Use cURL

cURL is an open source, command-line tool for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting various protocols including HTTP and HTTPs. The examples within this document use cURL to demonstrate how to access the Oracle SOA Cloud Service REST API.

For information about downloading and installing cURL, see Install cURL. For more information about authentication requirements, see Authentication.

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

This table summarizes the cURL options used in the command examples.

cURL Option	Description
-d, --data @file.json	Specifies the request body, or data, either directly or by referring to a JSON file on the local machine.
-F, --form @file.json	Specifies form data, either directly or by referring to a JSON file on the local machine.
-H	Defines a request header.
-i	Displays response header information.
-u, --user	Specifies the user name and password for the Oracle SOA Cloud Service account.
-X	Indicates the type of request (for example, GET, POST, and so on).