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Victoria Retallick
11,127 PointsProblem with Watson API - message returns 401 (Unauthorized)
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 401 (Unauthorized)
api.js:59 POST http://localhost:3000/api/message 401 (Unauthorized)
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Victoria Retallick
11,127 PointsI got it working in the end, I had to restart the node server (Ctrl+C, then npm start
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Victoria Retallick
11,127 PointsVictoria Retallick
11,127 Points2017-12-14T08:23:06-06:00, Error ERCDPLTFRM-INVLDCHR occurred when accessing https://gateway.watsonplatform.net/conversation/api/v1/workspaces/%3CYOUR%20WORKSPACE%20ID%3E/message?version=2017-10-17, Tran-Id: gateway01-526416757 - "}