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This option allows the addition of a proxy project to existing backend REST or HTTP services which can be used for request types: REST or HTTP respectively.
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Adding a REST/HTTP Service project
To add a REST/HTTP Service project, click the Add 
icon and click the From REST/HTTP Service option.
Figure 1: Navigating to create a project from the REST/HTTP Service
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Enter values for attributes following descriptions in the table below.
Figure 2: New Backend Service dialog box to provide details of REST/HTTP Service
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| Project display name | Provide a name to represent and identify the project. | ||
| Version | Revision number of the project. For example, 1.0 for a project being newly added and 1.1 or 2.0 for the next revision. | ||
| Use proxy as endpoint | Use this option proxy requests are not to be forwarded to the target. | ||
| Target backend service URL | URL of the service provider from where data is to be fetched after implementing the policies that are defined. | ||
| Target method | HTTP method used by the back end Service to send requests by using the following methods:
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| Proxy context path | This is a text used to combine with the version number to act as an identifier to map a deployed project. The proxy resolves context path mappings prior to applying any matching policies (explained in subsequent topics).
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| Proxy method | HTTP method used by the application to send requests to the proxy by using the methods GET/POST/PUT/DELETE as explained previously. |
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Generally, policies are created for a project after adding the project, while Security policy and Quota policy can be created while creating a project as well. To do this, click Next and select the attributes as described in the table below.
Figure 4: Options to provide security attributes and enforce Quota
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| Secure API with | Enables security to the requests with the following security options:
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| Enforce Quota | Whether or not to enable the default Quota policy. |
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Select a product to attach to the project from the existing projects listed under the Attach to API products drop-down and click Finish to save the project. The project gets added to the API Projects screen.
Figure 4: Option to attach an existing product(s) to the project
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Click the Previous button to move back to make any changes in the Security/Quota details entered. |
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The project gets added to the API Projects
Figure 5: Project added to the API Projects screen