URLEncoding in query service of vCloud Director API

[hemanagouda]

Hi,

Trying to use below vCloud Director Query Service API:

GET /api​/query​?type=vApp​&filter=%28vdcName%3D%3Dsikdervse%29​&format=records​

Getting below error:

Bad request: Expression %28vdcName%3D%3Dsikdervse%29 is not a comparison expression.

On the other hand I get successfull 200 OK for below call

GET /api/query?type=vApp&filter=(vdcName==sikdervse)&format=records

Only difference is that in first failing GET call, reserved characters like '(', '=', '=' & ')' are URLEncoded or Percent Encoded. Why is VCD throwing error when URLs are encoded using Percent encoding as per W3 standards. How can we make VCD accept encoded URLs?

Using vCloud Director 5.1.

Thanks,

Hemana

email: hemana.gouda@accenture.com

[cfor]

As I understand it this is a limitation of the query service.  I would suggest opening a case with support as this is the only way these things seem to get resolved.

[rkamal]

Hi Hemana,

How are you making these API calls.

Are you using the vCloud Java SDK to make it. Do you get this exception when making through the SDK?

Regards,

Rajesh Kamal.