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In addition to the provided use case code snippets, you can expand your options for working with the
vRealize Automation REST API by using related tools and documentation.
You can use the vRealize CloudClient to simplify your interaction with the vRealize Automation REST
API. You can also use third party tools such as Chrome Developer Tools or Firebug to further expand your
vRealize Automation REST API programming options.
For a complete list and description of available vRealize Automation REST API service calls and their
usage, see REST API Reference, also referred to as the enunciate documentation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Using the vRealize Automation REST API Reference
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Using vRealize CloudClient
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Using Third Party Tools
Using the vRealize Automation REST API Reference
The REST API Reference documentation describes all the available vRealize Automation REST API
services calls that you can use to configure and manage vRealize Automation programmatically.
To use the vRealize Automation REST API service reference documentation effectively, you must know
which service and resource to use. See Chapter 2 Overview of the vRealize Automation REST API for a
complete list of services and their descriptions. If you need more information, click one of the linked
service topics for a detailed description of the service and a list of the tasks that you can perform with it.
While the Programming Guide contains frequently used use cases, it does not document all the available
service calls and tasks. For a complete description of all the available vRealize Automation REST API
services, see the REST API Reference, which is a collection of zipped resource files located on the
VMware vRealize ™ Automation Documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-
pubs.html.
The REST API Reference is available for viewing and can also be downloaded as a zip file. After you
download the .zip file from the vRealize Automation Documentation page, you can unzip it and use the
index.html file to display the vRealize Automation REST API service topics.
For information about requesting a bearer token, see the Identity option on the REST API Reference
landing page.
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