Weblog OAuth REST API Example performed with the Virtuoso OAuth Testing Tool The following example demonstrates creating and getting contact info by the ODS REST APIs weblog.post.new and weblog.post.get using the OAuth Test Tool. Full list of the ODS REST APIs for ODS Weblog you can find here. Go to http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods Log in as user demo with password demo Go to Settings->OAuth Keys

Copy the Token value for an Weblog instance or create such in not existing. For ex.: 150fd483a3219e09847676deebae6c725d5a0a03 Go to http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods/oauth_test.vsp In the shown form enter for: Server: http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods/api Consumer Key: 150fd483a3219e09847676deebae6c725d5a0a03 API method: weblog.post.new API parameters: inst_id=44&description=my test&title=my first post An easy way to get the instance id is using the ODS ubiquity commands sequence: ods-host http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods ods-set-mode sid ods-authenticate-user demo password demo ods-get-instance-id demo's Weblog Select for Query options: "Generate URI and Submit".

Click the "Execute" button. In the shown authorization form click the "Authorize" button.

As result will be shown the generated URI and the output message of executing the ODS REST API. In our case, the id of the new created post will be: 37

Now lets get the data for the created post. In the form enter: API method: weblog.get API parameters: post_id=37 Select for Query options: "Generate URI and Submit". Click the "Execute" button. As result in the "Response Body" text-area will be shown the retrieved details for the posts with the given above id.

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