Does APEX 5.x needs ORDS to create REST webservices?

Hi,

yes. You need ORDS either as a standalone application (not recommended for production systems) or deployed to one of the three application servers (TomCat, Glassfish, Weblogic). Once you have it up and running, you'll be able to test your web services and you'll see the service's URL (only for the GET method though, but you'll be able to simply modify the URL for other endpoints).

Regards,

Pavel

Hi N,

Do I need ORDS to create webservices in APEX?

Yes - your APEX instance must be configured with ORDS in order to use the RESTful Services component in APEX.  You will need to ensure that you have followed all of the necessary installation instructions, as outlined in the Installation Guide:

https://docs.oracle.com/database/apex-5.1/HTMIG/installing-AE-and-configuring-Oracle-REST-data-services.htm#HTMIG29143.  Once ORDS has been configured, you should then be able to see the 'Test' button in RESTful Services.  The option is only ever visible when ORDS is configured.  Once you've completed the configuration steps, then I recommend installing the Sample oracle.example.hr RESTful Service, and try testing that out.  That will help to identify what your default URLs will look like:

The URL will include a workspace prefix, that's unique to your workspace.  For example, running the 'employees' Handler in the sample will result in a URL similar to the following:

http://hostname:port/apex/my_workspace_name/hr/employees/

So just ensure you've followed all the necessary installation steps, and you should be back in business.

Regards,

Hilary