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# Processor API components

# Processor API components {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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Processors have access to dedicated API classes, objects, and methods.
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| Class, object, or method | Description |
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| `g_response` | An object of type HttpServletResponse. See [GlideServletResponse](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideServletResponseScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US). |
| `setContentType('text/html;charset=UTF-8')` | A [GlideServletResponse](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideServletResponseScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US) method to set the content type of the response being sent to the client. |
| `g_request` | An object of type HttpServletRequest. See [HttpServletRequest](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideServletRequestScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US). |
| `getParameter()` | A glide method to get the value of a URL parameter. |
| `canRead()` | A GlideRecord method to determine if the user can read data from a table. See [GlideRecord](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideRecordScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US). |
| `g_processor` | A simplified servlet for processors. See [GlideScriptedProcessor](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideScriptedProcessorScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US). |
| `writeOutput()` | A [GlideScriptedProcessor](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_GlideScriptedProcessorScopedAPI&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US) method to display information on the client. |
| `g_target` | An object containing the target table name of a processor URL. For example, a processor containing the URI incident.do applies to the Incident table. |
[Table 1. Processor API components]

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