cURL Access

You can use cURL to access the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Process Automation API.

To use cURL to access the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Process Automation API:

  • Install cURL, as described in Quick Start.

  • In a command window, set the cURL environment variable, CURL_CA_BUNDLE, to the location of your local CA certificate bundle. For information about CA certificate verification using cURL, see: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html.

  • Invoke cURL and specify one or more of the command-line options defined in the following table, as required, to direct its execution.

    cURL Option Description
    -d, --data '{"name":"value"}' -d, --data @file.json Identifies the request document, in JSON format, on the local machine.
    -F, --form @file.json Identifies form data, in JSON format, on the local machine.
    -H, --header Defines the content type of the request data.
    -i Displays response header information.
    -o path Identifies the response output on the local machine. Use this option for export operations and to save a response to a file.
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer access_token’ Specifies the access token for the Oracle Integration account.
    -X, --request Indicates the type of request (for example, GET, POST, and so on).