GET /agents/discoveredComputers/{ID}

Returns a resource representation of a protected computer having the specified ID.

Request

To get a job session, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /agents/discoveredComputers/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/agents/discoveredComputers/{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. For details, see Authentication and Security.

Accept

False

Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:

  • application/xml — the client can send 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.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 OK.

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, the REST API returns an entity or an entity reference of the /agents/discoveredComputers/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.

Parameters

Element

Type

Description

UID

UidType

UID of the protected computer, for example: urn:veeam:DiscoveredComputer:b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca.

Name

String

Name of the protected computer, for example: AgentProtected.local.

HostStatus

String

Status of the host:

  • Online
  • Offline

AgentVersion

String

Version of Veeam Agent installed on the protected computer.

AgentStatus

String

Veeam Agent installation status:

  • NotInstalled
  • Installed
  • UnsupportedOs
  • Failed
  • Exclude

OsVersion

String

Version of the OS installed on the protected computer.

IpAddress

String

IP address of the protected computer.

HierarchyObjRef

HierarchyObjRefType

Reference to the protected computer.

To view query parameters that you can use for filtering or sorting, see GET /query?type=DiscoveredComputer.

Links

Reference

Relationship

Description

/backupServers/{ID}

Up

URL of the /backupServers/{ID} resource — a backup server where the protection group was created.

/agents/discoveredComputers/{ID}

Alternate

Alternate URL of the /agents/discoveredComputers/{ID} resource.

/agents/protectionGroups/{ID}

Down

URL of the /agents/protectionGroups/{ID} resource — a protection group that contains the discovered computer.

Example

An example below returns an entity representation of the protected computer resource having ID b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/agents/discoveredComputers/b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca?format=Entity

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<DiscoveredComputer xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="DiscoveredComputer" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupTaskSessions/b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca?format=Entity" Name="enterprise03.tech.local" UID="urn:veeam:DiscoveredComputer:b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/7445e6ce-86f5-4171-b909-dac209c66563" Name="enterprise06.tech.local" />
   <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="DiscoveredComputerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/agents/discoveredComputers/b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca" Name="enterprise03.tech.local" />
   <Link Rel="Up" Type="AgentProtectionGroupReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/agents/protectionGroups/d0671b61-8f92-45a7-a199-ab2aad8037c6" Name="Protection Group 1" />
 </Links>
 <HostStatus>Online</HostStatus>
 <AgentVersion>5.0.0.4301</AgentVersion>
 <AgentStatus>Installed</AgentStatus>
 <OsVersion>Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)</OsVersion>
 <IpAddress>172.17.53.89</IpAddress>
 <HierarchyObjRef>urn:AgentForWindows:VeeamAgent:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.b85df3d1-c094-437c-b836-eaca6c3762ca</HierarchyObjRef>
</DiscoveredComputer>

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