==Starting HTTP Server==
First of all, please launch a '''the [[Startup#BaseX HTTP Server''' instance of |BaseX: run HTTP Server]], which will itself start a Jetty that listens to the default port <code>basexhttp8984</code> script, or double click on the '''BaseX Server (Start)''' start icon in Windows. [[Startup#BaseX HTTP Server|Follow this link]] for some more information (or check out the additional [[Startup Options#BaseX HTTP Server|command-line options]]).
Most browsers can be used to get to know the REST API, and to directly display the results of REST requests.Some more alternatives how to use for using REST are listed in the [[#Usage Examples|Usage Examples]] below.
==URL Architecture==