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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 the Swagger documentation for the product.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Using the vRealize Automation API Reference,” on page 357
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“View Reference Information for an API,” on page 358
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“Using vRealize CloudClient,” on page 358
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“Using Third Party Tools,” on page 358
Using the vRealize Automation API Reference
The vRealize Automation API Reference describes all the available vRealize Automation REST API services
calls that you can use to congure and manage vRealize Automation programmatically.
To use the vRealize Automation REST API service reference documentation eectively, you must know
which service and resource to use. See Chapter 1, “Overview of the vRealize Automation REST API,” on
page 7 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 vRealize Automation API Reference, which contains a menu that lists the vRealize Automation
services and allows you to select documentation for each service. The vRealize Automation API Reference is
available at the following locations:
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In your running vRealize Automation installation at the following URL:
https://$host/component-registry/services/docs
The $host denotes the host name of the machine where vRealize Automation is installed.
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As a zip le on the Product Documentation and Related Information page of the vRealize Automation
Information Center.
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In the Developer Resources section of the vRealize Automation Information Center.
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