How to call a GET REST API from JQGrid?

 To call a GET REST API from JQGrid, you can use the url and datatype properties of the grid configuration options. Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates how to call a GET REST API from JQGrid:

// Assuming the grid's ID is "myGrid"
$("#myGrid").jqGrid({
    // Other grid configuration options...
    url: "http://example.com/api/data",
    datatype: "json",
    mtype: "GET",
    colModel: [
        // Column definitions...
    ],
    loadonce: true
});

In this example, we set the url property to the URL of the REST API, which returns JSON data. We also set the datatype property to "json" to tell JQGrid to expect JSON data from the API.

Next, we set the mtype property to "GET" to specify that we want to make a GET request to the API. We also define the column model using the colModel property, which defines the columns of the grid.

Finally, we set the loadonce property to true to tell JQGrid to load the data from the API only once and then use local data for subsequent requests. This can improve performance by reducing the number of requests to the API.

When the grid is loaded, JQGrid will make a GET request to the specified URL and load the data into the grid. You can customize the URL and request parameters based on the API you are using. For example, you can include query parameters in the URL to filter or sort the data returned by the API.