Error signing in with the error INPUT_VALIDATION_ERROR

[Luca Daniel]

Hi,

I am getting INPUT_VALIDATION_ERROR while logging into betfair api. I am following the docs, but it was of no use with this particular error code.

I'd appreciate if anyone could guide me in the right direction.

Here is my swift code

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: "https://identitysso.betfair.com/api/login")!)
        request.HTTPMethod = "POST"


                request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
        request.setValue("MY_APP_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Application")


        let postString = "username=MY_USER_NAME&password=MY_PASSWORD"
        request.HTTPBody = postString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)

        let task = NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithRequest(request) { data, response, error in
            guard error == nil && data != nil else {                                                          // check for fundamental networking error
                print("error=\(error)")
                return
            }

            if let httpStatus = response as? NSHTTPURLResponse where httpStatus.statusCode != 200 {           // check for http errors
                print("statusCode should be 200, but is \(httpStatus.statusCode)")
                print("response = \(response)")
            }

            let responseString = NSString(data: data!, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
            print("responseString = \(responseString)")
        }
        task.resume()

Please Help

[jabe]

I'm not starting from the best place to help you, as I don't know what language you're using and my current program uses the Desktop Application login method.

Is this the third of the login options ("Interactive Login - API Endpoint")?

I'll assume you replaced key, username, and password with strings for the usual reason.

[betdynamics]

Make sure that your password doesn't contain any "invalid" characters.

From memory, I think that some of the punctuation characters are treated as invalid.

[Luca Daniel]

Make sure that your password doesn't contain any "invalid" characters.

From memory, I think that some of the punctuation characters are treated as invalid.

My password just has letters and numbers. I even changed the password once and tried it.

If I curl the API with the same parameters, it works smoothly. The headers I am using in both places are same too.

[Luca Daniel]

Yes Sir. I have done all that.

[betdynamics]

I would double-check your encoding.

If you can compare the output of the encoding from the curl and compare it what you are producing from swift, then that may point you in the right direction.

[Luca Daniel]

I would double-check your encoding.

If you can compare the output of the encoding from the curl and compare it what you are producing from swift, then that may point you in the right direction.

That did it. I somehow managed to get the login working. But the iOS sdk has many issues. I am gonna write my own wrapper around the API.

Thanks a lot for the help. Much appreciate it.

[talharizwaan]

Hi,

I am getting INPUT_VALIDATION_ERROR while logging into betfair api. I am following the docs, but it was of no use with this particular error code.

I'd appreciate if anyone could guide me in the right direction.

Here is my swift code

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: "https://identitysso.betfair.com/api/login")!)
request.HTTPMethod = "POST"


request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
request.setValue("MY_APP_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Application")


let postString = "username=MY_USER_NAME&password=MY_PASSWORD"
request.HTTPBody = postString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)

let task = NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithRequest(request) { data, response, error in
guard error == nil && data != nil else { // check for fundamental networking error
print("error=\(error)")
return
}

if let httpStatus = response as? NSHTTPURLResponse where httpStatus.statusCode != 200 { // check for http errors
print("statusCode should be 200, but is \(httpStatus.statusCode)")
print("response = \(response)")
}

let responseString = NSString(data: data!, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
print("responseString = \(responseString)")
}
task.resume()

Please Help

globe sim registration



It looks like you're encountering the INPUT_VALIDATION_ERROR because the Betfair API expects the data to be sent in a specific format and with the correct headers zz0.rfl9lqqu5vzz

[rye]

Hi,

I am getting INPUT_VALIDATION_ERROR while logging into betfair api. I am following the docs, but it was of no use with this particular error code.

I'd appreciate if anyone could guide me in the right direction.

Here is my swift code

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: "https://identitysso.betfair.com/api/login")!)
request.HTTPMethod = "POST"


request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
request.setValue("MY_APP_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Application")


let postString = "username=MY_USER_NAME&password=MY_PASSWORD"
request.HTTPBody = postString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)

let task = NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithRequest(request) { data, response, error in
guard error == nil && data != nil else { // check for fundamental networking error
print("error=\(error)")
return
}

if let httpStatus = response as? NSHTTPURLResponse where httpStatus.statusCode != 200 { // check for http errors
print("statusCode should be 200, but is \(httpStatus.statusCode)")
print("response = \(response)")
}

let responseString = NSString(data: data!, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
print("responseString = \(responseString)")
}
task.resume()

Please Help

Because the password contains special symbols, PHP uses the rawurlencode() function to escape the password and then sends it, so you can log in normally.