# Reading an API Server Response **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-an-api-server-response/188409 "2010-05-11T16:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindtonic)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-an-api-server-response/188409/1 "2010-05-11T16:01:49Z")
Hello, I am trying to debug an API. Towards the end of the process, the remote server sends me a request. I respond to that request with: render :text =\> my\_response, :status =\> 200. I am trying to find out how to read the remote server’s response. So basically this is a three part cycle. How do I access the third part? 1. Remote Server sends a request 2. I respond with text and a status of 200 3. Remote Server responds with the results of the transaction. How do I access this third response? I specifically would like to log the body of the response so that I can read it and figure out what is going on through the api calls. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindtonic)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-an-api-server-response/188409/2 "2010-05-11T17:11:29Z")
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Mindtonic [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > 1. Remote Server responds with the results of the transaction. > There’s no such thing as a response to a response. #3 would be a > second request, assuming that the remote server is programmed to > initiate one. And in that case, presumably you’ll know what URL it’s > requesting, right? – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan