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Prerequisites

• The Virtualize server must be running

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• Server API-enabled license

About the REST API

The REST API enables you to perform core operations, without using the desktop GUI, as well as integrate with other applications or tools that part of your Dev/Test infrastructure. You can create, update, and delete data sources,  virtual assets,tools, environments, etc. For details, see the API documentation by opening the following URL in a browser:

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Your tools may be deployed on different ports.

Returning Requests in GZIP Format

The REST API can return requests in GZIP format. This results in smaller payloads being sent over the wire, which decreases the amount of time it takes to read responses from the server.

To have requests returned in GZIP format, the client accessing the REST API just needs to set the following HTTP header:
Accept-Encoding: gzip

Connecting to the API Using the Java Client

You can use Parasoft's Java-based client to connect to the Parasoft SOAtest/Virtualize Server so that you can start developing applications using the API. 

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