Retrieve a vSphere
Automation API
Endpoint on a vCenter
Server InstanceLast Updated December 16, 2024
vSphere
Automation
API
Endpoint on a vCenter
Server
InstanceThrough the
vSphere
Automation
API
endpoint, you can access other vSphere
Automation
services that run on vCenter
Server
, such as
Content Library and Tagging. To use a vSphere
Automation
service, you must retrieve the vSphere
Automation
API
endpoint. - Establish a connection with the Lookup Service.
- Retrieve a service registration object.
- Determine the node ID of thevCenter Serverinstance where thevSphere Automationservice runs.
- Implement a function that retrieves the endpoint URL of a service on avCenter Serverinstance.
- Invoke the function for retrieving the endpoint URL of a service on avCenter Serverinstance by passing filter strings that are specific to thevSphere AutomationAPI endpoint.
- Save the URL from the resulting single-element list.