REQUESTDIGEST in Sharepoint online SPA

Question

Hello guys, I've created a Sharepoint Online SPA using AngularJS and Breeze (with HotTowel.Angular module),and in order to perform a POST operation i need to set the 'X-RequestDigest' header with the request but unfortunately i can't use $('#__REQUESTDIGEST').val(); because it's not available to a provider hosted app. Do you have any idea please? Thanks in advance

Bouthaina Tlijani · Answer

Thanx Nanddeep Nachan and Jayakumar Balasubramaniam but i already fixed the problem by using a rest call using: _api/contextinfo and retrieve the FormDigestValue

Jayakumar Balasubramaniam · Answer

Hi, What i understand is, in your provided hosted app you have integrated angular JS and trying to post something to SP Rest API sp you need X-RequestDigest. If that is the case, you will get then access token right, you can save it some hidden field and read it in angular Js then pass it in your API request.

Nanddeep Nachan · Answer

Request digest token is included in hidden field. Please try this var digest = $( '#__REQUESTDIGEST' ).val(); $.ajax({ url: '/_api/web/...' method: "POST" , headers: { "Accept" : "application/json; odata=nometadata" , "X-RequestDigest" : digest }, success: function (data) { // ... }, error: function (data, errorCode, errorMessage) { // ... } });

Bouthaina Tlijani · Answer

yes it gives us the access to the token if we are working with the native way but in my case i'm using a costumised app using HotTowel.Angular module so i don't have the hidden field in my html pages so i have to use the rest service to retrieve it.

Nanddeep Nachan · Answer

SharePoint oob maintains the access token in hidden field - __REQUESTDIGEST We can utilize the same instead of creating another hidden field.

REQUESTDIGEST in Sharepoint online SPA

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