While the RESTful Management API is intended to be used as part of an overall management system written by the customer, there is convenient way to exercise the API and become familiar with its operation. The Firefox web browser (http://www.mozilla.org) supplies a free extension, RESTClient, which allows RESTful methods to be generated and sent to a RESTful service. It is similar to the XMSTool used with the call and media control RESTful API.
Proceed as follows to access RESTClient:
From an up-to-date Firefox browser (Version 18.0 as of January 2013), use the main Firefox pull-down menu and select Add-ons.
Enter restclient in
the search box at the upper right corner of the page.
An entry for RESTClient, a debugger
for RESTful web services will be observed under Available
Add-ons.
Click on Install.
Restart Firefox when the installation is complete. The RESTClient will appear under the Extensions tab in Add-ons.