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REST API Use Cases 3
Available use cases provide the prerequisite, command line options and format, and sample results to
help you perform a variety of vRealize Automation functions, such as requesting a machine or creating a
reservation.
You can find information about all of the available vRealize Automation REST API calls in the vRealize
Automation API Reference zip file located in the vRealize Automation Documentation Center. The use
cases provide samples of calls that you might commonly use and descriptions of example inputs and
outputs relative to those calls.
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Create a Tenant
You can use the REST API identity service to create a vRealize Automation tenant and perform
related functions. Perform the tasks required to create a tenant with the REST API in sequence. For
information about creating and working with tenants and roles by using thevRealize Automation
application user interface, see the Tenant Administration and IaaS Configuration documentation.
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Request a Machine
You can use REST API catalog service commands to complete a variety of tasks related to
requesting a machine. This procedure provides sample command line syntax for machine request
tasks. Supporting information regarding available input and output parameters, command-line entry
samples, and sample JSON output samples is available in the subsequent topics that explain syntax
for the various tasks.
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Approve a Machine Request
You can use a sequence of REST API workitem service commands to approve a machine request.
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List Provisioned Resources
You can use the REST API catalog service to log in to vRealize Automation and display a full or
filtered list of your provisioned resources .
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Manage Provisioned Deployments
You can use the REST API catalog service to log in to vRealize Automation and view information
about provisioned resources .
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Working with Reservations
You can work with the REST API reservation service to perform a variety of functions, such as
creating and updating reservations.
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