# Redis Software REST API requests

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A REST API request requires the following components:
- [HTTP method](https://restfulapi.net/http-methods/) (`GET`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `POST`, `DELETE`)
- Base URL
- Endpoint

Some requests may also require:
- URL parameters
- [Query parameters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string)
- [JSON](http://www.json.org) request body
- [Permissions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/permissions)