---
title: "Operations"
diataxis: reference
applies_to:
  product: "nirmata-control-hub"
audience: ["platform-engineer","developer"]
last_updated: 2026-03-25
url: https://docs.nirmata.io/docs/reference/rest-api/api_basics/operations/
---

 Operation | HTTP Method | URI Syntax | Description
----------|-------------|------------|------------
Create    | POST        | /{modelIndex} | Creates a new resource. The *modelIndex* is the resource name.
          |             |  /{parent}/{id}/{relation} | Create a new resource, as child of the '{parent}/{id}' resource
Retrieve  | GET          | /{modelIndex}        |        Returns all resources of type specified by 'modelIndex'
          |               | /{modelIndex}/{id}  |        Returns a single resource
Update    | PUT          | /{modelIndex}/{id}   |       Updates a resource
Delete    |  DELETE      |  /{modelIndex}/{id}  |     Deletes a resource
Discover  |  OPTIONS     | /                    |      Returns the class definitions for all resources
          |              | /{modelIndex}        |       Returns the class definition for a single resource