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## rest-explorer package

A LoopBack 4 component for adding a self-hosted REST API Explorer.

## Remarks

The component should be loaded in the constructor of your custom Application class. Applications scaffolded by recent versions of our lb4 CLI tool have the self-hosted REST API Explorer pre-configured out of the box.

## Classes

|  Class | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [RestExplorerComponent](./rest-explorer.restexplorercomponent.md) | A component providing a self-hosted API Explorer. |

## Namespaces

|  Namespace | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [RestExplorerBindings](./rest-explorer.restexplorerbindings.md) | Binding keys used by this component. |

## Type Aliases

|  Type Alias | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [RestExplorerConfig](./rest-explorer.restexplorerconfig.md) | Options to configure API Explorer UI |