5.5.1

List Tags by Users
You can use the Orchestrator REST API to retrieve a list of tags created by a specific user.
You can also retrieve global tags. Global tags are listed under the system user name __GLOBAL__.
Procedure
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Make a GET request at the URL of the user.
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To retrieve a list of the tags created by a specific user, make a GET request by using the following
syntax:
GET http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/{user_name}
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To retrieve a list of global tags, make a GET request by using the following syntax:
GET http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/__GLOBAL__
If the GET request is successful, you receive the status code 200.
List Tags by Users Filtered by Tag Name
You can use the Orchestrator REST API to retrieve a list of tag instances created by a specific user and filter
the tags by tag name.
You can also retrieve global tag instances. Global tags are listed under the system user name __GLOBAL__.
Procedure
u
Make a GET request at the URL of the user.
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To retrieve a filtered list of the tag instances created by a specific user, make a GET request by using
the following syntax:
GET http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/{user_name}/{tag_name}
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To retrieve a filtered list of global tag instances, make a GET request by using the following syntax:
GET http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/__GLOBAL__/{tag_name}
If the GET request is successful, you receive the status code 200. The information that you retrieve contains a
reference to the tagged object, tag name, tag value, and an indication whether the tag instance is global or
private.
Remove Tags by Users
You can use the Orchestrator REST API to remove all tags created by a specific user.
You can also remove global tags. Global tags are listed under the system user name __GLOBAL__.
NOTE To remove global tags, you must be logged in as a user with administrative privileges.
Procedure
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Make a DELETE request at the URL of the user.
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To remove the tags created by a specific user, make a DELETE request by using the following syntax:
DELETE http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/{user_name}
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To remove the global tags, make a DELETE request by using the following syntax:
DELETE http://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/tags/__GLOBAL__
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