getting REST working for Kentico 13 trial

The trial license is a fully-featured time limited trial. The REST API should definitely work as long as all of the steps are followed as per the documentation.

Are you definitely querying with the right URL? There are examples here. The REST API is available from the admin website address, not the MVC presentation website, so ensure you're using the right domain or port number. The format of the URL should be https://<admin url>/rest/<resource>.

I personally don't use the REST API that often, and prefer to create custom web API controllers in the presentation website.

Thanks for answering, Liam. I'm guessing the admin website address is http://localhost/Kentico13_Admin/Admin/CMSAdministration.aspx but if I try something like http://localhost/Kentico13_Admin/Admin/rest/ or http://localhost/Kentico13_Admin/rest/ I keep getting a 404 error. This is the Core version, in case that matters.

Douglas,

Not only do you have to configure Xperience, you have to set up authentication and ensure you've enabled items to be retrieved in the Xperience settings application under Settings -> Integration -> REST (part of the configuration step, but just validate).

Once you have done the above items, in your case, your requests should come from http://localhost/Kentico13_Admin/rest/

Hi Brenden:

I was afraid of that. Unfortunately IT keeps a tight lock on our computers so I'll need to consult with them to make the configuration work. Thanks.

Authentication has nothing to do with your IT department unless you're using Windows Authentication on your CMS website. Configuration could cause issues with IT if they don't allow you to install features or enable/use IIS but if you're allowed to run a site on your machine you're 99% of the way there.

It's the configuration that's the issue. I can't get Turn Windows Features On or Off to work, and I'm a local admin for my machine so it should be working, so that's what I have to talk to IT about.

OK, getting back to this, IT has set aside some space on a server to play with and that server was configured correctly so once I installed Kentico on this server getting REST up was a snap. I'd like to thank Brenden and Liam for their input and guidance. Thanks!