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Lookup Query

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    To obtain a resource representation of a specific virtual infrastructure object, the client can must construct a query string to the lookup service. The query string can be constructed in two ways:

    • Using the object reference. With this type of query, you can get a resource representation of an object via its object reference.
    • Using query parameters. With this type of query, you can get a list of references to objects that match the specified criteria.

    Query String with Object Reference

    If you have a reference to the virtual infrastructure object and want to get its resource representation, you can construct a query string of the following type:

    http://localhost:9399/api/lookup?hierarchyRef={hierarchyRef}

    where &hierarchyRef={hierarchyRef} identifies a hierarchy object reference. The hierarchy object reference is a string that is constructed by specific rules. This parameter explicitly refers to the necessary virtual infrastructure object and lets retrieve its resource representation.

    The example below returns a resource representation of the VM having the following object reference: urn:vCloud:Vm:fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e.urn:vcloud:vm:6b2da27f-e653-495b-b515-2b18bbb4d3ec.

    Request:

    GET http://localhost:9399http://localhost:9399/api/lookup?hierarchyRef=
    urn:vCloud:Vm:fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e.urn:vcloud:vm:6b2da27f-e653-495b-b515-2b18bbb4d3ec

     

    Response:

    200 Success

     

    Response Body:

    <HierarchyItems xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
     <HierarchyItem Type="HierarchyItem">
       <ObjectRef>urn:vCloud:Vm:fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e.urn:vcloud:vm:6b2da27f-e653-495b-b515-2b18bbb4d3ec</ObjectRef>
       <ObjectType>Vm</ObjectType>
       <ObjectName>dc-vm</ObjectName>
     </HierarchyItem>
    </HierarchyItems>

    Query String with Parameters

    If you want to get object references for one or several virtual infrastructure objects that match a specific criterion, you can construct a query string of the following type:

    http://localhost:9399/api/lookup?host={hostUID}&name=(objectName)&type=(objectType)

    where:

    The client can use the following object types in the query string:

    For the VMware virtual environments:

    For vCloud Director:

    For the Hyper-V virtual environments:

    The example below returns a VM named DC that resides on the host having the following ID: fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e.

    Request:

    GET http://localhost:9399/web/#/api/lookup?host=urn:veeam:HierarchyRoot:fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e&name=DC&type=Vm

     

    Response:

    200 Success

     

    Response Body:

    <HierarchyItems xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
     <HierarchyItem Type="HierarchyItem">
       <ObjectRef>urn:vCloud:Vm:fa099d3b-7376-49b1-884c-bb6fa47c7b1e.urn:vcloud:vm:340be4d6-8657-4d70-92d7-41ac6298f688</ObjectRef>
       <ObjectType>Vm</ObjectType>
       <ObjectName>DC</ObjectName>
     </HierarchyItem>
    </HierarchyItems>