vSphere Automation
API Base Path

You connect to the
vSphere Automation
REST API services through the
/api
base path.
The
vSphere Automation
REST API services append to the
/api
base path, following the host and port segments of the URL.
For example, you can reach the
Session
service through the following URL.
https://<
vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn
>/api/session
For the full list of
vSphere Automation
API services, see the
vSphere Automation API Reference
.
Starting with vSphere 7.0 Update 2, you should use the
/api
base path to connect to the
vSphere Automation
API. The old
/rest
base path has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release. All existing and non-deprecated HTTP operations that use the
/rest
base path are available on the
/api
base path, which will remain the only active base path after the
/rest
base path is removed.