Get Counter Sets
DescriptionReturns information about a specific counter set. Warning: This operation is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/stats/counter-sets/{counter_set}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
counter_set
Required
identifier of the counter set to retrieve.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vstats.model.CounterSet.
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
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
CounterSetsInfo of type application/json
Information about the desired CounterSet.
{
"counters": [
{
"cid": "string",
"mid": "string"
}
],
"id": "string",
"user_info": {
"description": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"label": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
array of
CidMid
counters
Required
List of Counter CidMids. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
string
id
Required
Counter set identifier. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
user_info
Optional
Human legible localizable conter set description. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments. In future versions it may be possible to have custom counter sets that lack localizable descriptions.
cURL Command
curl -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/stats/counter-sets/{counter_set}
Errors
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user does not have sufficient privileges.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
Counter Sets Operations
get
