POST - Activities Error - Resource not Found

[Ryan Cravotta]

Hi there. I'm looking for a little direction. 

I was trying to use Zapier to update a CATS candidate with a Google calendar confirmation using the custom code feature and got this message 

Failed to create a request in Webhooks by Zapier

type must not be empty. (HTTP Status Code: 400)

{ "type": "meeting", "regarding_id": null, "notes": "1. Summary: ZOOM- ProFile B…up candidate name", "date": "2023-10-18T15:55:05.000Z" }

Then I tried it in Postman request below, and I got a 400 ERROR

POST https://api.catsone.com/v3/{candidate ID]/activities

{

"type": "meeting",

"regarding_id": null,

"notes": "Confirmed for October 26, 9:40am",

"date": "2023-10-18T15:55:05.000Z"

}

RESPONSE

{

"message": "Resource not found."

}

[Steve Gagnon]

I don't see anything wrong with the URL. Make certain you have a candidate id that exists and you are using POST.

I tested on my CATS site and it went through. My best guess is somehow you are using the wrong candidate ID.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.catsone.com/v3/candidates/{CANDIDATE ID}/activities \
  --header 'Authorization: Token {API TOKEN}' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{

    "type": "meeting",
    "regarding_id": null,
    "notes": "Confirmed for October 26, 9:40am",
    "date": "2023-10-18T15:55:05.000Z"
}

'

[Ryan Cravotta]

Thanks, Steve. You were correct to check my request details in Postman but...it was not the candidate ID. After checking what you mentioned, and still unsuccessfully sending requests I finally noticed that the URL I sent was incorrect. 

POST https://api.catsone.com/v3/{candidate ID]/activities

I forgot /candidates/ 

before [candidate ID]/activities

I got the 201 

Hopefully, this serves as a reminder to anyone looking through the community for answers like I was. When working with (any) API always double-check, not just the body and headers, but something as mundane as the URL request too.