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Domino REST API task

On Domino servers, Domino REST API can be loaded using load restapi in the Domino server console.

To automatically start the Domino REST API on server start, the mode of operation you want for a production system, add restapi to the values of the notes.ini entry ServerTasks.

The launch of the Domino REST API is governed by the notes.ini key KeepInstallDir, which is set by the Domino REST API installer.

Caution

If you've configured https for the Domino REST API, modify the notes.ini setting KeepManagementURL to https. By default, this setting is http://localhost:8889. Not doing so will prevent the restapi task from starting.

Domino REST API task commands

Once the restapi task is loaded in the Domino console, you can use the following commands to interact:

Command Effect
load restapi Start the Domino REST API.
tell restapi quit End Domino REST API.
tell restapi reload Restart with new configuration.
tell restapi [show] info Show loaded components (geek stuff).
tell restapi [show] config Show current configuration.
tell restapi [show] status Show version information and state.
tell restapi reload cache [database] [application] Reload Domino REST API's database and application cache.
Leave off optional parameters for both.

The following are settings that can be set in the notes.ini

Setting Requirement Description
KeepInstallDir required Where Domino REST API is installed
KeepJavaHome optional Use a different Java binary than the one in {dominoBin}/jvm
KeepManagementURL optional Domino REST API management URL if different than http://localhost:8889
KeepNumAttachAttempts optional Number of attempts to get status of Domino REST API launch (default 10)
KeepLaunchWaitSecs optional Number of seconds to wait before executing java command (default 0)