GET /query?type=DiscoveredComputer

Returns a resource representation of a collection of protected computers in protection groups configured on backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. For details, see /agents/discoveredComputers.

Request

To get a list of protected computers, send the GET HTTP request to the query with the type parameter set to DiscoveredComputer.

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/query?type=DiscoveredComputer

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers:

Request 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.

Optional Parameters

In the query, you can use the following parameters for filtering and sorting.

Optional Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
UID	String	ID of a protected computer, for example: 88b395e2-81ff-439c-558c-188d97274c15.
Name	String	Name of a protected computer, for example: AgentProtected.local.
BackupServerUid	UidType	UID of the backup server parent to the protected computer resource.
BackupServerName	String	Name of the backup server parent to the protected computer resource.
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.
ProtectionGroupUid	UidType	UID of a protection group that contains the protected computer.
ProtectionGroupName	String	Name of a protection group that contains the protected computer.

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.

Response 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 a representation of the /agents/discoveredComputers resource collection.

Example

The example below returns an entity resource representation of a discovered computer that has IP address 172.17.53.55.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=DiscoveredComputer&format=Entities&filter=IpAddress=="172.17.53.55"

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

<QueryResult xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
<Entities>
<DiscoveredComputers>
<DiscoveredComputer Type="DiscoveredComputer" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupTaskSessions/32ab8937-2c2f-46b9-a52a-cde852a3dda5?format=Entity" Name="enterprise02.tech.local" UID="urn:veeam:DiscoveredComputer:32ab8937-2c2f-46b9-a52a-cde852a3dda5">
<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/32ab8937-2c2f-46b9-a52a-cde852a3dda5" Name="enterprise02.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>Offline</HostStatus>
<AgentVersion>5.0.0.4301</AgentVersion>
<AgentStatus>Installed</AgentStatus>
<OsVersion>Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (1607, 64-bit)</OsVersion>
<IpAddress>172.17.53.55</IpAddress>
<HierarchyObjRef>urn:AgentForWindows:VeeamAgent:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.32ab8937-2c2f-46b9-a52a-cde852a3dda5</HierarchyObjRef>
</DiscoveredComputer>
</DiscoveredComputers>
</Entities>
<PagingInfo PagesCount="1" PageSize="100" PageNum="1">
<Links>
<Link Rel="First" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=DiscoveredComputer&format=Entities&filter=IpAddress=="172.17.53.55"&pageSize=100&page=1" />
<Link Rel="Last" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=DiscoveredComputer&format=Entities&filter=IpAddress=="172.17.53.55"&pageSize=100&page=1" />
</Links>
</PagingInfo>
</QueryResult>