Hello World API — Signature

Hello World API

Returns a greeting message. Optionally pass a name to personalise the response. No authentication required.

Endpoint

GET https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/hello

Property	Value
Method	GET
Base URL	https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/
File	hello.php
Authentication	None
Request Body	Not required

Authentication

No authentication required — open endpoint.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	String	Optional	Name to include in the greeting. Defaults to `World` if not provided.

Sample Requests

Basic call (no name)

curl https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/hello

With name parameter

curl https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/hello?name=Ankit

JavaScript (fetch)

const res  = await fetch('https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/hello?name=Ankit');
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.message); // "Hello, Ankit!"

OutSystems — URL of the GET method

// In Consume REST API → GET method → URL:
https://labs.lowcademy.com/apis/hello

// Add "name" as an Input Parameter mapped to query string

Response — 200 OK

Field	Type	Description
success	Boolean	Always `true` on success
message	String	The greeting — e.g. `"Hello, World!"`
timestamp	String	Server time when the response was generated. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`

{
  "success"   : true,
  "message"   : "Hello, Ankit!",
  "timestamp" : "2026-07-12 10:30:01"
}

Error Responses

200

OK — Greeting returned successfully.

405

Method Not Allowed — Request was not GET.
{"success":false,"error":"Method Not Allowed. Use GET."}