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VAST Data Views API

The Views API from VAST Data — 10 operation(s) for views.

VAST Data Views API is one of 126 APIs that VAST Data publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 19 operations across 10 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://{vms-host}/api.

19 operations 10 paths 12 schemas 4 DELETE7 GET2 PATCH5 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://{vms-host}/api
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Basic
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

VAST Data Views API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as ApiToken (ApiToken). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiToken — Send current valid API token in an Authorization header with format Api-Token .
  • basicAuth — Basic authentication using VMS user name and password

Paths & Operations 19

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 19 operations — 4 DELETE, 7 GET, 2 PATCH, 5 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Views 19
DELETE
/views/{id}/s3cors_configuration/
Delete all S3 CORS rules for View
delete_s3cors_configuration 1 param → 204
GET
/views/{id}/s3cors_configuration/
Get S3 CORS configuration for View
read_s3cors_configuration 2 params → 200
POST
/views/{id}/s3cors_configuration/
Create multiple S3 CORS rules for View
create_s3cors_configuration 1 param body → 201
GET
/views/
List Views
views_list 15 params → 200
POST
/views/
Create View
views_create body → 201
DELETE
/views/close_smb_handle/
Close open SMB filehandles
close_smb_handle 4 params → 200400503
GET
/views/list_open_smb_handles/
Query open SMB filehandles
list_open_smb_handles 2 params → 200400503
GET
/views/list_seamless_peers/
Get a list of available seamless peers
list_seamless_peers 2 params → 200
DELETE
/views/{id}/
Delete View
views_delete 2 params → 204
GET
/views/{id}/
Return Details of a View
views_read 1 param → 200
PATCH
/views/{id}/
Modify a View
views_partial_update 1 param body → 200
PUT
/views/{id}/
Modify View.
views_update 1 param body → 200
POST
/views/{id}/check_permissions_templates/
Check Permissions Templates Before Bulk Permission Update
check_permissions_templates 1 param body → 200
GET
/views/{id}/legal_hold/
Get legal hold
get_legal_hold 2 params → 200
PATCH
/views/{id}/legal_hold/
Change legal hold
change_legal_hold 1 param body → 200
GET
/views/{id}/nfs4_triggers/
Get the current NFSv4 triggers state for a view
view_get_triggers 1 param → 200
POST
/views/{id}/nfs4_triggers/
Register or unregister NFSv4 triggers for a view
view_register_triggers 1 param body → 204409
DELETE
/views/{id}/permissions_repair/
Stop Bulk Permission Update
stop_permissions_repair 1 param → 200
POST
/views/{id}/permissions_repair/
Start Bulk Permission Update
start_permissions_repair 1 param body → 200

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are View (74 properties), OpenProtocolHandle (13 properties), SeamlessPeer (8 properties), FileHandle (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ViewsCheckPermissionsTemplatesResponse
object
2 properties
SeamlessPeer
object
8 properties
AWSS3CORSRuleData
object
5 properties 2 required
ProtocolHandle
object
3 properties
EventNotification
object
S3 bucket Event Notification
6 properties
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
AsyncTaskInResponse
object
1 property
UserImpersonation
object
5 properties
View
object
74 properties 2 required
FileHandle
object
8 properties
OpenProtocolHandle
object
13 properties
S3CORSRuleData
object
5 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

vastdata-views-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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