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3623148 - Error "415 Unsupported Media type" in API Journal Entry - Post (Synchronous) - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

When posting through API Journal Entry - Post (Synchronous) via postman, error “415 Unsupported Media type” occurred.

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

In Headers tab, only one Content-Type “application/xml” is maintained. Content-Type “text/xml; charset=utf-8” is missing.

Resolution

1. In below screenshot, click on “Key”, choose “Content-Type”. Click “value”, input below:

text/xml; charset=utf-8

2. Make sure the newly added line is selected with a tick on the left.

3. Retest, and the error should not occur.

Keywords

415 Unsupported Media type, api, Journal Entry - Post (Synchronous), postman , KBA , AC-INT-2CL , Accounting Interface (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions