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A BPA REST call fails with "HTTP Connection Delegate could not retrieve the data from the specified URL, Returned status code: 500," even though calling the exact same URL from a tool like Postman on the same machine works fine.

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The workflow engine's REST calls originate from the middle tier's own network path, which can be subject to different firewall rules than whatever machine and network path a testing tool like Postman is running from — a working Postman call doesn't rule out a firewall blocking the middle tier itself from reaching that same URL; check firewall rules along the middle tier's actual outbound network path specifically, rather than assuming the URL or endpoint configuration must be at fault just because it works from a developer's own machine.

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