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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Integrate inbound events

This example illustrates how to create a notification from an inbound JSON request.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

When complete, you will be able to:

  • Send a JSON request to the [imp_notification] web service import set with the JSON processor
  • Create a new import set in the [imp_notification] table in the instance using data from the JSON request

The following example steps assume you have your own demonstration instance.

Procedure

  1. Activate the JSON Web Service plugin.

  2. Install the RESTClient Firefox plugin.

  3. Open the RESTClient.

  4. Create the following JSON request.

    • Method: POST
    • URL: http://<instance name>.service-now.com/imp_notification.do?JSON
    • Headers: Authorization: Basic
    • Body:

      {"sysparm_action":"insert","message":"this is an event","uuid":"abc"}
      
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The REST JSON request
  1. Select Send.

  2. Navigate to Response > Response Body (Raw).

  3. Verify that the instance sends back a response with a sys_id.

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The REST response
  1. Log in to your development instance.

  2. In Navigation filter, enter imp_notification.list.

  3. Verify that the import set table has an event matching your JSON request.

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Import set table showing an event record that matches the JSON request data

Parent Topic:References for Inbound email