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Interact with the public REST API on a ServiceNow instance
The Mobile SDK provides functionality that enables iOS applications to call the public REST API on a ServiceNow instance.
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REST API Explorer / concept
Scripted REST APIs
The scripted REST API feature allows application developers to build custom web service APIs.
REST API Explorer / task
Create a scripted REST API resource
Create a scripted REST API resource to define the HTTP method, the processing script, and to override settings from the parent service.
Event Management / task
Integrate Grafana with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
REST API Explorer / task
Configure a scripted REST API to require an ACL
Requests to scripted REST APIs respect platform ACLs, and the requesting user must meet any table ACL requirements to access instance data. Additionally, you can configure the scripted REST API to require a specific ACL.
REST API Explorer / task
Define a scripted REST API request header
Define scripted REST API request headers to control which headers the API accepts.
REST API Explorer / task
Enable versioning for a scripted REST API
Enable versioning for a scripted REST API to provide multiple versions of the API while maintaining compatibility with existing integrations.
Event Management / task
Integrate Sumo Logic with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
Event Management / task
Integrate Azure with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
Event Management / task
Integrate New Relic with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
Event Management / task
Integrate ThousandEyes with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
Authentication / task
Configure REST API Auth scope
Link the OAuth entity with an auth scope to manage the token to access the REST APIs that are linked with the auth scope.
REST API Explorer / task
Add a version to a scripted REST API
Add a new version to a versioned scripted REST API to define new API behavior without impacting older versions.
REST API Explorer / task
View path-based ACLs from REST API Explorer
Path-based Access Control Levels (ACLs) enable you to define access control rules for scripted REST API endpoints using their resource path. This can be done independently of the ACL references on the operation record.
REST API Explorer / task
Monitor inbound REST API rate limit counts and violations
To determine if you have set a rate limit rule appropriately, monitor the counts and violations for inbound REST API requests that are restricted by the rule.
REST API Explorer / task
Define a REST API response header
Define one or more REST API response headers in a REST API.
REST API Explorer / task
Define a REST API schema
Specify the expected data structure for requests or responses within a REST API by defining a schema.
REST API Explorer / task
Reset an inbound REST API rate limit
Reset a rate limit rule to reset the rate limit count to zero (0) and delete any violations for the current hour.
REST API Explorer / task
Configure a scripted REST API resource to require an ACL
By default, API resources/endpoints inherit security settings from the parent API. Define custom Access Control Levels (ACLs) for a specific resource/endpoint to override the inherited settings.
Event Management / task
Integrate AWS with REST API key token
Integrate using an API key to establish secure communication and automate data exchange via REST API. This simplifies integration, enabling seamless access to services and enhancing operational efficiency.
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