3.2. Management Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

HTTP API

The Management Console is a web interface built with the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). It communicates with the server using the HTTP management interface.

The HTTP API endpoint is the entry point for management clients which rely on the HTTP protocol to integrate with the management layer.
Management clients that rely on the HTTP protocol use a JSON encoded protocol and a de-typed, RPC-style API to describe and execute management operations against a Managed Domain or Standalone Server.
The HTTP API is used by the Management Console but offers integration capabilities for other clients as well.
The HTTP API endpoint is co-located with the domain controller or the standalone server instance. It serves two different contexts: one for executing management operations and the other to access the web interface. By default, the HTTP API endpoint runs on port 9990.

Example 3.1. HTTP API Configuration File Example

<management-interfaces>
  [...]
  <http-interface security-realm="ManagementRealm">
     <socket-binding http="management-http"/>
  </http-interface>
</management-interfaces>
The Management Console is served on the same port as the HTTP management API. It is important to distinguish between the Management Console as accessed on a default localhost, the Management Console as accessed remotely by a specific host and port combination, and the exposed domain API.

Table 3.1. URLs to access the Management Console or exposed HTTP API

URL Description
http://localhost:9990/console The Management Console accessed on the local host, controlling the Managed Domain configuration.
http://hostname:9990/console The Management Console accessed remotely, naming the host and controlling the Managed Domain configuration.
http://hostname:9990/management The HTTP Management API runs on the same port as the Management Console, displaying the raw attributes and values exposed to the API.

Example 3.2. Retrieve attribute values using the HTTP API

The following URL retrieves the HTTP web connector attribute values (the default operation is read-resource). 
http://hostname:9990/management/subsystem/web/connector/http

Example 3.3. Retrieve a single attribute value using the HTTP API

The following URL retrieves the enabled attribute for the ExampleDS datasource. 
http://hostname:9990/management/subsystem/datasources/data-source/ExampleDS?operation=attribute&name=enabled
See Section 10.4.1, “Deploy an application using the HTTP API” for instructions on deploying applications using the HTTP API.
Native API

The Management CLI is a Native API tool. It is available for a Managed Domain or Standalone server instance, allowing an administrator to connect to a domain controller or Standalone Server instance and execute management operations available through the de-typed management model.

The Native API endpoint is the entry point for management clients that rely on the native protocol to integrate with the management layer. It uses an open binary protocol and an RPC-style API based on a very small number of Java types to describe and execute management operations. It is used by the Management CLI management tool, but offers integration capabilities for a wide range of other clients too.
The Native API endpoint is co-located with either a host controller or a Standalone Server. It must be enabled to use the Management CLI. It runs on port 9999 by default.

Example 3.4. Native API Configuration File Example

<management-interfaces>
  <native-interface security-realm="ManagementRealm">
    <socket-binding native="management-native"/>
  </native-interface>
  [...]
</management-interfaces>
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