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3. The REST Client application will open on a global level.
Given below are few recommendations:
- Curl : A command line tool - http://curl.haxx.se
- Jmeter : Pure Java application for testing with a GUI - http://jmeter.apache.org
- SOAP UI : An open source, cross-platform, functional testing solution with a GUI - http://www.soapui.org
- Advanced REST Client : An open source tool with a GUI - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo
Example 1: Shown below is an example of how the 'Advanced REST Client for Chrome' can be invoked to test the API.
Example 2 : If Curl is used to invoke the API, the following command can be executed:
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4. For example, shown below is how the "TwitterSearch" API created in sample Access Twitter's Search Using an API can be invoked using the REST Client.
API Key
The <API Key> is generated when subscribing to an API and is passed in the Authorization header as a value of "Bearer". For example, if the the <API Key> generated by the API Manager is "wU62DjlyDBnq87GlBwplfqvmAbAa", the Authorization header looks as shown below:
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