Use cURL

The examples within this document use cURL to demonstrate how to access the GoldenGate Veridata REST API.

Task 1: Install cURL

To use cURL to access the Oracle GoldenGate Veridata REST API, install cURL. See, Quick Start.

Task 2: Invoke cURL

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
`-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`	Defines one or both of the following: Content type of the request document Custom header, `X-ID-TENANT-NAME, to identify the identity domain`
`-i`	Displays response header information.
`-u, --user <username>:<password>`	Specifies the user name and password for the <ProductName> account.
`-X`	Indicates the type of request (for example, GET, POST).

For example:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" -X GET http://<host>:<port>/path/resource-path