# REST API call using system.net.httpClient

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-call-using-system-net-httpclient/97157>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-call-using-system-net-httpclient/97157 "2024-10-11T16:33:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jason\_Millar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jason\_Millar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jason_Millar)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-call-using-system-net-httpclient/97157/1 "2024-10-11T16:33:27Z")

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I'm making a GET API call to another server in our network that uses a self-signed cert for SSL. Ignition is generating a "unable to find a valid certification path" error. I have put the other server cert in the supplemental certificate folder, but that doesn't fix it. Two things I'm wondering if folks can help with with:

1. Are self-signed certs just not usabled, and
2. Is there a way for me to avoid cert validation in our dev/test environment?

Thanks,  
Jason

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**Author:** ![Rats](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rats/32/68478_2.png) [@Rats](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rats)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-call-using-system-net-httpclient/97157/2 "2024-10-11T17:39:34Z")

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This is how I'm doing it.

```python
client = system.net.httpClient(redirect_policy="ALWAYS",bypass_cert_validation=True)

```