The URL to access an ePortal Web API RESTful service is of the form http://<host>:<port>/ep/<controllername>, where <host> is the DNS name or IP address of the system hosting the Web API application, <port> is the port number used by the web server and <controllername> matches the name that you specified when you scaffolded the application. The controller name is not case sensitive. Refer to Scaffold Unisys Web API Controller for ePortal Data Source Dialog for more information.

To access a Web API RESTful service application, a client application must use HTTP to issue GET and POST requests. In particular, an ePortal Web API application uses the HTTP GET method to invoke the connect method; all other web service methods are invoked using the HTTP POST method.

Microsoft provides an implementation of HttpClient that can be used to write a client application that can consume a Web API RESTful service application. For more information, search for the topic “Calling a Web API From a .NET Client” at http://www.asp.net.