HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol. One of the namespace access protocols supported by HCP. In the context of namespace access, the HTTP protocol is also called the REST API.

HCP also uses HTTP for:

oClient communication with the System Management Console, Tenant Management Console, and Search Console

oClient access through the HCP management API

oHCP Data Migrator (HCP-DM) access to namespace content

oHCP Search Console communication with Console clients

oAccess to namespace content through the metadata query API.