title: Pulling data from a list in SharePoint 2013 via REST
body: <p>I'm trying to build a mobile service in Azure (C#) that pushes data onto client apps. The data I need to pull is from a sharepoint site which I'm not very familiar with nor do I have access to. </p>
  
  <p>I've read a couple of resources online but whenever I try to quickly visit the list via <strong>_api/web/lists/</strong> or <strong>_api/web/lists/getbytitle('pages')</strong>, I get an authentication prompt. </p>
  
  <p>Is this the default behavior or hsa the rest api been switched off? Do I need to build a sharepoint app to generate an oauth token and then access the list?</p>
  
  <p>I'm basically clueless so any piece of information would be greatly appreciated.</p>