JSON PDP API request and response flow - PingAuthorize - 9.2

The JSON PDP API is implemented with both an individual decision request endpointendpoint One end in a communication channel, typically a URI. and a batch request endpoint that consuming application servers can access using POSTPOST An HTTP method used to request that the service or server accept the entity enclosed in the request as an addition to the resource identified in the URI. requests to the /governance-engine or /governance-engine/batch paths, respectively.

The HTTP requestsHTTP request A client transaction sent over HTTP to the server specifying a request method (such as GET, POST, DELETE) to execute against a resource or resources on the server. must include the appropriate Content-Type and Accept headers, and request bodies must be valid JSON in the expected request format.

The endpoint paths and headers are listed in the following table.

A successful JSON PDP API request goes through the following flow:

1. The client makes the JSON request, which is received by the JSON PDP API. The API forwards the request to the Policy Decision Service.
2. When the Policy Decision Service returns a response, the API sends the response to the client.