String apiKey = request.getParameter("api-key");
        String apiUser = request.getParameter("api-user");
        String apiPass = request.getParameter("api-pass");

        APIUser user = apiUserFacade.getAPIUser(apiUser, passEncrypted, apiKey);

        if (user != null) {
            String action = request.getParameter("action");
        //then do something based on the value of action
        } else {
        //i.e user = null
            HashMap<String, String> resp = new HashMap<String, String>();
            resp.put("response-code", "401");
            resp.put("response-text", "API User not found");
            out.println(Encoder.parse(resp));
        }