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Calling REST APIs From Camel Routes

Get your REST API calls squared away!

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Feb. 28, 21 · Tutorial
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This article covers calling a REST API from a Camel route. We will try to call the GET endpoint below from a camel route.

http://dummy.restapiexample.com/api/v1/employees


Let's create a Spring Boot Camel microservice.

In the pom.xml of the microservice, add the dependency below:

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<dependency>
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    <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
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    <artifactId>camel-http-starter</artifactId>
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    <version>3.8.0</version>
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</dependency>



Configuring the REST Client Route in the Microservice

restConfiguration() is used to configure the host and the port.

The route is configured to run every 10 secs and call the REST API endpoint using the GET method. 

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package com.vignesh.cameldemob.route.b;
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import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
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import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
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@Component
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public class RestAPIClientRoute extends RouteBuilder {
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    @Override
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    public void configure() throws Exception {
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        restConfiguration().host("dummy.restapiexample.com").port(80);
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        from("timer:rest-client?period=10s")
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                .to("rest:get:/api/v1/employees")
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                .log("${body}");
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    }
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}
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Testing

Start the application. You can see that the timer is triggered every 10 secs, and the REST API endpoint is called.

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