Using the BarTender Cloud REST API

You can use the BarTender Cloud REST API to access BarTender Cloud so that you can integrate BarTender Cloud activities with your business applications, including automation. By using this API, you can use most types of programming languages, including C#, Java, Perl, or Python, and most integrated development environments (IDEs) to create your automation scripts.

You can use your web-based client application, console application, or service to send scripts to the API server after you register it in BarTender Cloud.

Note: Access to the BarTender Cloud REST API is included with the Automation subscription plan. Automation of BarTender Cloud by using the BarTender Cloud REST API should be performed by programmers who are familiar with REST APIs.

In This Section

• Authentication

  Describes the authentication methods that BarTender Cloud supports when you use your application or service to send scripts to the server.

• Extracting the DataCenterURI Claim

  Describes the DataCenterURI claim and provides sample code that demonstrates how to extract it from your access token when you make an API request.

• Examples

  Provides sample applications and scripts that demonstrate how to use the BarTender Cloud REST API to access BarTender Cloud.

• Available APIs

  Describes the APIs that are available with BarTender Cloud.