Step 1. Prerequisites for Building an API
Before you begin your API-led journey, verify that you have the required tools and access:
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Username and password for your Anypoint Platform organization. If you don’t have Anypoint Platform yet, create a Trial organization on Anypoint Platform.
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Download Anypoint Studio 7.16.0 or later. Anypoint Studio is an Eclipse-based IDE with rich functionality for building and deploying apps to Anypoint Platform.
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To test REST requests, obtain a client such as Advanced REST Client or Postman if you don’t already have one. This tutorial uses Advanced REST Client.
Depending on your platform, you might need to install a different client, or install Advanced REST Client from GitHub
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Helpful Hints
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Use two browser windows: One to read instructions and one to perform the tasks.
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Set Advanced REST Client to have a long timeout. When you step through the processes during debugging, you don’t want the REST request to time out.