<h2>Use the REST API Explorer</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2024" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2024" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="concept" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Use the REST API Explorer" /><meta name="abstract" content="In this tutorial you will use the REST API Explorer to test the ServiceNow REST APIs." /><meta name="description" content="In this tutorial you will use the REST API Explorer to test the ServiceNow REST APIs." /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/concept/c_RESTAPI.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/custom-application/reference/r_CustomApplicationDevelopment.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/web-services/reference/r_AvailableWebServices.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/web-services/concept/inbound-web-services.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedAccessExplorer.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedRetrieveExisting.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedCreateInt.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedReadInt.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/get-started-update-incident.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedDeleteInt.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/explore-rest-api-for-table.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/export-openapi-specification.html" /><meta name="DC.creator" content="ServiceNow" /><meta name="DC.date.created" content="2022-08-04" /><meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2022-08-04" /><meta name="page-type" content="platform" /><meta name="DC.format" content="XHTML" /><meta name="DC.identifier" content="use-REST-API-Explorer" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../CSS/commonltr.css" /><title>Use the REST API Explorer</title></head><body id="use-REST-API-Explorer"> <div class="breadcrumb"><a class="link" href="../../../build/custom-application/reference/r_CustomApplicationDevelopment.html" title="The Now Platform provides a single mobile and web application development platform to build business applications and extend existing apps that power your digital transformation.">Hyperautomation and Low-Code</a> > <a class="link" href="../../../integrate/web-services/reference/r_AvailableWebServices.html" title="HTTP-based web services allow diverse applications to talk to each other. ServiceNow supports both inbound (provider) and outbound (consumer) web services.">Integrate with ServiceNow</a> > <a class="link" href="../../../integrate/web-services/concept/inbound-web-services.html" title="You can use any of several web services to integrate with ServiceNow applications, including REST, SOAP, JSONv2, and RSS.">Inbound web services</a> > </div> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Use the REST API Explorer</h1> <div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">In this tutorial you will use the REST API Explorer to test the <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> REST APIs.</p> <p class="p">The REST API Explorer allows you to discover <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> REST APIs, quickly construct and execute requests, and view responses from <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> REST APIs within your browser. Before beginning, ensure that your user account has the rest_api_explorer and web_service_admin roles. These roles are required to complete the example procedures. For additional information on assigning roles, see <a class="xref" href="../administer/users-and-groups/task/t_AssignARoleToAUser.dita/t_AssignARoleToAUser.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Assign a role to a user</a> and <a class="xref" href="../administer/roles/task/t_AssignRoleToGroup.dita/t_AssignRoleToGroup.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Assign a role to a group</a>.</p> </div> <div class="related-links"> <ul class="ullinks"><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedAccessExplorer.html">Access the REST API Explorer</a></strong><br /> View available REST API resources using the REST API Explorer.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedRetrieveExisting.html">Retrieve existing incidents</a></strong><br /> Use a GET request to view existing incident records.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedCreateInt.html">Create an incident record</a></strong><br /> Use a POST request to create a new record.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedReadInt.html">Read the inserted incident</a></strong><br /> Use the Location header from the POST response to run a GET request.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/get-started-update-incident.html">Update the incident</a></strong><br /> Update the incident record using either a PUT or PATCH function.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/t_GetStartedDeleteInt.html">Delete the incident</a></strong><br /> Delete the incident using a DELETE request.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/explore-rest-api-for-table.html">Explore the REST API for a table</a></strong><br /> You can explore the REST API for a table directly from that table. Explore the API using the REST API Explorer to quickly construct and test REST requests for that table.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/task/export-openapi-specification.html">Export to OpenAPI specification</a></strong><br /> <span class="ph">Export a REST API as an OpenAPI specification to import it into another web services tool.</span></li></ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../../../integrate/inbound-rest/concept/c_RESTAPI.html" title="REST (REpresentational State Transfer) is a simple stateless architecture that provides standards between computer systems on the web, making it easier for them to communicate with each other.">REST APIs</a></div> </div> </div></body></html></div>