Standard Procedure
Generally, the Bim+ REST API calls consist of three steps for accessing the resources.
1. Send a request for the authentication token.
2. Receive the authentication token.
3. Use the token for making the API request for any resource.
1. Authentication token request
The authentication request for accessing the BimPlus resource should be sent in the JSON format using the Authentication Service.
Example:
POST https://api.bimplus.net/v2/authorize
JSON Request:
{
"user_id" : "test@bimplus.net",
"password" : "test"
}
Header:
If the Browser based REST clients does not select the Content-Type as "application/json", then please mention the content type in the header(Content-Type: application/json)
2. Receive the authentication token
The token is received in the request
{
access_token: "c939ebf5b96646528e0022a35f7a2e67"
expires_in: 2591999
token_type: "BimPlus"
}
3. Request the desired resource
Using the authentication token, the necessary resource can be accessed and the desired action can be performed on that resource using the BimPlus REST API.
Example:
GET https://api.bimplus.net/v2/authorize
Tools
Plugins for doing REST based calls (REST Client)
Chrome --> Advanced REST client, Postman - REST client, Simple REST client
Firefox --> RESTClient
For validating or formatting JSON --> http://jsonlint.com/
