Extract variables from an XML and JSON response messages. Assign variables to HTTP response headers.

This sample uses these policies:

• Extract Variables: To pull subsets of data from the response body.
• XML to JSON: To convert the response from XML to JSON.
• Assign Message: To assign extracted data to response headers.
• Reads extracted variables so they are visible in the Trace tool.

1. Extract variables from the XML response sent from the target. Use XPath syntax to identify the data to extract.
2. Use JavaScript policy to read the variables. This allows them to show up in the Trace tool.
3. Convert the response payload from XML to JSON.
4. Extract more variables from the converted JSON payload. Use JSONPath syntax to identify the data to extract.
5. Use JavaScript policy to read the variables. This allows them to show up in the Trace tool.
6. Assign the extracted variables to HTTP response headers.

1. Edit this script with your environment details: api-platform-samples/setup/setenv.sh

2. ./deploy.sh

3. invoke.sh

   The proxy returns these custom headers to the client:

   mock.city: San Jose
   mock.state: CA
   mock.firstName: John
   mock.lastName: Doe
   

See the main project README file for more detailed information about setting up, deploying, and invoking sample proxies.

This screen shot from the Apigee Edge trace tool shows the placement of the policies used in this sample.

Related policies

• JSON to XML policy
• XSL transform policy

Related topics

• Variables reference
• Introduction to flow variables
• Video: Using Extract Variables policy
• Video: Extracting variables from XML and JSON messages

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