A.4. Examples

A.4.1. GET Request with cURL

Example A.1. GET request

The following GET request lists the virtual machines in the vms collection. Note that a GET request does not contain a body. 
GET /api/vms HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Adapt the method (GET), header (Accept: application/xml) and URI (https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms) into the following cURL command: 
$ curl -X GET -H "Accept: application/xml" -u [USER:PASS] --cacert [CERT] https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms
An XML representation of the vms collection displays.

A.4.2. POST Request with cURL

Example A.2. POST request

The following POST request creates a virtual machine in the vms collection. Note that a POST request requires a body. 
POST /api/vms HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<vm>
  <name>vm1</name>
  <cluster>
    <name>default</name>
  </cluster>
  <template>
    <name>Blank</name>
  </template>
  <memory>536870912</memory> 
  <os>
    <boot dev="hd"/>
  </os>
</vm>
Adapt the method (POST), headers (Accept: application/xml and Content-type: application/xml), URI (https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms) and request body into the following cURL command: 
$ curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-type: application/xml" -u [USER:PASS] --cacert [CERT] -d "<vm><name>vm1</name><cluster><name>default</name></cluster><template><name>Blank</name></template><memory>536870912</memory><os><boot dev='hd'/></os></vm>" https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms
The REST API creates a new virtual machine and displays an XML representation of the resource.

A.4.3. PUT Request with cURL

Example A.3. PUT request

The following PUT request updates the memory of a virtual machine resource. Note that a PUT request requires a body. 
PUT /api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<vm>
    <memory>1073741824</memory>
</vm>
Adapt the method (PUT), headers (Accept: application/xml and Content-type: application/xml), URI (https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399) and request body into the following cURL command: 
$ curl -X PUT -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-type: application/xml" -u [USER:PASS] --cacert [CERT] -d "<vm><memory>1073741824</memory></vm>" https://[RHEVM-Host]:443//api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c039
The REST API updates the virtual machine with a new memory configuration.

A.4.4. DELETE Request with cURL

Example A.4. DELETE request

The following DELETE request removes a virtual machine resource. 
DELETE /api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399 HTTP/1.1
Adapt the method (DELETE) and URI (https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399) into the following cURL command: 
$ curl -X DELETE -u [USER:PASS] --cacert [CERT] https://[RHEVM-Host]:443//api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c039
The REST API removes the virtual machine. Note the Accept: application/xml request header is optional due to the empty result of DELETE requests.

A.4.5. DELETE Request Including Body with cURL

Example A.5. DELETE request with body

The following DELETE request force removes a virtual machine resource as indicated with the optional body. 
DELETE /api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<action>
  <force>true</force>
</action>
Adapt the method (DELETE), headers (Accept: application/xml and Content-type: application/xml), URI (https://[RHEVM-Host]:443/api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c0399) and request body into the following cURL command: 
$ curl -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-type: application/xml" -u [USER:PASS] --cacert [CERT] -d "<action><force>true</force></action>" https://[RHEVM-Host]:443//api/vms/082c794b-771f-452f-83c9-b2b5a19c039
The REST API force removes the virtual machine.