Skip System Query Option ($skip)

The $skip System Query Option is used to exclude from a response the first N items of a resource collection.

For example, to show in a response all users starting from the forth one, send the following request:

You can combine the $top and the $skip options to request a particular set of items. Note that the $skip option is applied before the $top option, regardless of its position in the request. That is, top results are selected from a collection where a set of items is already excluded.

For example, to return the second and the third backup repositories available in Veeam Availability Console, send the following request:

Veeam Availability Console RESTful API returns resources in the default order based on its own semantics. To sort or filter a collection before selecting top results, use the $orderby or $filter query options.

For example, to return the second and the third largest backup repositories available in Veeam Availability Console, send the following request:

Note that the $orderby and $filter options are applied before the $skip option regardless of their position in the request. That is, a collection is first filtered or ordered, and then the top results are excluded.