How do I do a API GET request if the api service is written on a pc and not a server?

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We have written an API webservice using sql lite. It's not deployed on a server so there is no endpoint, etc. How can we call that service with a GET Request from a test pc?

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We have tried researching the problem, it's a but hard since we dont actually know what to research.

Posted 8-Mar-18 21:04pm

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Updated 8-Mar-18 22:01pm

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Solution 1

You can use ngrok - secure introspectable tunnels to localhost[^]
to tunnel request to your localhost.

Posted 8-Mar-18 21:47pm

Keviniano Gayo

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F-ES Sitecore · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-08T22:01:00

Solution 2

You'll need to install IIS on that PC (it's an optional component you need to enable via Add Windows Features) and create a site for your service and deploy it to that PC. You can then use it by IP address or the PCs name if other machines on the network know it

http://yourIPHere/...

Posted 8-Mar-18 22:01pm

F-ES Sitecore