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SNS - JSON message body failed to parse

I am trying to send to mobile devices a remote notification through Amazon SNS. I got a database which i store the JSON (payload) which needs to be given to PublishRequest of the SNS. I serialise the json in code and pass it to the request.
The issue is that SNS fails with an error: "MESSAGE STRUCTURE - JSON MESSAGE BODY FAILED TO PARSE"
As a requirement, the service (which is responsible to communicate with SNS and send the notification) has to retrieve from DB (MySQL) the json.
What I am missing?
The database is MySQL and the service is written in .Net Core
string messageFromDb = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(input.Payload);
var request = new PublishRequest
{
TargetArn = endpoint.EndpointArn,
MessageStructure = "json",
Message = messageFromDb
};
PublishResponse publishResponse = await _client.PublishAsync(request);
JSON from DB:
{"APNS": {"aps": {"alert": "Check out the new!", "sound": "default"}, "category": {"type": "sports"}}}
I tried also this without any luck:
{"default": "something", "APNS": {"aps": {"alert": "Check out the new games!", "sound": "default"}, "game": {"type": "Xbox"}}}

Finally I figured it out, maybe this answer will help someone. The JSON in the DB should be
{"aps": {"alert": "Check out the new!", "sound": "default"}, "category": {"type": "sports"}}
The .Net code should be:
AWSRoot obj = new AWSRoot(input.Payload);
var request = new PublishRequest
{
TargetArn = endpoint.EndpointArn,
MessageStructure = "json",
Message = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj)
};
PublishResponse publishResponse = await _client.PublishAsync(request);
AWSRoot is the root object that we create for SNS
public class AWSRoot
{
public string APNS { get; set; }
public AWSRoot(string payload)
{
APNS = payload;
}
}

post an email to a survey using the surveymonkey api

we have a survey in surveymonkey and using c# to try and add the email addresses to the survey using the surveymonkey api. the api works fine for GETS but we have yet to get a POST to work. all we get back is
"docs": "https://developer.surveymonkey.com/api/v3/#error-codes",
"message": "There was an error retrieving the requested resource.",
"id": "1020",
"name": "Resource Not Found",
"http_status_code": 404
all of the id's are correct as we can GET information about the survey but cannot POST to it. we have granted all the scopes so there shouldn't be a limitation or restriction on that side. SurveyMonkey api support might as well not exist as they are a complete waste of time and cannot answer a single question about their api.
the code below is our latest attempt at calling out to the api with a POST. we put the actual ids in the uri instead of {id} I did not include our id's here for the obvious reasons.
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
var uri = new Uri("https://api.surveymonkey.net/v3/surveys/{id}/collectors/{id}/messages/{id}/recipients-d");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer",ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SurveyMonkeyAccessToken"]);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
var content = new StringContent("{ \"email\": + " + emailAddress + " }", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = client.PostAsync(uri,content);
ParseSurveyPostResponses(response)
}
anyone successfully post to a surveymonkey survey using their V3 api?

What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to create an email collector? Are you trying to create a new message on that email collector?
Are you trying to add recipients to that email? are you trying to send out the email?
Creating an email collector:
POST /v3/<survey_id>/collectors
{
"type": "email"
}
Adding a message to an email collector:
POST /v3/collectors/<collector_id>/messages
{
"type": "invite"
}
Add recipients to a message:
POST /collectors/<collector_id>/messages/<message_id>/recipients
{
"email": "test#example.com",
"first_name": "Test",
"last_name": "Example",
"custom_fields": {
"1": "First Value",
"2": "Second Value",
"3": "Third Value"
},
"extra_fields": {
"field_name1": "field_value1",
"field_name2": "field_value2"
}
}
NOTE: You can also add recipients in bulk
NOTE2: Custom fields are stored on the associated contact in your contact list, Extra Fields are only stored on the recipient for that message and only accessible through the API.
Sending out the email:
POST /v3/collectors/<collector_id>/messages/<message_id>/send
{
"scheduled_date": "2017-07-18T16:52:22"
}
NOTE: you can exclude the scheduled_date and just send in {} to send the message right away.

Updating trigger frequency of Azure Logic App using API

I am trying to update the recurrence frequency and interval of a Logic App using Azure Logic SDK and it is failing with this error message
Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException: The request to patch workflow 'kk-test-logic-app' is not supported.
None of the fields inside the properties object can be patched.
Here is a code snippet showing what I am trying to do.
var workflow = await _client.Value.Workflows.GetAsync(resourceGroupName, workflowName);
dynamic workflowDefinition = workflow.Definition;
workflowDefinition.triggers[triggerName]["recurrence"] = JToken.FromObject(new { frequency = triggerFrequency, interval = triggerInterval });
await _client.Value.Workflows.UpdateAsync(resourceGroupName, workflowName, workflow);
where _client is Lazy<LogicManagementClient>.
Here is the definition of the trigger I am trying to update (got using Fiddler):
"triggers": {
"When_a_new_email_arrives": {
"recurrence": {
"frequency": "Hour",
"interval": 2
},
"splitOn": "#triggerBody()?.value",
"type": "ApiConnection",
"inputs": {
"host": {
"api": {
"runtimeUrl": "https://logic-apis-southindia.azure-apim.net/apim/office365"
},
"connection": {
"name": "#parameters('$connections')['office365']['connectionId']"
}
},
"method": "get",
"path": "/Mail/OnNewEmail",
"queries": {
"folderPath": "Inbox",
"importance": "Any"
}
}
}
}
Note that I am able to successfully retrieve the workflows, workflowRuns, workflowTriggers etc. Only the update operation is failing. Any ideas on how to update properties of workflows using the SDK?
UPDATE:
As pointed out by Amor-MSFT in the comments below, this is a defect and as a workaround, I am currently using CreateOrUpdateAsync instead of UpdateAsync. A new defect has been created in GitHub to get this to the attention of the SDK development team.

The trigger currently executes every 30s checking if a new mail was received from a certain email address and is working well as expected. I'm trying to change the recurrence frequency from 30s to 2hours using the code I provided.
I created a mail trigger and I can reproduce the issue if I use invoke UpdateAsync method. According to the source code of Azure Logic C# SDK, it send a PATCH request which is not supported according the response message. After changed the HTTP method to PUT, I can update the workflow. Here is the sample code which I used to send the PUT request.
string triggerName = "When_a_new_email_arrives";
string resourceGroupName = "my resourcegroup name";
string workflowName = "my-LogicApp";
string subscriptionID = "my-subscriptionID";
var workflow = await _client.Workflows.GetAsync(resourceGroupName, workflowName);
string url = string.Format("https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{0}/resourceGroups/{1}/providers/Microsoft.Logic/workflows/{2}?api-version=2016-06-01",
subscriptionID, resourceGroupName, workflowName);
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
HttpRequestMessage message = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Put, url);
message.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer put your token here");
message.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
message.Headers.Add("Expect", "100-continue");
dynamic workflowDefinition = workflow.Definition;
workflowDefinition.triggers[triggerName]["recurrence"] = JToken.FromObject(new { frequency = "Minute", interval = 20 });
string s = workflow.ToString();
string workflowString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(workflow, _client.SerializationSettings);
message.Content = new StringContent(workflowString, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
await client.SendAsync(message);

PayPal Rest api sdk

I have implemented paypal sdk in android. When I execute paypal in android using paypal sdk they give me a reponse json.
"response": {
"state": "approved",
"id": "PAY-7075194003318564GKZZINNA",
"create_time": "2015-12-17T09:56:20Z",
"intent": "sale"
},
"client": {
"platform": "Android",
"paypal_sdk_version": "2.12.4",
"product_name": "PayPal-Android-SDK",
"environment": "sandbox"
},
"response_type": "payment"
}
In asp .net I receive paypal id. I want to get payment details and execute the payment. I am using paypal sdk for .net.
var payment = Payment.Get(apiContext, paymentId);
if (payment.state.Equals("approved"))
{
var paymentExecution = new PaymentExecution();
paymentExecution.payer_id = payment.payer.payer_info.payer_id;
Payment newPayment = payment.Execute(apiContext, paymentExecution);
//var firstOrDefault = payment.transactions.FirstOrDefault();
//if (firstOrDefault != null)
//{
// string amount = firstOrDefault.amount.total;
//}
}
But everytime I got an error named 400 bad request at calling payment.execute function. Also I dont get the details of payment(Payment.Get give error) after 3 hour of excuting payment from android. Why data lost after 3 hour?
Do I need to excute paypal payment if state is approved?
I am using sandbox now for testing

Google+ Moments:Insert AddActivity generic error

I'm trying to publish an app moment for Google+. The app successfully completes the authentication process and receives the access token. The problem happens when I try to call the Moment.Insert API on "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people/me/moments/vault", always returns this unspecified error message
{
"error": {
"errors": [
{
"domain": "global",
"reason": "invalid",
"message": "Invalid Value"
}
],
"code": 400,
"message": "Invalid Value"
}
}
The API steps I'm following are the ones listed here https://developers.google.com/+/api/latest/moments/insert and the request looks like this
{
"target": {
"kind": "plus#itemScope",
"name": "Sample Test for Google Plus REST API",
"id": "88370F18-81A4-47F5-BC2F-19EDBE326A20",
"url": "http://schema.org/Thing"
},
"type": "http://schemas.google.com/AddActivity",
"kind": "plus#moment"
}
I also add the access token to the request header & the api key to the url as a parameter.
I don't know if I'm missing something here but it may worth saying that I receive the exact same error message when using the API explorer in Google Dev. Console.
Thanks in advance for any insights

This is the moment declaration that worked for me. For some reason, the description field is required and not adding it would produce this strange error message.
var client = new RestClient();
var moment = new
{
kind = "plus#moment",
type = "https://schemas.google.com/AddActivity",
target = new
{
kind = "plus#itemScope",
id = "GENERATE-A-POST-ID-HERE",
type = "https://schemas.google.com/AddActivity",
name = "SOMTHING-TO-POST",
description = "SOMTHING-TO-POST"
}
};
var request = new RestRequest(string.Format("{0}?key={1}", GOOGLE_POST_URL, GOOGLE_APP_ID), Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("authorization", "BEARER-ACCESS-TOKEN-RECEIVED-BEFORE");
request.AddBody(moment);
client.ExecuteAsync(request, OnPostCompleted);
I'm using RestSharp library to handle the REST operations.
Hope this would help.