{"id":14968,"date":"2015-07-15T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/?post_type=knowledge&#038;p=14968"},"modified":"2025-01-10T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:18:18","slug":"rest-api-making-communication-with-your-staff-a-breeze","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/knowledge-center\/news\/rest-api-making-communication-with-your-staff-a-breeze","title":{"rendered":"REST API: Making Communication with Your Staff a Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been over 10 years since Roy Fielding wrote his dissertation on <a href=\"https:\/\/roy.gbiv.com\/talks\/201511_Fielding_REST_CF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Representation State Transfer (REST)<\/a>. 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Netpresenter is here to take the work off your hands. Do you want to share something interesting with your staff? Our software ensures that JSON\/XML data is displayed on any desired output supported by Netpresenter, using XSLT. And all of this without any effort on your part. By retrieving, filtering, sorting, and processing data, we can create a visual representation. This way, you can provide your employees with useful information without having to type all the messages yourself. 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