About Connect REST rules
Connect REST rules support interactions between the Pega Platform and other systems over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
The following tabs are available on this form:
Use REST connector rules in an application to leverage the relatively simple REST (Representational State Transfer) architectural style for consuming information exposed by RESTful web services. REST services typically present this data as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) or XML types.
Access
To list the Connect REST rules in your application, use the Application Explorer or click .
To list all Connect REST rules that are available to you, use the Records Explorer.
Development
To create Connect REST rules directly in your application, click .
The REST connector supports sending and receiving attachments with the HTTP response message. For information about how to handle attachments, see Using attachments with SOAP, dotNet, and HTTP connectors and services.
Where referenced
Connect REST rules can be referenced in an Integrator shape of a flow rule, or on the Definition tab of a Data Page rule, as the source of data for the contents of the data page.
Category
A Connect HTTP rule is an instance of the Rule-Connect-REST rule type. Connect REST rules belong to the Integration-Connectors category.