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F5 Mgmt API

The Mgmt API from F5 — 10 operation(s) for mgmt.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

F5 Mgmt API is one of 4 APIs that F5 publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Mgmt. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 21 operations across 10 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{bigip}.

21 operations 10 paths 2 schemas 3 DELETE9 GET2 PATCH5 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://{bigip}
Authentication
HTTP Basic, API Key
Contact
F5 CloudDocs
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

F5 Mgmt API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (Basic). An API key is passed in the header as X-F5-Auth-Token (Token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • Basic — HTTP Basic auth using a BIG-IP administrative user.
  • Token — Token obtained from /mgmt/shared/authn/login.

Paths & Operations 21

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 21 operations — 3 DELETE, 9 GET, 2 PATCH, 5 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Mgmt 21
POST
/mgmt/shared/authn/login
Obtain an authentication token
login body → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual
List virtual servers
listVirtuals → 200
POST
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual
Create a virtual server
createVirtual body → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual/{name}
Get a virtual server
getVirtual 1 param → 200
PUT
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual/{name}
Replace a virtual server
replaceVirtual 1 param body → 200
PATCH
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual/{name}
Partially update a virtual server
patchVirtual 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual/{name}
Delete a virtual server
deleteVirtual 1 param → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool
List pools
listPools → 200
POST
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool
Create a pool
createPool body → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}
Get a pool
getPool 1 param → 200
PUT
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}
Replace a pool
replacePool 1 param body → 200
PATCH
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}
Partially update a pool
patchPool 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}
Delete a pool
deletePool 1 param → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}/members
List members of a pool
listPoolMembers 1 param → 200
POST
/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{name}/members
Add a member to a pool
addPoolMember 1 param body → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/node
List nodes
listNodes → 200
POST
/mgmt/tm/ltm/node
Create a node
createNode body → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/node/{name}
Get a node
getNode 1 param → 200
DELETE
/mgmt/tm/ltm/node/{name}
Delete a node
deleteNode 1 param → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/ltm/profile/http
List HTTP profiles
listHttpProfiles → 200
GET
/mgmt/tm/sys/version
Get system software version
getSystemVersion → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Virtual (6 properties), Pool (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Virtual
object
6 properties
Pool
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

f5-mgmt-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
f5:f5-mgmt-api
Server
https://{bigip}
Docs
https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/
Provider
F5
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