IRestClient interface

The REST SDK works with the IRestClient interface and can be used through dependency injection. The IRestClient interface has the following primary methods for working with data:

• GetItem
• GetItems
• CreateItem
• UpdateItem
• DeleteItem

The IRestClient interface is automatically registered and is initialized for each request.

To use it, you need to inject it in the constructor through dependency injection (DI), like in the following example:

To use the IRestClient interface in custom controllers, you need to manually initialize the interface, like in the following example:

To use the IRestClient interface in external projects, which do not use Sitefinity ASP.NET Core Renderer, you need to manually:

• Register the IRestClient interface on startup by adding the following services:

  	// add the following services
  	services.AddHttpClient("sfservice", (servicesProvider, client) =>
  	{
  	// mandatory: it is important not to skip the last backslash
  	client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://your.sitefinity.site/api/default/");
  	// optional: the key is used for restriction of the Web Service. it is not used for managing content
  	client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-SF-APIKEY", "your api key");
  	}).ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(configure =>
  	{
  	return new HttpClientHandler
  	{
  	AllowAutoRedirect = false,
  	UseCookies = false,
  	};
  	})
  	services.AddScoped<IRestClient>((x) =>
  	{
  	var factory = x.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>();
  	var httpClient = factory.CreateClient("sfservice");
  	var restClient = new RestClient(httpClient);
  	return restClient;
  	});

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• Initialize the IRestClient interface for custom implementations, like in the example above.

The following examples demonstrate how to use the IRestClient interface:

• Sample: Migrate data to Sitefinity CMS
• Sample: Share data between widgets
• Sample: Mega menu