Test REST API with Dev account

[Lee11]

Hi Experts

I have created a Dev account which has given me a Dev instance. I have customised the Incident record and created some test data. I now wish to test accessing the list of Incidents via the REST API.

I am trying to authenticate over https://[myinstance].service-now.com/oauth_token.do to get a token. I need to pass in user credentials when I do this. My dev account credentials dont work (they are essentially like community credentials). When I access my dev instance I do it from a  button on the Dev login page that says "Start Building". This logs me in as System Administrator. I dont actually know the credentials (ie. username and password) behind this login. I cant seem to reset any user logins and I cant seem to create a new login.

What credential can I use with a dev instance to test the REST API?

Thanks for any advice.  

[Sai Kumar B]

Hi Author,

To test the REST API, You can use REST API Explorer from the application navigator

In Query parameters, you can give queries to return a list of the records

[Lee11]

Thanks sai, but I need to test externally. In fact I need to demonstrate that RPA automation can call the REST API to fetch incidents. 

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if you are using OAuth based authentication then check my blog on how to do the setup

OAuth 2.0 with Inbound REST

Regards
Ankur

[Lee11]

Thanks Ankur. But the Dev instance does not seem to let me create a new user. Nor does it seem to let me reset a user password.