Error: 45106 400 Bad Request during folder creation via REST API /objects endpoint in Automic Automation.

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine
• Automic Automation
• Automic SaaS

Issue/Introduction

Folder creation attempts via the Automation Engine REST API fail with a 400 Bad Request error when following the "fold" example provided in the Swagger documentation.

Symptoms The following symptoms occur when attempting to create a folder using the example payload under the POST /{client_id}/objects endpoint:

• The request returns HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request.
• The response contains error code 45106.
• Error details state: "The request is invalid and cannot be processed by the Automation Engine."

Environment

• Automic Automation Engine 24.x
• Automic Automation Engine 26.x
• REST API

Cause

A documentation defect in the Swagger UI incorrectly includes a folder creation example ("fold") under the general POST /{client_id}/objects endpoint. This endpoint is designed for standard objects; folder objects require a specialized endpoint.

Resolution

To create a folder via the REST API, use the correct endpoint as shown below:

1. Direct the POST request to /{client_id}/folderobjects instead of /{client_id}/objects.
2. Use the same JSON payload structure for the folder definition.
3. Verify the response returns 200 OK.

Note: This issue is tracked under defect DE208881. It is targeted to be fixed in the following releases:

• Automation.Engine 24.4.6 - TBA
• Automation.Engine 26.1.0 - TBA

Public Title:
Incorrect example for creating a folder

Public Description:
An incorrect example for creating Folder objects was removed from the Swagger documentation.

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Additional Information

For more details on REST API object management, refer to the Automic Automation Documentation.