Get Vm

Get Vm

Returns information about a virtual machine. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows:

  • The resource VirtualMachine referenced by the parameter vm requires System.Read.
Request
URI
GET
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}
COPY
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required

Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.


Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

Information about the specified virtual machine.

Returns VM_Info of type(s) application/json
{
    "guest_OS": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "identity": {
        "name": "string",
        "bios_uuid": "string",
        "instance_uuid": "string"
    },
    "power_state": "string",
    "instant_clone_frozen": false,
    "hardware": {
        "version": "string",
        "upgrade_policy": "string",
        "upgrade_version": "string",
        "upgrade_status": "string"
    },
    "boot": {
        "type": "string",
        "efi_legacy_boot": false,
        "network_protocol": "string",
        "delay": 0,
        "retry": false,
        "retry_delay": 0,
        "enter_setup_mode": false
    },
    "boot_devices": [
        {
            "type": "string",
            "nic": "string",
            "disks": [
                "string"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "cpu": {
        "count": 0,
        "cores_per_socket": 0,
        "hot_add_enabled": false,
        "hot_remove_enabled": false
    },
    "memory": {
        "size_MiB": 0,
        "hot_add_enabled": false,
        "hot_add_increment_size_MiB": 0,
        "hot_add_limit_MiB": 0
    }
}
guest_OS
Required

The GuestOS enumerated type defines the valid guest operating system types used for configuring a virtual machine.
DOS : MS-DOS.
WIN_31 : Windows 3.1
WIN_95 : Windows 95
WIN_98 : Windows 98
WIN_ME : Windows Millennium Edition
WIN_NT : Windows NT 4
WIN_2000_PRO : Windows 2000 Professional
WIN_2000_SERV : Windows 2000 Server
WIN_2000_ADV_SERV : Windows 2000 Advanced Server
WIN_XP_HOME : Windows XP Home Edition
WIN_XP_PRO : Windows XP Professional
WIN_XP_PRO_64 : Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)
WIN_NET_WEB : Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
WIN_NET_STANDARD : Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE : Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
WIN_NET_DATACENTER : Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
WIN_NET_BUSINESS : Windows Small Business Server 2003
WIN_NET_STANDARD_64 : Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)
WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64 : Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)
WIN_LONGHORN : Windows Longhorn
WIN_LONGHORN_64 : Windows Longhorn (64 bit)
WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64 : Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit)
WIN_VISTA : Windows Vista
WIN_VISTA_64 : Windows Vista (64 bit)
WINDOWS_7 : Windows 7
WINDOWS_7_64 : Windows 7 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64 : Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_8 : Windows 8
WINDOWS_8_64 : Windows 8 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64 : Windows 8 Server (64 bit)
WINDOWS_9 : Windows 10
WINDOWS_9_64 : Windows 10 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64 : Windows 10 Server (64 bit)
WINDOWS_11_64 : Windows 11 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_12_64 : Windows 12 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_HYPERV : Windows Hyper-V
WINDOWS_SERVER_2019 : Windows Server 2019
WINDOWS_SERVER_2021 : Windows Server 2022
WINDOWS_SERVER_2025 : Windows Server 2025
FREEBSD : FreeBSD 10 or earlier
FREEBSD_64 : FreeBSD 10 x64 or earlier
FREEBSD_11 : FreeBSD 11
FREEBSD_12 : FreeBSD 12
FREEBSD_13 : FreeBSD 13
FREEBSD_14 : FreeBSD 14 or later
FREEBSD_11_64 : FreeBSD 11 x64
FREEBSD_12_64 : FreeBSD 12 x64
FREEBSD_13_64 : FreeBSD 13 x64
FREEBSD_14_64 : FreeBSD 14 x64 or later
REDHAT : Red Hat Linux 2.1
RHEL_2 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2
RHEL_3 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
RHEL_3_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)
RHEL_4 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
RHEL_4_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)
RHEL_5 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
RHEL_5_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit)
RHEL_6 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
RHEL_6_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)
RHEL_7 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
RHEL_7_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit)
RHEL_8_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit)
RHEL_9_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit)
CENTOS : CentOS 4/5
CENTOS_64 : CentOS 4/5 (64-bit)
CENTOS_6 : CentOS 6
CENTOS_6_64 : CentOS 6 (64-bit)
CENTOS_7 : CentOS 7
CENTOS_7_64 : CentOS 7 (64-bit)
CENTOS_8_64 : CentOS 8 (64-bit)
CENTOS_9_64 : CentOS 9 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX : Oracle Linux 4/5
ORACLE_LINUX_64 : Oracle Linux 4/5 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_6 : Oracle Linux 6
ORACLE_LINUX_6_64 : Oracle Linux 6 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_7 : Oracle Linux 7
ORACLE_LINUX_7_64 : Oracle Linux 7 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_8_64 : Oracle Linux 8 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_9_64 : Oracle Linux 9 (64-bit)
SUSE : Suse Linux
SUSE_64 : Suse Linux (64 bit)
SLES : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9
SLES_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)
SLES_10 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 10
SLES_10_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit)
SLES_11 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 11
SLES_11_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit)
SLES_12 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 12
SLES_12_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit)
SLES_15_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit)
SLES_16_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit)
NLD_9 : Novell Linux Desktop 9
OES : Open Enterprise Server
SJDS : Sun Java Desktop System
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux
MANDRIVA : Mandriva Linux
MANDRIVA_64 : Mandriva Linux (64 bit)
TURBO_LINUX : Turbolinux
TURBO_LINUX_64 : Turbolinux (64 bit)
UBUNTU : Ubuntu Linux
UBUNTU_64 : Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)
DEBIAN_4 : Debian GNU/Linux 4
DEBIAN_4_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_5 : Debian GNU/Linux 5
DEBIAN_5_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_6 : Debian GNU/Linux 6
DEBIAN_6_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_7 : Debian GNU/Linux 7
DEBIAN_7_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_8 : Debian GNU/Linux 8
DEBIAN_8_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_9 : Debian GNU/Linux 9
DEBIAN_9_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_10 : Debian GNU/Linux 10
DEBIAN_10_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_11 : Debian GNU/Linux 11
DEBIAN_11_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_12 : Debian GNU/Linux 12
DEBIAN_12_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_3 : Asianux Server 3
ASIANUX_3_64 : Asianux Server 3 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_4 : Asianux Server 4
ASIANUX_4_64 : Asianux Server 4 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_5_64 : Asianux Server 5 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_7_64 : Asianux Server 7 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_8_64 : Asianux Server 8 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_9_64 : Asianux Server 9 (64 bit)
OPENSUSE : OpenSUSE Linux
OPENSUSE_64 : OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit)
FEDORA : Fedora Linux
FEDORA_64 : Fedora Linux (64 bit)
COREOS_64 : CoreOS Linux (64 bit)
VMWARE_PHOTON_64 : VMware Photon (64 bit)
OTHER_24X_LINUX : Linux 2.4x Kernel
OTHER_24X_LINUX_64 : Linux 2.4x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_26X_LINUX : Linux 2.6x Kernel
OTHER_26X_LINUX_64 : Linux 2.6x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_3X_LINUX : Linux 3.x Kernel
OTHER_3X_LINUX_64 : Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_4X_LINUX : Linux 4.x Kernel
OTHER_4X_LINUX_64 : Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_5X_LINUX : Linux 5.x Kernel
OTHER_5X_LINUX_64 : Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_6X_LINUX : Linux 6.x Kernel
OTHER_6X_LINUX_64 : Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_LINUX : Linux 2.2x Kernel
GENERIC_LINUX : Other Linux
OTHER_LINUX_64 : Linux (64 bit)
SOLARIS_6 : Solaris 6
SOLARIS_7 : Solaris 7
SOLARIS_8 : Solaris 8
SOLARIS_9 : Solaris 9
SOLARIS_10 : Solaris 10 (32 bit)
SOLARIS_10_64 : Solaris 10 (64 bit)
SOLARIS_11_64 : Solaris 11 (64 bit)
OS2 : OS/2
ECOMSTATION : eComStation 1.x
ECOMSTATION_2 : eComStation 2.0
NETWARE_4 : Novell NetWare 4
NETWARE_5 : Novell NetWare 5.1
NETWARE_6 : Novell NetWare 6.x
OPENSERVER_5 : SCO OpenServer 5
OPENSERVER_6 : SCO OpenServer 6
UNIXWARE_7 : SCO UnixWare 7
DARWIN : Mac OS 10.5
DARWIN_64 : Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit)
DARWIN_10 : Mac OS 10.6
DARWIN_10_64 : Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit)
DARWIN_11 : Mac OS 10.7
DARWIN_11_64 : Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit)
DARWIN_12_64 : Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit)
DARWIN_13_64 : Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit)
DARWIN_14_64 : Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit)
DARWIN_15_64 : Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit)
DARWIN_16_64 : Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit)
DARWIN_17_64 : Mac OS 10.13 (64 bit)
DARWIN_18_64 : Mac OS 10.14 (64 bit)
DARWIN_19_64 : Mac OS 10.15 (64 bit)
DARWIN_20_64 : Mac OS 11 (64 bit)
DARWIN_21_64 : Mac OS 12 (64 bit)
DARWIN_22_64 : Mac OS 13 (64 bit)
DARWIN_23_64 : Mac OS 14 (64 bit)
VMKERNEL : VMware ESX 4
VMKERNEL_5 : VMware ESX 5
VMKERNEL_6 : VMware ESX 6
VMKERNEL_65 : VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7.
VMKERNEL_7 : VMware ESX 7
VMKERNEL_8 : VMware ESX 8
AMAZONLINUX2_64 : Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit)
AMAZONLINUX3_64 : Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit)
CRXPOD_1 : CRX Pod 1
ROCKYLINUX_64 : Rocky Linux (64-bit)
ALMALINUX_64 : AlmaLinux (64-bit)
OTHER : Other Operating System
OTHER_64 : Other Operating System (64 bit)

string
name
Required

Virtual machine name.

identity
Optional

The Identity.Info structure contains information about the identity of a virtual machine.

power_state
Required

The Power.State enumerated type defines the valid power states for a virtual machine.
POWERED_OFF : The virtual machine is powered off.
POWERED_ON : The virtual machine is powered on.
SUSPENDED : The virtual machine is suspended.

boolean
instant_clone_frozen
Optional

Indicates whether the virtual machine is frozen for instant clone, or not. This field is optional because it was added in a newer version than its parent node.

hardware
Required

The Hardware.Info structure contains information related to the virtual hardware of a virtual machine.

boot
Required

The Boot.Info structure contains information about the virtual machine boot process.

boot_devices
Required

Boot device configuration. If the list has no entries, a server-specific default boot sequence is used.

cpu
Required

The Cpu.Info structure contains CPU-related information about a virtual machine.

memory
Required

The Memory.Info structure contains memory-related information about a virtual machine.

object
disks
Required

List of disks. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk.

object
nics
Required

List of Ethernet adapters. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet.

object
cdroms
Required

List of CD-ROMs. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Cdrom. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Cdrom.

object
floppies
Required

List of floppy drives. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Floppy. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Floppy.

object
parallel_ports
Required

List of parallel ports. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ParallelPort. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ParallelPort.

object
serial_ports
Required

List of serial ports. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SerialPort. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SerialPort.

object
sata_adapters
Required

List of SATA adapters. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter.

object
scsi_adapters
Required

List of SCSI adapters. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter.

object
nvme_adapters
Optional

List of NVMe adapters. This field is optional because it was added in a newer version than its parent node. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the key in the field map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.NvmeAdapter. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the key in the field map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.NvmeAdapter.


401

com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user can not be authenticated.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.


403

com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user doesn't have the required privileges.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.


404

com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the virtual machine is not found.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.


500

com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the virtual machine's configuration state cannot be accessed.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.


503

com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.


default

'Default' means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.

Returns Std_Errors_Error of type(s) application/json
{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "string",
            "default_message": "string",
            "args": [
                "string"
            ],
            "localized": "string"
        }
    ],
    "error_type": "string"
}
messages
Required

Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers. The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.

Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.

object
data
Optional

Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully. Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.

The ArgumentLocations, FileLocations, and TransientIndication structures are intended as possible values for this field. DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this field (although that is not its primary purpose). Some services may provide their own specific structures for use as the value of this field when reporting errors from their operations.

Some operations will not set this field when reporting errors.

error_type
Optional

Enumeration of all standard errors. Used as discriminator in protocols that have no standard means for transporting the error type, e.g. REST.
ERROR : Discriminator for the Error type.
ALREADY_EXISTS : Discriminator for the AlreadyExists type.
ALREADY_IN_DESIRED_STATE : Discriminator for the AlreadyInDesiredState type.
CANCELED : Discriminator for the Canceled type.
CONCURRENT_CHANGE : Discriminator for the ConcurrentChange type.
FEATURE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the FeatureInUse type.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR : Discriminator for the InternalServerError type.
INVALID_ARGUMENT : Discriminator for the InvalidArgument type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_CONFIGURATION : Discriminator for the InvalidElementConfiguration type.
INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPE : Discriminator for the InvalidElementType type.
INVALID_REQUEST : Discriminator for the InvalidRequest type.
NOT_ALLOWED_IN_CURRENT_STATE : Discriminator for the NotAllowedInCurrentState type.
NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the NotFound type.
OPERATION_NOT_FOUND : Discriminator for the OperationNotFound type.
RESOURCE_BUSY : Discriminator for the ResourceBusy type.
RESOURCE_IN_USE : Discriminator for the ResourceInUse type.
RESOURCE_INACCESSIBLE : Discriminator for the ResourceInaccessible type.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE : Discriminator for the ServiceUnavailable type.
TIMED_OUT : Discriminator for the TimedOut type.
UNABLE_TO_ALLOCATE_RESOURCE : Discriminator for the UnableToAllocateResource type.
UNAUTHENTICATED : Discriminator for the Unauthenticated type.
UNAUTHORIZED : Discriminator for the Unauthorized type.
UNEXPECTED_INPUT : Discriminator for the UnexpectedInput type.
UNSUPPORTED : Discriminator for the Unsupported type.
UNVERIFIED_PEER : Discriminator for the UnverifiedPeer type.