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Microsoft Windows Server Application Pools API

Application pools provide an isolation mechanism for processes on the web server. There are many different settings available to fine-tune the behavior of the worker processes used to serve requests through IIS.

Microsoft Windows Server Application Pools API is one of 18 APIs that Microsoft Windows Server publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Application Pools. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://localhost:55539.

5 operations 2 paths 15 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.3.0
Base URL
https://localhost
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Microsoft Windows Server Application Pools API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (accessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • accessToken — Access token for authenticating with the IIS Administration API. Tokens are generated through the API management portal at https://localhost:55539.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Application Pools 5

Application pools provide an isolation mechanism for processes on the web server. There are many different settings available to fine-tune the behavior of the worker processes use…

GET
/api/webserver/application-pools
List All Application Pools
listApplicationPools → 200401403
POST
/api/webserver/application-pools
Create an Application Pool
createApplicationPool body → 201400401403409
GET
/api/webserver/application-pools/{id}
Get an Application Pool
getApplicationPool 1 param → 200401403404
PATCH
/api/webserver/application-pools/{id}
Update an Application Pool
updateApplicationPool 1 param body → 200400401403404
DELETE
/api/webserver/application-pools/{id}
Delete an Application Pool
deleteApplicationPool 1 param → 204401403404

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ApplicationPool (15 properties), ApplicationPoolCreate (12 properties), ApplicationPoolUpdate (12 properties), ProcessModel (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ApplicationPoolCreate
object
Request body for creating a new application pool.
12 properties 1 required
CpuSettings
object
CPU usage settings for the application pool.
6 properties
RapidFailProtection
object
Rapid fail protection settings that determine how IIS responds to repeated worker process failures.
6 properties
HalLink
object
1 property
Identity
object
The identity configuration for the application pool worker process.
3 properties
ApplicationPoolLinks
object
HAL-style links to related resources for an application pool.
3 properties
Error
object
3 properties
ProcessModel
object
Process model settings for the application pool worker processes.
8 properties
Recycling
object
Recycling settings for the application pool.
4 properties
ProcessOrphaning
object
Process orphaning settings that control behavior when a worker process cannot be shut down gracefully.
3 properties
ApplicationPoolUpdate
object
Request body for updating an application pool. Only include properties that should be changed.
12 properties
ApplicationPoolSummary
object
A summary representation of an application pool in list responses.
4 properties
ApplicationPool
object
A complete IIS application pool resource with all configuration settings for worker process isolation and management.
15 properties
PeriodicRestart
object
Periodic restart configuration for the application pool.
5 properties
RecyclingLogEvents
object
Configuration for which recycling events are logged.
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

microsoft-windows-server-application-pools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Microsoft Windows Server publishes across the network.

Windows Server Management API
Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
Active Directory Domain Services API
Hyper-V Management API
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) API
Windows Admin Center API
DNS Server Management API
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) API
Remote Desktop Services API
Failover Clustering API
DHCP Server Management API
SMB File Server API
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