How to access the REST API on `6.demo.plone.org`?

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1

Both Plone 6 classic and Plone 5 expose the REST API directly:

curl -s \
    --user admin:admin \
    -H "Accept: application/json" \
    -X GET https://6-classic.demo.plone.org
curl -s \
    --user admin:admin \
    -H "Accept: application/json" \
    -X GET https://demo.plone.org

Volto itself access internally the REST API but: is the REST API externally accessible on a Plone 6 Volto site (e.g. on 6.demo.plone.org)?

curl -s \
    --user admin:admin \
    -H "Accept: application/json" \
    -X GET https://6.demo.plone.org

Maybe I miss the port?

2

I suppose you would have to have access to the Plone instance. You are now attempting to access Volto directly.

3

Follow the instructions here: Authentication — plone.restapi v8.24.2.dev0 - I tried it with JWT and all worked.

4

It works only for 6-classic.demo.plone.org and demo.plone.org.

But not for 6.demo.plone.org because this URL access Volto directly:

$ curl -i -X POST https://6.demo.plone.org/@login -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: 

...

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Error</title>
</head>
<body>
<pre>Cannot POST /@login</pre>
</body>
</html>

Is the REST API on 6.demo.plone.org externally accessible at all?

5

It bettee be, otherwise the Volto frontend doesn't work.

If you look at the network tab of loading the demo site you can see request like these:

https://6.demo.plone.org/++api++/@navigation?expand.navigation.depth=1

The demo setup is using the seamless mode and you can find the restapi behind ++api++ .

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6

@fredvd: Thank you! ++api++ was the missing part.