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Citrix NetScaler NS Config API

NetScaler appliance configuration including IP address, network settings, HTTP ports, and system-level parameters. Supports save, clear, and diff operations.

Citrix NetScaler NS Config API is one of 9 APIs that Citrix NetScaler publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include NS Config. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 14.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{nsip}/nitro/v1.

4 operations 3 paths 3 schemas 1 GET2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
14.1
Base URL
https:///nitro/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Citrix NetScaler NS Config API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN (nitroAuthToken). An API key is passed in the header as X-NITRO-USER (nitroBasicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • nitroAuthToken — Session-based authentication token obtained via the /config/login endpoint. Provided as a cookie with each request.
  • nitroBasicAuth — Per-request authentication using X-NITRO-USER and X-NITRO-PASS headers as an alternative to session-based tokens.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 GET, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

NS Config 4

NetScaler appliance configuration including IP address, network settings, HTTP ports, and system-level parameters. Supports save, clear, and diff operations.

GET
/config/nsconfig
Citrix Netscaler Get Netscaler Configuration
getNsConfig 1 param → 200401
PUT
/config/nsconfig
Citrix Netscaler Update Netscaler Configuration
updateNsConfig body → 200401400
POST
/config/nsconfig?action=save
Citrix Netscaler Save Netscaler Configuration
saveNsConfig body → 200401
POST
/config/nsconfig?action=clear
Citrix Netscaler Clear Netscaler Configuration
clearNsConfig body → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are NsConfig (30 properties), NitroErrorResponse (3 properties), NitroResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

NitroResponse
object
Standard NITRO API success response.
3 properties
NsConfig
object
NetScaler appliance configuration including network settings, system parameters, and operational options.
30 properties
NitroErrorResponse
object
NITRO API error response with details about the failure.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

citrix-netscaler-ns-config-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Citrix NetScaler publishes across the network.

NetScaler ADM NITRO API
NetScaler SDX NITRO API
NetScaler Next-Gen API
Citrix NetScaler Authentication API
Citrix NetScaler CS Virtual Server API
Citrix NetScaler LB Virtual Server API
Citrix NetScaler Statistics API
Citrix NetScaler System API
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