REST API reference The Build server has a REST interface, which you can use to automate tasks on the server. Running REST commandsMany different programs can run REST commands. To run the command, you call a method on a REST resource and pass parameters or a request in JSON format.Authenticating for REST commandsThe way that you authenticate to run REST commands depends on how the server is set up and the tool that you are using to run the commands.REST API conventionsThe Build REST API follows a set of conventions to make interacting with it more consistent.REST commandsThe following list shows the commands that are available.Parent topic: Extending Product Functions