Trying Out the Admin API

There are two options for trying out the Admin API, either the OAuth 2.0 Playgroundor the APIs Explorer.

OAuth 2.0 Playground

Use the OAuth 2.0 Playgroundto preview an authentication flow, obtain access tokens, and also send HTTP requests. To use the OAuth 2.0 Playground:

Open the OAuth 2.0 Playground .
In Step 1, the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platformscope is pre-selected for you. Click Authorize APIsto start the authentication flow.
Follow the "implicit authentication flow" by clicking Allowto authorize the Google OAuth 2.0 Playground access to your Google Cloud services.
In Step 2, click Exchange authorization code for tokensto receive an access token.

Note: You can use these access tokens in HTTP requests that you want to run from the command line, as long as you do so prior to their expiration time. For example, use these access tokens to run cURL commands.
In Step 3, the Request URIfield is pre-populated with the example URI:
```
 https://appengine.googleapis.com/v1/apps/{appsId}/services/default 
```
You must replace {appsId} with your Google Cloud Platform project ID and then click Send the request to view the details about the default service of your project.

Use this URI field to send HTTP requests against the resources that you specify in your project. For more information about specifying resources in request URIs, see REST in the Admin API .

Tip: You can also click List possible operationsand then scroll to the App Engine Admin APIsection to view a list of HTTP request. If you select an operation, it will populate the Request URIfield with a template URI, in which you must specify the IDs of your resources before sending the request.

APIs Explorer

Use the APIs Explorerto view a list of all the Admin API methods, fields, and their descriptions. You can then click the items in the list to generate URIs and send HTTP requests against the resources that you specify.

To use the APIs Explorer:

Open the APIs Explorer .
Select the method that you want to try out.
Specify the IDs of the resources in your project as well as any supported fields.
Click Executeto send the HTTP request against your project and then view both the generated request URI and HTTP response.

What's next

Accessing the API