Developer Documentation
Get Guest Identity
Released in v6.7Return information about the guest.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/guest/identity
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Identifier of the virtual machine. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine. |
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
GetResponseBody
of type application/json
This structure was autogenerated to hold a response body. It contains: guest identification information.
{
"value": {
"family": "enum",
"host_name": "string",
"ip_address": "string",
"name": "enum"
}
}| Property Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | IdentityInfo |
guest identification information. |
Errors
| Code | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | Error | 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 virtual machine is not found. |
| 503 | Error | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if VMware Tools is not running. if VMware Tools has not provided any data. |
| default | Error | Not available |
