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title: "Connect RESTPoints"
slug: "connect-restpoints"
updated: 2024-07-08T17:36:19Z
published: 2024-07-08T17:36:19Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/connect-restpoints"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.rapididentity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect RESTPoints

RESTPoints is a RapidIdentity Connect feature that allows you to create a RESTful API based on Action Sets. The RESTPoint acts as an interface between the RapidIdentity Connect Action Set and the service provider. The RapidIdentity Connect Action Set serves as a programming function and returns a response value, and the RESTPoint will connect the Action Set to the service provider.

All RESTPoints are created by clicking **Add RESTPoint +**.

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The configuration screen is presented next. The configurable fields available to edit are based on the Method and Path selected.

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| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Enabled | Click to Enable |
| Description | Optional Description of the RESTPoint. |
| HTTP Method | **Required** Supported Methods: GET, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, and POST |
| Path | **Required** The path must start with / and may contain one or more path parameter placeholders in the form of {name} |
| Consumes | The MIME media type that the RESTPoint expects as the content of the REST Request. Only enabled for PUT, PATCH, and POST methods. |
| Produces | The MIME media type that the RESTPoint will return in the REST Response. Available types are application/json, application/octet-stream, application/xml, application/x-www-form-urlencoded, text/csv, text/plain, text/xml, and *./* |
| Authentication | **Same As Project** - Uses the same authentication method as is configured in the project’s Details menu. **OAuth 1.0A** - REST request is signed as per the OAuth Core 1.0a specificiation using an empty string for the value of both oauth_token and oauth_token_secret and the HMAC-SHA1 or HMAC-SHA256 signing method. **HTTP Basic (using OAuth Keys)** - HTTP Basic Authentication using the OAuth consumer key as the username, and consumer secret as the password. **HTTP Basic (Using Username/Password)** - Any username/password that can be used to authenticate to RapidIdentity will be able to call the RESTPoint. **Anonymous** - Does not require any authentication |
| Action Set | After you select an Action Set here, if that Action Set has any input properties, you will also get a set of fields to specifiy how to map the REST request to those input properties. |