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+API Examples
+======
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+This folder contains examples that can be posted with curl or another http query utility to a local instance.
+
+To test querying with curl:
+
+    curl -H 'X-ZT1-Auth:AUTHTOKEN' http://127.0.0.1:9993/status
+
+To create a public network on a local controller (service must be built with "make ZT\_ENABLE\_NETWORK\_CONTROLLER=1"):
+
+    curl -H 'X-ZT1-Auth:AUTHTOKEN' -X POST -d @public.json http://127.0.0.1:9993/controller/network/################
+
+Replace AUTHTOKEN with the contents of this instance's authtoken.secret file and ################ with a valid network ID. Its first 10 hex digits must be the ZeroTier address of the controller itself, while the last 6 hex digits can be anything. Also be sure to change the port if you have this instance listening somewhere other than 9993.
+
+After POSTing you can double check the network config with:
+
+    curl -H 'X-ZT1-Auth:AUTHTOKEN' http://127.0.0.1:9993/controller/network/################
+
+Once this network is created (and if your controller is online, etc.) you can then join this network from any device anywhere in the world and it will receive a valid network configuration.