Create VM
Creates a copy of the VM
Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/api/vms
COPY
Request Body
Parameters of VM to create
VMCloneParameter
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
Required
{
"name": "string",
"parentId": "string"
}
string
name
Required
New VM name
string
parentId
Required
Existing VM ID to clone.
Responses
201
VM information
Returns
VMInformation
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"VMInformation Object"
string
id
Required
id
object
cpu
Optional
The CPU information of VM
integer As int32
As int32
memory
Optional
Constraints:
default: 512
Memory size in mega bytes
400
Invalid parameters
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
401
Authentication failed
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
403
Permission denied
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
404
No such resource
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
406
Content type was not supported
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
409
Resource state conflicts
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
500
Server error
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
default
Unexpected error
Returns
ErrorModel
of type(s)
application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json
"ErrorModel Object"
integer As int32
As int32
code
Required
code
string
message
Required
message
Code Samples
COPY
curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vmw.rest-v1+json' -d '{"name:"string","parentId:"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/vms