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Is URL and endpoint same?
For APIs, an endpoint can include a URL of a server or service. Each endpoint is the location from which APIs can access the resources they need to carry out their function. The place that APIs send requests and where the resource lives, is called an endpoint.
What is REST endpoint URL?
A REST Service Endpoint is an endpoint which services a set of REST resources. The base URL is the stem of the URL for all REST interactions fronted by the REST Service Endpoint. For example, there might be a set of resources associated with a library. In this example they are books, authors and borrowers.
How do I get an Endpoint URL?
There are three ways you can access the API Endpoint: 1. Through the dataset URL: You can get the API endpoint by simply taking the dataset’s UID and replacing it in this string: https://domain/resource/UID.extension *where the extension is the data format you’s like to pull the data as.
How to configure endpoints for dynamic URLs?
Normally for simple setups that requires a static URL, you should follow Customizing Business Automation Workflow to work with a web server, which would direct all URLs to go to the same URL. For example, if you try to use those steps we would expect the following endpoint configuration:
When to use different URLs for BAW endpoints?
When setting up Business Automation Workflow (BAW) endpoints, you may have a scenario where you are using multiple different URLs to connect to a BAW server. For example, to connect to Process Portal you may be using both a webserver and direct node URLs.
Can a web server insert a custom url?
For more complex topologies, you can have your web server insert the URL to use in a custom header such as with the BpmHeaderAbsoluteStrategy. That would allow your web server to perform the logic of determining which URL should be used for the user trying to access BAW.
What are the different types of endpoint strategies?
In particular, the different endpoint strategies can generally be split up into two different categories: dynamic and static strategies.