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(POST) /sessionMngr/
Creates a new logon session for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.
Request
To create a new logon session, you need to send the POST HTTP request to the URL of the /sessionMngr/ resource.
Note:
To work with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API resources available in the current version of Veeam Backup & Replication and to access a complete set of actions that can be performed with those resources, create a new logon session using the link to the latest version of the/sessionMngr/ resource. To learn more, see Perform Logon.
HTTP Request
POST http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/sessionMngr/?v=v1_3
or
POST http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/sessionMngr/?v=latest
Request Header
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.
Accept
False
Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:
application/xml — the client can sent this value in the header to accept response in the XML format.
application/json — the client must send this value in the header to accept the request in the JSON format.
If the request does not contain the header, the server will return the response in the XML format.
Request Body
None.
Note:
To create a new logon session for a tenant, you need to provide tenant credentials in the request body. To learn more, see Tenant Logon Session.
Query Parameters
None.
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Codes
A successfully completed operation returns response code 201Created.
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. Possible values:
application/xml
application/json
Response Body
In the response body, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns a resource representation of the created logon session. The resource representation of the logon session contains links to resources available through Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.
Example
The example below creates a new logon session for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.
Request:
POST http://localhost:9399/api/sessionMngr/?v=v1_3
This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.
