# Configure and Verify the Rest API

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#### Step 1: Configure the Rest API

* Copy and paste the commands below to a text file, making sure to remove any line breaks.
* Copy and paste the commands into the command line interface (CLI) at the \[edit] hierarchy level, and then enter commit from configuration mode.

```
set system services rest http port 3000
set system services rest https port 3443
set system services rest enable-explorer
commit and-quit
```

#### Step 2: Verify the Rest API Configuration

* Display the rest API configuration by issuing the **show** **configuration system** **services rest** operational mode command:

```
show configuration system services rest
```

#### Step 3: Create a Read-Only User

* Generate a new user:

```
set system login user epiphany class read-only authentication encrypted-password <password>
```


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