VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API

vCloud API Programming Guide
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 ATaskthattracksthecreationofthecatalog
 AnIsPublishedelementwhosecontentisthestringfalse.
Example 6-19. Create a Catalog
Request:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/org/26/catalogs
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.catalog+xml
<Catalog name="Custom Catalog" xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1">
<Description>Custom Catalog</Description>
</Catalog>
Response:
201 Created
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.catalog+xml
...
<Catalog href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32" name="Custom Catalog" ...>
<Description>Custom Catalog</Description>
<Tasks>
<Task ...>
...
<Task>
<Tasks>
<Link rel="up" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.organization+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/org/26"/>
<Link rel="alternate" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32"/>
<Link rel="add" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalogItem+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32/catalogItems"/>
<Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalog+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32"/>
<Link rel="remove" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32"/>
<Link rel="publish" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32/action/publish"/>
<CatalogItems/>
<IsPublished>false</IsPublished>
</Catalog>
Get an Administrative View of a Catalog
Anadministrativeviewofacatalogisnearlyidenticaltoauserviewbutcontainsadditionalactionlinksthat
supportadministrativeoperationssuchaseditandremove.Toseeanadministrativeviewofacatalog,an
administratorcanmakeaGETrequesttoitsadminURL,asshowninExample 6‐20
.Forauserviewofthe
samecatalog,seeExample 3‐2onpage 35.
Example 6-20. Get an Administrative View of a Catalog
Request:
GET http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/catalog/32
Response:
200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.catalog+xml
...
<Catalog .... >
...
<Link rel="edit" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/catalog/32"/>
<Link rel="remove" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/catalog/32"/>