REST Component in jBPM – Complete Guide with Examples
Modern business processes often require calling external services—microservices, third-party APIs, or internal REST endpoints. In jBPM , this is made possible using the REST Work Item Handler (REST WIH) , commonly called the REST Component . In this article, you’ll learn: What the REST component is How to configure it How to call REST APIs (GET/POST/PUT/PATCH) How to pass headers, parameters, and body How to store and use responses in the workflow Best practices and optional advanced tips 🔹 What Is the REST Component in jBPM? The REST Work Item Handler allows your BPMN process to make external REST API calls. A REST Work Item can: ✔ Call any REST endpoint ✔ Support GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH ✔ Pass JSON/XML bodies ✔ Attach HTTP headers ✔ Capture response codes and response bodies ✔ Store the response into process variables It is mostly used inside a Service Task . 🔧 Configuring REST Work Item Handler Add the REST WIH dependency in your pom...