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webMethods Knowlegebase : Unable to invoke REST API using special character in PATH parameter (1807507)

Troubleshooting


Problem

API Gateway returns an error when calling an API if the URL contains the special character %, even though it is URL encoded (%25).

If "%25" exists in the Path some errors are returned, first 500 Internal Server Error and second 401 Invalid or expired session identifier.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Historical Number

Patch Level 20

Document Information

Modified date:
20 March 2025

UID

ibm17207878