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= Restful - specification = | |||
RFC 3986 defines URIs as case-sensitive except for the scheme and host components. e.g. | |||
;Resources | |||
*[https://restfulapi.net/resource-naming/ Resource naming] | |||
=[https://dev.to/inambe/how-http-works-2492 Basics of HTTP]= | |||
= Use curl to test RESTful API = | = Use curl to test RESTful API = | ||
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Install | Install | ||
<source lang=bash> | <source lang=bash> | ||
pip install http-prompt #requires root and sudo is not advised | pip install http-prompt #requires root and sudo is not advised | ||
pip install --user http-prompt | pip install --user http-prompt #local install in ~/.local/bin/http-prompt | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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http-prompt http://localhost:3000 | http-prompt http://localhost:3000 | ||
http-prompt localhost:3000/api --auth user:pass username=somebody | http-prompt localhost:3000/api --auth user:pass username=somebody | ||
</source> | |||
[https://httpie.org/run HTTPie] online tool | |||
<source lang=bash> | |||
sudo apt-get install httpie | |||
</source> | </source> | ||
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*[http://http-prompt.com/ http-prompt.com] | *[http://http-prompt.com/ http-prompt.com] | ||
*[https://www.tecmint.com/http-prompt-command-line-http-client/ http-prompt-command-line-http-client] | *[https://www.tecmint.com/http-prompt-command-line-http-client/ http-prompt-command-line-http-client] | ||
*[https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie HTTPie: a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans] | *[https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie HTTPie: a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans] Github | ||
= References = | = References = | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 24 May 2020
Restful - specification
RFC 3986 defines URIs as case-sensitive except for the scheme and host components. e.g.
- Resources
Basics of HTTP
Use curl to test RESTful API
curl --insecure -X GET \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer geasrExampleTokengwsdvb" \ "https://host1.aws.example.com/ApiBaseLocation/v1/ApiName/Value"
Options explained
--insecuredisables ssl checks like the certificate chain check, etc.-X, --request <command>it defaults to GET commands, check HTTP1.1 specification for more-H, --header <header>(HTTP) Extra header to include in the request when sending HTTP to a server
Use Chrome addon Postman
Run Chrome in ssl disable verification mode in case you hit CN url mismatch in SSL certificate
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --ignore-certificate-errors
HTTP Prompt – An Interactive Command Line HTTP Client
Install
pip install http-prompt #requires root and sudo is not advised pip install --user http-prompt #local install in ~/.local/bin/http-prompt
Use
http-prompt http://localhost:3000 http-prompt localhost:3000/api --auth user:pass username=somebody
HTTPie online tool
sudo apt-get install httpie
Resources
- http-prompt.com
- http-prompt-command-line-http-client
- HTTPie: a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans Github
References
- How to test a REST api from command line with curl codingpedia.org
- Chrome Postan Addon advanced UI addon to test Restful API. You may need to disable SSL verification in chrome://flags/#allow-insecure-localhost
- List of Chromium Command Line Switches Chrome command line options