Creating a point layer using the REST API

In this recipe, you will learn how to create a point layer using the REST API interface.

Getting ready

Perform the following steps to get started with this recipe:

1. Install Neo4j using the recipes from Chapter 1, Getting Started with Neo4j. This installation process will depend on your preference for your machine OS type.

2. Install the Neo4j Spatial plugin using the Installing the Neo4j Spatial extension, recipe from this chapter.

3. Restart the Neo4j graph database server using the following command:

   $NEO4J_ROOT_DIR/bin/neo4j restart
   

How to do it...

In this recipe, we will use the http://<neo4j_server_ip>:<port>/db/data/ext/SpatialPlugin/graphdb/addSimplePointlayer endpoint to create a simple point layer.

Let's add a simple point layer, as shown in the following code:

"layer" : "geom",
"lat"   : "lat" ,
"lon"   : "lon",url = "http://<neo4j_server_ip>:<port>//db/data/ext/SpatialPlugin/graphdb/addSimplePointlayer
payload= {
"layer" : "geom...