Problem sending a SOAP request to Zimbra server

[fgb]

Hello,

I am trying to send a SOAP request to Zimbra server in order to authenticate and perform admin tasks.

I am sure I am missing a point somewhere but can't find where.

Here is the SOAP request I am sending:

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
	<SOAP-ENV:Header>
		<context xmlns="urn:zimbra">
			<nonotify/>
			<noqualify/>
		</context>
	</SOAP-ENV:Header>
	<SOAP-ENV:Body>
		<AuthRequest xmlns="urn:zimbraAccount">
			<name>admin@domain.com</name>
			<password>password</password>
		</AuthRequest>
	</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

Here is the java code:

SOAPConnectionFactory sfc = SOAPConnectionFactory.newInstance();
		SOAPConnection connection = sfc.createConnection();
    	
    	MessageFactory mf = MessageFactory.newInstance();
        SOAPMessage sm = mf.createMessage();
        SOAPHeader sh = sm.getSOAPHeader();
        SOAPBody sb = sm.getSOAPBody();
        
        /* Build soap header */
        QName headerName = new QName("urn:zimbra", "context");
        SOAPHeaderElement headerElement = sh.addHeaderElement(headerName);
        QName noNotifyQName = new QName("nonotify");
        headerElement.addChildElement(noNotifyQName);
        
        QName noQualifyQName = new QName("noqualify");
        headerElement.addChildElement(noQualifyQName);

        /* Build soap body */
        QName serviceName = new QName("urn:zimbraAdmin", "AuthRequest");
        SOAPBodyElement bodyElement = sb.addBodyElement(serviceName);
        QName nameQn = new QName("name");
        SOAPElement nameElementValue = bodyElement.addChildElement(nameQn);
        nameElementValue.addTextNode("admin@domain.com");
        QName passwordQn = new QName("password");
        SOAPElement passwordElementValue = bodyElement.addChildElement(passwordQn);
        passwordElementValue.addTextNode("password");

        sm.writeTo(System.out);

        URL url = new URL("https://server:7071/service/admin/soap");
        
        SOAPMessage response = connection.call(sm, url);
        System.out.println(response.getContentDescription());
        return sm;

I don't get anything back when making the call. No error in the Zimbra log files.

Thanks

[yutaka]

Hi fgb,

I do not know what is wrong with your source.
But I think that you better check how zimbra original source code sends AuthRequest.
You can start from com.zimbra.cs.taglib.tag.LoginTag which is called when you use normal zwc login.
In the doTag function of the class, zimbra client API com.zimbra.cs.zclient.ZMailbox is used like this;

ZMailbox mbox = ZMailbox.getMailbox(options);

This is actually where SOAP AuthRequest is created and sent.

Or you can use this zimbra client API in your source code.

Hope it will help you.

[fgb]

It finally worked, I was not handling properly the answer I get from Zimbra, it was my fault.

Thank you for your help!