REST API

• The acronym REST stands for Representational State Transfer, and it's a web service architecture.
• The REST API specifies the ways via which developers can send and receive requests and responses.
• We utilize it for a variety of purposes when we need to transfer JSON-based data from one application to another.

REST SERVICE SPECIFICATION

• Platform-agnostic which means it makes no difference whether the server is Windows, the client is Linux/Android, or something else
• Language-independent communication (C# can communicate with Java, for example).
• Based on industry standards (runs on top of HTTP).
• Even in the presence of firewalls, it is simple to utilize.

JWT(JSON Web Token)

• JSON Web Token (JWT) is a URL-safe way of describing claims to be exchanged between two parties in a concise format.
• The claims in a JWT are encoded as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) object, which can then be used as the payload of a JSON Web Signature (JWS) structure or as the plaintext of a JSON Web Encryption (JWE) structure, allowing them to be digitally signed, MACed, and/or encrypted.
• Think of JWT as a simple way to convey information in a clear form (typically in the form of a URL) that can be trusted.

PRE-REQUISITES

• The plugin requires you to install the Nop-Station Core plugin first

INSTALLATION

• Download the nopStation Admin REST API Plugin from our store https://nop-station.com/customer/downloadableproducts
• Upload the NopStation.AdminAPI zip file using the "Upload plugin or theme" button

  

• Go to Administration, reload the 'list of plugins'. Install 'Nop-Station Core' Plugin first and then install 'Nop-Station Admin API'

  

  

• To make the plugins functional, restart the application

  

• Enable the plugin with the 'Edit' option and Configure it

  

API DOCUMENTATION

• Postman
• Download Postman Collection.
• Then, just import to the postman and select 'nopStation' environment.

NST Documentation

• We have used JWT as NST in our API/app. JSON Web Token (JWT) is a JSON-based open standard for creating access tokens that assert some number of claims.
• Check NST documentation on HOW TO CREATE NST TOKEN V2

CONFIGURE