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systemd Manager API

The Manager API from systemd — 12 operation(s) for manager.

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systemd Manager API is one of 34 APIs that systemd publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Managers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 12 operations across 12 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, dbus://system/org.freedesktop.hostname1.

12 operations 12 paths 0 schemas 3 GET9 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
dbus:org.freedesktop.systemd1
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 12

Across 12 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 3 GET, 9 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Manager 12
POST
/manager/reload
Reload networkd Configuration
ReloadNetwork → 204
GET
/manager/describe
Get Full networkd State Description
DescribeNetwork → 200
POST
/manager/reexecute
Reexecute The Manager
Reexecute → 204
POST
/manager/enable
Enable Unit Files
EnableUnitFiles body → 200
POST
/manager/disable
Disable Unit Files
DisableUnitFiles body → 200
POST
/manager/mask
Mask Unit Files
MaskUnitFiles body → 200
POST
/manager/unmask
Unmask Unit Files
UnmaskUnitFiles → 200
POST
/manager/set-default-target
Set The Default Boot Target
SetDefaultTarget body → 200
GET
/manager/default-target
Get The Default Boot Target
GetDefaultTarget → 200
GET
/manager/snapshot
Get Manager Properties
GetManagerProperties → 200
POST
/io.systemd.Manager/Describe
Describe Manager State
ManagerDescribe → 200
POST
/io.systemd.Manager/ListUnits
List All Units
ManagerListUnits → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

systemd-manager-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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systemd-timedated (org.freedesktop.timedate1)
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systemd-timesyncd (org.freedesktop.timesync1)
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systemd-homed (org.freedesktop.home1)
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systemd-importd (org.freedesktop.import1)
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systemd-oomd (org.freedesktop.oom1)
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systemd-portabled (org.freedesktop.portable1)
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systemd-sysupdated (org.freedesktop.sysupdate1)
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LogControl1 (org.freedesktop.LogControl1)
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systemd Boot API
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systemd Cache API
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systemd Cgroups API
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API Details
ID
systemd:systemd-manager-api
Base URL
dbus:org.freedesktop.systemd1
Docs
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/org.freedesktop.systemd1.html
Provider
systemd
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