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How to access custom api in AL Code using On Premise business central?

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Hello Sir/Ma'am,

I have consume the custom api in postman using /NTLM authentication/ for Business central On-premise
Now, I want to call that api through al code here is the al code :
 
procedure CallAPI()
    var
        Content: HttpContent;
        ContentHeaders: HttpHeaders;
        IsSuccessful: Boolean;
        HttpClient: HttpClient;
        ResponseMessage: HttpResponseMessage;
        JToken: JsonToken;
        JObject: JsonObject;
        JValue: JsonValue;
        RequestHeaders: HttpHeaders;
        RequestMessage: HttpRequestMessage;
        ResponseText: Text;
    begin
        // HttpClient.UseWindowsAuthentication('username', 'password');
        Content.GetHeaders(contentHeaders);
        RequestMessage.GetHeaders(RequestHeaders);
        RequestHeaders.Add('Username', 'username');
        RequestHeaders.Add('Password', 'password');
        // ContentHeaders.Add('Username', 'username');
        // ContentHeaders.Add('Password', 'password');
        // RequestHeaders.Add('request-id', Format(Random(9999)));
        // RequestHeaders.Add('OData-Version', '4.0');
        // RequestHeaders.Add('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials', 'true');
        // RequestMessage.SetRequestUri(Rec./API URL/);
        RequestMessage.SetRequestUri('http://localhost:7048/BC220/ODataV4/Company(''CRONUS%20India%20Ltd.'')/CustomAPI');
        RequestMessage.Method('GET');
 
        IsSuccessful := HttpClient.Send(RequestMessage, ResponseMessage);
        if not IsSuccessful then
            Error('Status Code: %1// Reason : %2', ResponseMessage.HttpStatusCode, ResponseMessage.ReasonPhrase)
        else begin
            ResponseMessage.Content.ReadAs(ResponseText);
            JObject.ReadFrom(ResponseText);
            Message(ResponseText);
        end;
    end;
 
It's giving the error as 401 Unauthorized 
please help on how to consume custom api  through ntlm authentication
Your efforts are appreciated.
Thank you for your help
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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    99,978 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi, hopefully the information below will give you some tips.
     
     
    Thanks
    ZHU
  • Shrey Chauhan Profile Picture
    286 on at
    Hello YUN ZHU Sir,

    I have tried the code as you suggested in your response reference but still it can't authenticate 
    Here's revised code :
    procedure CallAPI()
        var
            RequestText: Text;
            AuthText: Text;
            Base64Text: Text;
            Convert: Codeunit "Base64 Convert";
            Content: HttpContent;
            ContentHeaders: HttpHeaders;
            IsSuccessful: Boolean;
            HttpClient: HttpClient;
            ResponseMessage: HttpResponseMessage;
            JToken: JsonToken;
            JObject: JsonObject;
            JValue: JsonValue;
            RequestHeaders: HttpHeaders;
            RequestMessage: HttpRequestMessage;
            ResponseText: Text;
            TempBlob: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
        begin
            Content.WriteFrom(RequestText);
            Content.GetHeaders(ContentHeaders);
            RequestMessage.Content := Content;
            RequestMessage.GetHeaders(RequestHeaders);
            RequestMessage.SetRequestUri('http://localhost:7048/BC220/ODataV4/Company(''CRONUS%20India%20Ltd.'')/CustomAPI');
            RequestMessage.Method('GET');
            AuthText := strsubstNo('%1:%2', 'username', 'password');
            Base64Text := Convert.ToBase64(AuthText); // Convert text to Base64
            RequestHeaders.Add('Authorization', StrSubstNo('Basic %1', Base64Text));
            RequestHeaders.Add('Connection', 'keep-alive');
            HttpClient.Timeout := 30000;
            HttpClient.send(RequestMessage, ResponseMessage);
        end;

    Please help me to solve this error 
    Thank you for your time and response.
     

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