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title: "Configure API Service for CaSS"
slug: "configure-api-service-for-cass"
updated: 2023-02-27T08:12:57Z
published: 2023-02-27T08:12:57Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/configure-api-service-for-cass"
---

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# Configure API Service for CaSS

To configure the API Service, follow the steps below:

1. Unzip ApplicantSelfService.7z and copy the Lanteria.ApplicantSelfService.WebApi folder to "C:\inetpub\wwwroot".
2. Create a new web application:
  1. Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Right-click Sites and point to Add Web Site.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img007(7).png)
  2. Specify the site name (for example, ApplicantSelfServiceApi), application pool and physical path (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Lanteria.ApplicantSelfService.WebApi). Set up the https binding.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img008(8).png)
3. Make the following changes in the appsettings.json file:
  - In IIS Manager, right-click ApplicantSelfServiceApi and then click Explore.
  - Open appsettings.json in the text redactor.
  - Specify URL to ApplicantSelfServiceHandler.ashx in the HttpHandlerURL property of the AppSettings section.
4. Make sure that application pool user has:
  - Read/Write permissions to the Content Directory
  - Access to ApplicantSelfServiceHandler.ashx
5. Launch https://localhost:4430/api/apssapi/status. The API is started message must be displayed.