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# REST API reference

> Guide to creating and managing objects in PingIDM.

This reference describes the Common REST API. Refer to [Common REST and IDM](rest-and-idm.html#crest-idm-specifics) for information specific to the IDM implementation of Common REST.

Quick Start

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#### [Start Here](rest-and-idm.html)

Learn about the Common REST interface in the Ping Identity Platform and the specifics of REST in IDM.

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#### [REST API Structure](rest-structure.html)

Understand RESTful syntax with respect to the IDM REST API.

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#### [REST Endpoints](endpoints/rest-server-config.html)

Discover the REST endpoints IDM exposes.