create some declarative items in SPO using VS. I know how to create it through UI by I want to create programmatically. As I did some research, there are 3 ways.
First is through SP hosted App(add-in) then give manage permission on host web to create some list on its parent site.
Here is the article:http://www.sharepointnadeem.com/2013/12/sharepoint-2013-apps-access-data-in.html
This approach is not good because App web shouldn't apply any change on its host web.
Second is through Sandbox solution. Once I try to create a sandbox solution using SPO site URL, I will receive an error which said connecting to a remote site is not possible through VS. So I have to enter a local SP URL to create a sandbox solution. then I should create list template declaratively and deploy it and publish it to my SPO environment. Here is the article which explain steps:http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2012/01/10/how-to-use-visual-studio-11-to-publish-solutions-to-sharepoint-online.aspx
The problem that I have with this approach is I don't have access to my managed metadata columns which are located in SPO once I am developing list template in my local development machine.
Third approach is creating List or content type or template in App web which is not my case. This has been explained in this article:
sharepoint-journey.com/sharepoint-list-in-sharepoint-hosted-app.html
The problem here is, I want to have that template in my site (host site) not in App web site (sub site)
My question is: I want to provide some list template in my SPO environment by using VS 2013. what is the best approach for doing that? and how can I do that? Please give me an step by step instruction.
Thank you
You definetly want to go the App(Add-in) way. It is possible and in many cases prefereble to set up your lists on the host web and then just use the app web for a user interface, or if you don't want to utilize it at all: Just let the add-in do the heavy lifting in creating lists, columns and content types.
The important thing here is that you specify in your code that you want the lists to be created on the Host Web and not the App Web. For this to work you need to include a permission request in your app. When installed, the app will ask the user installing it if it can have permission to the host web. This is done by setting the relevant scope in your AppManifest.xml file, and then you set it under Permission: [your scope] - [permission level] You can read more about this at this resource: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp142383.aspx
Then something like this code will allow you to create a list on your hostweb. Keep in mind that this list will still be available on the host web even if you remove your app.
oApp.install.addList = function (listName) {
var listCreationInfo = new SP.ListCreationInformation();
listCreationInfo.set_title(listName);
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.genericList);
var myNewList = hostcontext.get_web().get_lists().add(listCreationInfo);
var dfd = $.Deferred();
context.load(myNewList);
context.executeQueryAsync(function () {
var listCreated = true;
console.log("[" + listName + "]" + " added to hostweb");
if (listCreated) dfd.resolve();
}, oApp.onFail
);
return dfd.promise();
};
I also wrote about creating certain types of columns on your list at my blog. Feel free to check that out here: http://bayerlein.se/how-to-create-host-web-lists-with-certain-columns-in-your-sharepoint-add-in-the-nice-way/

Authentication issue using Rally WebServices

I am trying to call some Rally WebServices from an App inside Rally to update Portfolio Item details (SubFeatures) and I hit a problem that a search on Stack OVerflow indicated I needed to use:
https://rally1.rallydev.com:443/slm/webservice/v2.0/security/authorize
When I GET this it requires me to log in with my Rally userID/Password.
How should I use this properley from within a Rally App so as to not need this authentication since i am already logged in.
As a secondary factor, ulrimately I am to call 'https://rally1.rallydev.com/slm/webservice/v2.0/portfolioitem/' + id
and I assume I would need to pass something like: { "PortfolioItem": { "Description": "hello" } }
Am I barking up wrong trees there?
Thanks
Martin
Are you manually wrangling the ajax calls yourself? App SDK 2.0 does a lot of this for you (including the security token piece mentioned above). Check out this example, which demonstrates performing a full CRUD lifecycle within an app:
https://help.rallydev.com/apps/2.0rc2/doc/#!/guide/data_models

Google+ .Net API - Getting Authenticated and retrieving profile

I'm trying to get a users profile information for google+ via the .NET API but am having trouble.
Does anyone know if they have changed how the special ID "me" works?
In the documentation it says this can be used as a special ID to get the currently authenticated users information however this throws a 404 from both the API in my code and on Google's own test page https://developers.google.com/+/api/latest/people/get. I was logged in when trying this.
Does anyone know how to get the user ID as I would happily use that instead of me but it isn't returned after the user authenticates as far as I can see (just an authcode)?
I also tried using user IDs returned when using the standard .net Oauth stuff but it isn't the correct ID, I assume it is for something else.
As for my method of getting to this stage, I first downloaded the example files here: http://code.google.com/p/google-api-dotnet-client/wiki/GettingStarted
They don't have a plus example so I took the Tasks.ASP.NET.SimpleOAuth2 example and swapped out tasks (which worked fine) for the plus equivalent.
I also tried rolling this into my own project.
Neither worked. I get the user forwarded to Google where they give me access fine and then when I return they are authenticated successfully as far as I can see, however when I call service.People.Get("me") it returns a 404.
If anyone could help with the above questions (using me, or gettign the user ID) I would appreciate it.
To the moderator who closed the initial version of this question, I have tried to make this as direct a question as possible so please don't close it. This is a legitimate question I would really like help getting to he bottom of.
This is now out of date given recent platform updates. Although the plus.me scope still exists and this code will work, you should be using the plus.login scope for retrieving profile data in C#. For a great way to get started with retrieving and rendering profile information, please start from the Google+ C# quick start available here:
https://developers.google.com/+/quickstart/csharp
First off, the 'me' id still works and is unchanged. The way that it works is:
You authenticate the user using a standard OAUTH2 flow
You use the library to perform a People.get with the special value 'me'
The 404 error code is a little troubling, this means that the client isn't finding the endpoint. To debug this, you might want to use a packet sniffer like fiddler to see what the actual URL it's querying is.
Anyways, how about some C# code. The following example shows how to use the plus service to get the currently authenticated user (assuming you have authenticated someone). What's different from your snippet is that you need to form a get request for the API call, then run fetch on the get request. I've included the following example, for getting 'me', and the following code works:
var auth = CreateAuthenticator();
plusService = new PlusService(auth);
if (plusService != null)
{
PeopleResource.GetRequest prgr = plusService.People.Get("me");
Person me = prgr.Fetch();
}
All of the configuration of the server and getting a client working is pretty hard and pasting all of the code here would be less helpful than just giving you a sample.
And so... I have written a sample application that demonstrates how to do this and also includes a wrapper that makes it easier to develop using the Google+ API in C#. Grab it here:
Google+ C# Server-Side demo and library
Seems you need to use:
Person test = service.People.Get("me").Fetch();
and not
req = service.People.Get("me");
Person test = req.Fetch();
Even though they seem to be identical the first works and the second doesn't.
Still not sure why google's own page doesn't work though. Now to find out how to add things to the scope like birthday.