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IBM WebSphere Server API

Server runtime management

IBM WebSphere Server API is one of 35 APIs that IBM WebSphere publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Server. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, and 4 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 24.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://localhost:9443.

3 operations 3 paths 2 schemas 1 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
24.0.0
Base URL
https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

IBM WebSphere Server API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (jwtAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — HTTP Basic authentication
  • jwtAuth — MicroProfile JWT authentication

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Server 3

Server runtime management

GET
/server
Get Server Information
getServerInfo → 200401
POST
/server/dump
Create a Server Dump
createServerDump body → 200401
POST
/server/javadump
Create a Java Dump
createJavaDump → 200401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LibertyServer (9 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LibertyServer
object
9 properties
Error
object
3 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

websphere-server-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IBM WebSphere publishes across the network.

WebSphere Application Server JMX API
IBM WebSphere Applications API
IBM WebSphere Authentication API
IBM WebSphere Batch API
IBM WebSphere Channels API
IBM WebSphere Clusters API
IBM WebSphere Compliance API
IBM WebSphere Config API
IBM WebSphere Configuration API
IBM WebSphere Controller API
IBM WebSphere Features API
IBM WebSphere File Transfer API