Get Library Items
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest (vs /api), any maps are consumed/returned instead as arrays of objects, each containing a key and a value property field.
Returns information about a virtual machine template contained in the library item specified by templateLibraryItem if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - Operation execution requires System.Read. - The resource com.vmware.content.library.Item referenced by the parameter templateLibraryItem requires System.Read.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/vm-template/library-items/{template_library_item}
Parameters
Parameters
string
template_library_item
Required
identifier of the library item containing the virtual machine template.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.content.library.Item.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
Example: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
VmTemplateLibraryItemsGetResponseBody
of type application/json
Information about the virtual machine template item contained in the library item. If unset, the library item specified by templateLibraryItem does not contain a virtual machine template.
{
"value": {
"cpu": {
"cores_per_socket": 0,
"count": 0
},
"disks": [
{
"key": "key1",
"value": {
"capacity": 0,
"disk_storage": {
"datastore": "string",
"storage_policy": "string"
}
}
}
],
"guest_OS": "enum",
"memory": {
"size_MiB": 0
},
"nics": [
{
"key": "key1",
"value": {
"backing_type": "enum",
"mac_type": "enum",
"network": "string"
}
}
],
"vm_home_storage": {
"datastore": "string",
"storage_policy": "string"
},
"vm_template": "string"
}
}
value
Optional
Information about the virtual machine template item contained in the library item. If unset, the library item specified by templateLibraryItem does not contain a virtual machine template.
cURL Command
curl -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/vm-template/library-items/{template_library_item}
Errors
401
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user that requested the operation cannot be authenticated. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user that requested the operation is not authorized to perform the operation.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the library item could not be found. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the virtual machine template's configuration state cannot be accessed.
503
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if any of the services involved in the operation are unavailable.
