Wow, we made it to 50! In 2020 we decided to use the SAS Engage Trivia app to start this thing called the SAS Bowl. Five years later we've learned a lot about SAS, passed out a lot of SAS swag, and had some fun. April's edition of the SAS Bowl features PROC HTTP. "See" you there.

Game Details

• The SAS Support Community trivia event, SAS Bowl L, PROC HTTP is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, at 10 a.m. ET.
• Register for the event and receive an invite to a Microsoft Teams meeting and a calendar event.
• On game day, join the Teams meeting and access the game here.

More on PROC HTTP

In today's world, information systems and environments do not stand on their own. The must communicate with other systems and environments. This is no different for SAS. This communication is performed using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). In SAS code, you can use PROC HTTP to make API calls to SAS Viya or to outside systems. To prepare for the game and learn more about PROC HTTP, refer to the following resources.

• How to translate your cURL command into SAS code - SAS Users blog post
• Using PROC HTTP 1 - Review of the HTTP Protocol - SAS Communities article
• Calling REST API’s from SAS : Using proc http to extract report content - SAS Communities article
• PROC HTTP SAS Documentation
• The ABCs of PROC HTTP - SAS Global Forum paper

SAS Bowl and event details

For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.

Register for the event and receive an invite with game details and a Teams meeting link. On game day, Join the TEAMS meeting to play, and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear .