REST is just a series of HTTP or preferably HTTPS calls. Usually you have to register and you will have some kind of access code. In the first call this access information is transformed into a session token that must be used for any further transaction.
The data returned is very often in JSON, but could also be XML. The session token may expire and for longer transactions it must therefore be renewed. REST-calls can be made directly or can be part of a call-back service -then the URL of the function has to be registered as well. Here is a summary of the differences between SOAP and REST: https://smartbear.com/blog/soap-vs-rest-whats-the-difference/ Best regards Mike -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Samstag, 21. Dezember 2024 20:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: REXX and RESTAPI calls I have been looking at REST and do not see how it is different than a set of HTTP transactions. What am I missing? On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:04:56 +0000 "Shumate, Scott" <[email protected]> wrote: :>Truist Data Risk Classification: [-Public-] :>Does anyone have any experience with REXX making a REST API call to service now? If so, could you point me in the right direction? -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
