Create an HTTP Service in SAP BTP ABAP Environment
Requires Customer/Partner License
Beginner
15 min.
Create an HTTP service in SAP BTP ABAP environment that can be called from the browser.
You will learn
- How to create an HTTP service that can be accessed from a browser
- How to return system data using a (whitelisted) ABAP utility class
- How to expose the service for external consumption, by defining the necessary inbound communication artifacts
Prerequisites
- IMPORTANT: This tutorial cannot be completed on a trial account
- You have set up SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), ABAP Environment, for example by using the relevant booster: Using a Booster to Automate the Setup of the ABAP Environment
- Tutorial: Create Your First Console Application, for a licensed user, steps 1-2
- You have installed ABAP Development Tools, latest version
Important: This tutorial is not suitable for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition. If you would like to enable HTTP consumption from S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, see:
- Developing External Service Consumption - Outbound Communication
- Enable HTTP Communication in Your ABAP Code
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or 000
with your initials or group number.