Create your first z/OS Connect API

Learn how to start the z/OS Connect Designer and create a new EmployeesApi z/OS Connect API project that calls Db2® to request data and services. Then, test your z/OS Connect API with the built-in Liberty REST client.

After you download the files and set up the Db2 native REST service, you create a workspace where you unpack the files you need to run the z/OS Connect Designer image in a container. You then use the z/OS Connect Designer to import the OpenAPI definition that is supplied with this tutorial and configure your API project. The z/OS Connect Designer interface is shown in Figure 1
Important: Before you start this tutorial, ensure that the steps in the Getting started section are complete.
Figure 1. The z/OS Connect Designer in a web browser.
The z/OS Connect Designer in a web browser

To begin the tutorial, click the first task below.