Get Guest Filesystem Files
Returns information about a file or directory in the guest.
if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - The resource VirtualMachine referenced by the parameter vm requires VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Query.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/guest/filesystem/files/{path}?action=get
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual Machine to perform the operation on.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
string
path
Required
The complete path to the file.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
vmware-api-session-id example
b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
Request Body
Request Body
VmGuestFilesystemFilesGetRequestBody of mimetype application/json
Required
This is a request body class for an operation.
(The request body parameter is missing description)
{
"credentials": {
"interactive_session": false,
"type": "enum"
}
}
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
VmGuestFilesystemFilesInfo of type application/json
Files.Info object containing information for the file.
{
"attributes": {
"filesystem_family": "enum",
"last_accessed": "string",
"last_modified": "string",
"posix_attributes": {
"group": 0,
"owner": 0,
"permissions": "string"
},
"symlink_target": "string",
"win_attributes": {
"created": "string",
"hidden": false,
"read_only": false
}
},
"size": 0,
"type": "enum"
}
integer
size
Required
The file size in bytes.
type
Required
The type of file.
Possible values are: FILE , DIRECTORY , SYMLINK
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"credentials":{"interactive_session":false,"password":"string","saml_token":"string","type":"enum","user_name":"string"}}' https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/guest/filesystem/files/{path}?action=get
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : if path is too long. The value of com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.Error#data will contain all the fields defined in the FileErrorDetails providing additional information about the failure. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the virtual machine is not running. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unsupported : if the operation is not supported by the VMware Tools in the guest operating system.
if the operation is disabled by the VMware Tools in the guest operating system.
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if path cannot be accessed.
if path cannot be listed because the guest authentication will not allow the operation.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the virtual machine is not found.
if path is not found. The value of com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.Error#data will contain all the fields defined in the FileErrorDetails providing additional information about the failure.
Availability
Added in 7.0.2.0
