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REST API Testing and User Restriction

Step 5: Test REST API using access token:

Jira Rest API

API keys and Tokens can be tested with the Test tokens feature. Select the type - Basic/Bearer, paste the token and click on Test token button.

Confluence Rest API

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Call Confluence REST API endpoint. Include the access token in the Authorization header. Here’s an example of fetching content from Confluence.
Go to the Postman application select method type as GET and enter the Request URL. For eg. http://{Confluence_Base_URL}/confluence/rest/api/content/
In the Authorization tab select type as Bearer Token.

In the Header tab add the header “content-type: application/json and send the request.

Request:

     curl
                             -X GET
                             -H "Authorization: Bearer <Access Token>"
                             -H "Content-type: application/json"
                             http://{confluence_base_url}/confluence/rest/api/content/

This will show the content in Confluence and will return the status 200.
If the token is invalid or missing, the call will return a 401 Unauthorized response

Bitbucket Rest API

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Call Bitbucket REST API endpoint. Include the access token in the Authorization header. Here’s an example of fetching content from Bitbucket.
Go to the Postman application select method type as GET and enter the Request URL. For eg. http://{Bitbucket_Base_URL}/rest/api/1.0/dashboard/pull-requests
In the Authorization tab select type as Bearer Token.

In the Header tab add the header “content-type: application/json and send the request.

Request:

     curl 
     -X GET  
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <Access Token>" 
     -H "Content-type: application/json" 
     http://{bitbucket_base_url}/rest/api/1.0/dashboard/pull-requests/

This will Retrieve a page of pull requests where the current authenticated user status 200.
If the token is invalid or missing, the call will return a 401 Unauthorized response