topic Re: Data at the root level is invalid. in Integration and Testing

Data at the root level is invalid.

evengame — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:06:16 GMT

reading https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/#authentication and I'm trying to move from your old API to this one.I'm trying to post to the API. I'm using coldfusion so there are no examples.

I'm getting ---- Data at the root level is invalid.

What is the header or formfield name I need to use to post the XML or JSON?

evengame — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:29:13 GMT

If I change my test to JSON and using a formfield named body (i coped the JSON itself from the API reference. The result I get is:

"Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: b. Path '', line 0, position

crodgers123 — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:34:59 GMT

I get the exact same message. However, when i use Advanced Rest Client instead of doing an AJAX POST it will work just fine. What causes this?