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Veeam Instances API

The Instances API from Veeam — 6 operation(s) for instances.

Veeam Instances API is one of 55 APIs that Veeam publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0-rev0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://localhost:9419.

6 operations 6 paths 11 schemas 2 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0-rev0
Base URL
https://localhost:9419
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Veeam Instances API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • Bearer — Bearer \

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 2 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Instances 6
GET
/api/v1/virtualMachines
VirtualMachines 8 params → 200400401500
GET
/api/v1/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineId}
VirtualMachineById 2 params → 200401404500
POST
/api/v1/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineId}/takeSnapshot
TakeSnapshot 2 params body → 202401404500
POST
/api/v1/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineId}/deleteSnapshots
DeleteVirtualMachineSnapshots 2 params → 202401404500
POST
/api/v1/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineId}/deleteBackups
DeleteVirtualMachineBackups 2 params → 202401404500
POST
/api/v1/virtualMachines/export
ExportVirtualMachines 1 param → 200401500

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are VirtualMachine (8 properties), Error (7 properties), VirtualMachinesFilters (7 properties), VirtualMachineSnapshotSpec (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Link
object
3 properties 3 required
BackupDestinations
string
VirtualMachineProtectionStatuses
string
VirtualMachinesSortColumns
string
VirtualMachineSnapshotSpec
object
6 properties 1 required
VirtualMachinesPage
object
3 properties 2 required
TagSpec
object
2 properties 2 required
VirtualMachine
object
8 properties 3 required
VirtualMachinesFilters
object
7 properties
SessionLink
object
2 properties 1 required
Error
object
7 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

veeam-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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