You can use some of the CONNX functions through the CONNX REST Server and the Online CONNX Suite web based user interface. The CONNX REST API is for developers who want to manage and use the functions of CONNX through REST API calls to the CONNX database server.

Note that the CONNX Data Dictionary in the web based user interface does not support all functions of the classic desktop user interface. For a list of available and unavailable functions, see About the Online CONNX Data Dictionary Manager.

The CONNX REST server does not support user or file Data Source Names for imported data. Software AG does not recommend using user account DSNs even when the REST server runs in the user account for which the DSN is registered.

The CONNX REST server runs on a Windows operating systems. The REST server comes with an out-of-the-box web based client that you can run in a supported web browser. The supported browsers are Chrome and Firefox. The CONNX REST API uses HTTPS methods to run different operations. The web based client uses the Microsoft Open Web Interface for .NET (OWIN) and is written in Angular.

The REST API services supported by the REST server to interact with the web based client are described in Swagger pages. The Swagger page for each REST service contains details about the resources, such as resource URL, supported media types, and HTTPS methods. You can access the Swagger pages from the REST server.