Use cURL
The examples within this document use cURL to demonstrate how to access the OAM OAuth REST API.
To use cURL to access the Oracle Access Management REST APIs:
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Install cURL, as described in Quick Start.
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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.Note:
See Authentication for more information about authentication requirements.
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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 |
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-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 a request header. |
-i |
Displays response header information. |
-X |
Indicates the HTTP request method |
For example:
curl -i -X GET -u <username>:<password> -H <request-header>:<value> https://<subdomain>.<domain>.com/<path>/<resource-path>
For detailed information cURL, refer to the following URL: