Drupal how to use node GET command

For an introduction into setting up RESTful hal+json refer to the set-up documentation.

GET a node

To get the content of the specific node you require the node.nid.  The key information required in the GET query:

• URL - your-site.com/node/<nid>?_format=hal_json;
• Content-Type - application/hal+json;
• Nod.nid - noted in the URL string as <nid>.

Example using a node.nid of one (1).  So the nid in the URL is <nid> = 1

your-site.com/node/1?_format=hal_json

This get on the staging site will output the following: 

{
  "nid":[{"value":"1"}],
  "uuid":[{"value":"c5ab1e63-0b72-4325-bfe6-5c77d3a7acd4"}],
  "vid":[{"value":"1"}],
  "langcode":[{"value":"en"}],
  "type":[{"target_id":"page","target_type":"node_type","target_uuid":"078109da-c606-4810-b684-d3c059eb3aab"}],
  "title":[{"value":"Posting to your site using REST API"}],
  "uid":[{"target_id":"2","target_type":"user","target_uuid":"f000c9a3-82b2-4ef7-92bb-786f00863c66","url":"\/user\/2"}],
  "status":[{"value":"1"}],
  "created":[{"value":"1467305369"}],
  "changed":[{"value":"1467305390"}],
  "promote":[{"value":"0"}],
  "sticky":[{"value":"0"}],
  "revision_timestamp":[{"value":"1467305390"}],
  "revision_uid":[{"target_id":"2","target_type":"user","target_uuid":"f000c9a3-82b2-4ef7-92bb-786f00863c66","url":"\/user\/2"}],
  "revision_log":[],
  "revision_translation_affected":[{"value":"1"}],
  "default_langcode":[{"value":"1"}],
  "path":[],
  "body":[{"value":"<p>Lear how to POST via REST to Drupal your site.<\/p>\r\n","format":"basic_html","summary":""}]
}

Testing through Chrome

Using the Chrome extension DHC, enter the parameters noted above as a means of cross checking and testing.