# Branches API All examples show cURL and [HTTPie](https://httpie.io/cli) snippets. ## Adding A Branch ```sh curl -d '{"branch_name":"HQ branch", "location":"Central Business District"}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:8080/branch http POST :8080/branch branch_name="HQ branch" branch_name="Central Business District" ``` You should expect a 204 No Content response. ## Listing Branches ```sh curl http://localhost:8080/branch http :8080/branch ``` The response should be a 200 OK with the following JSON body: ```json { "branch_data": [ { "branch_name": "hq branch", "location": "central business district" } ] } ```