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  • 1.  When Architect requests a webservice data action, what does the request?

    Posted 08-01-2020 01:35
    When a call flow uses a data action tied to a webservice integration, is it the Edge that is making that request?  If so, would an internal IP address work for building the data action, or can it only be a public IP?

    Thinking in the case of LDM/BYOC Premise if the data action requests could stay internally between the Edge and the API endpoint that would make security discussions less painful :)

    I'm guessing if you use the internal IP, then testing the Data Action within the UI would fail from outside.
    #Integrations

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    Vaun McCarthy
    NTT New Zealand Limited
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  • 2.  RE: When Architect requests a webservice data action, what does the request?

    Posted 08-03-2020 03:51
    Data Actions run directly from Genesys Cloud. To connect to a local service you either need to use Lambda Actions if applicable or a middleware that will be publicly accessible that then communicates with the internal platform.

    This used to be managed with the Bridge server before it was deprecated.

    There is a comment on this in the developer forum.
    https://developer.mypurecloud.ie/forum/t/data-actions-ip-private/7330

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    RICHARD CHANDLER
    Conn3ct
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  • 3.  RE: When Architect requests a webservice data action, what does the request?

    Posted 08-03-2020 04:00
    Thanks Richard, the Bridge stuff was deprecated before I got involved with Genesys Cloud but yes that does look what was previously used to do it.  Frustrating because that bridge connector setup would have made a lot of what I'm doing at the moment so much easier and a smoother discussion with client's security teams.

    May just have to go down the publicly available middleware option but whitelist the known Genesys Cloud public IPs (which I believe you can get through an API call).

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    Vaun McCarthy
    NTT New Zealand Limited
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  • 4.  RE: When Architect requests a webservice data action, what does the request?

    GENESYS
    Posted 08-04-2020 13:10
    Vaun,

    Check out this blog from the Developer Center: https://developer.mypurecloud.com/blog/2018-09-11-access-local-service-from-the-cloud/

    Ngrok has a paid plan that can give you good security for your service so that you can reach those internal resources.

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    Jim Crespino
    Senior Director, Developer Evangelism
    Genesys
    https://developer.genesys.com
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  • 5.  RE: When Architect requests a webservice data action, what does the request?

    Posted 08-04-2020 15:33
    Edited by Richard Chandler 08-04-2020 15:33
    Thanks Jim,

    I forgot about that one. Good blog. Also worth mentioning that the best place for these questions is the developer forum.

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    RICHARD CHANDLER
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