# REST plugin

Source: https://zenoh.io/docs/manual/plugin-http

The REST plugin provides access to the Zenoh REST API by enabling an HTTP server on the Zenoh node where it is running.

Library name: `zplugin_rest`

There are two main ways to start this plugin:

- Through startup arguments: zenohd's `--rest-http-port=[PORT | IP:PORT | none]` argument allows you to choose which port will be listened to by the HTTP server. Note that the default value for this argument is `8000`, meaning that unless you specify `none` explicitly, zenohd will use this plugin by default.
- Through configuration: you may also configure the rest plugin in a zenohd config file, as illustrated in the Zenoh repo's `DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5` file