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(PUT) /backupServers/{ID}/credentials/{ID}

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Edits a credentials record having specified ID on the Veeam backup server with the specified ID.

Request

To edit a credentials record, you need to send the PUT HTTP request to the URL of the /backupServers/{ID}/credentials/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

PUT http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/backupServers/{ID}/credentials/{ID}

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers:

Header

Required

Description

X-RestSvcSessionId

True

The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. To learn more, see Authentication and Security.

Request Body

In the request body, the client must send parameters for the credentials record that must be updated on the Veeam backup server. The body of the request must conform to the XML Schema Definition of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.

The request body must contain the elements you want to edit:

Element

Type

Description

Modifiable

Min/Max Occurrence

Username

String

User name of the edited credentials record in the DOMAIN\USENAME format.

Yes

0/1

Description

String

Description of the edited credentials record.

Yes

0/1

Password

String

Password of the edited credentials.

Yes

0/1

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CredentialsInfo Type="Credentials" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/fd8fab6c-fca1-4e5c-b485-6d92eb7717bd/credentials/bc4a63b6-05d1-44f6-b165-1128a33d02c2" xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <Id>bc4a63b6-05d1-44f6-b165-1128a33d02c2</Id>
 <Username>VEEAM\Administrator</Username>
 <Description>Edited via RESTful API</Description>
 <Password/>
</CredentialsInfo>

Query Parameters

None.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 204 No Content.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the request body message: application/xml.

Response Body

None.

Example

The example below updates the password parameter in the credentials record having ID c473b8df-4499-41b8-ba6b-7f76def6fea1 on the Veeam backup server with ID f62624c1-8462-4747-8bd4-d686f99b0540.

Request:

PUT http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/f62624c1-8462-4747-8bd4-d686f99b0540/credentials/c473b8df-4499-41b8-ba6b-7f76def6fea1

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Request Body:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CredentialsInfo Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/f62624c1-8462-4747-8bd4-d686f99b0540/credentials/9a8fb433-cacd-4089-a97e-437e99f128bc" Type="Credentials" xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <Id>9a8fb433-cacd-4089-a97e-437e99f128bc</Id>
 <Description>Edited via RESTful API</Description>
</CredentialsInfo>

 

Response:

204 No Content