About REST Resources

Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) REST APIs enable you to create, retrieve, update, and manage resources that support various Cloud EPM administrative tasks.

Representational State Transfer (REST) is an architectural style for building web services. REST APIs use standard HTTP methods, such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, to perform operations on resources identified by Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). These APIs exchange data over HTTP and are designed to be lightweight, scalable, and stateless.

For more information about these methods, see REST API Methods.

The following table lists some tools for accessing REST APIs:

Table 1-15 Accessing REST APIs

Tool	Description
cURL	An open-source command-line tool that you can use to transfer data to or from a server using a supported protocol, such as HTTP or HTTPS.
Web browser	Support for REST APIs varies across browsers. You may need to install plug-ins or extensions in some browsers. For example, you can use a REST API client such as Postman or Advanced REST Client (ARC) to initiate and test REST APIs.
Programming languages	Programming languages such as Java, Groovy, Ruby, Perl, PHP, and .NET can be used to send REST API calls. Some platforms may require the use of a third-party library. For details, see the documentation for your platform.