Through the vSphere Automation 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 Endpoint.

Prerequisites
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Establish a connection with the Lookup Service.

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Retrieve a service registration object.

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Determine the node ID of the vCenter Server instance where the vSphere Automation service runs.

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Implement a function that retrieves the endpoint URL of a service on a vCenter Server instance.

Procedure
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Invoke the function for retrieving the endpoint URL of a service on a vCenter Server instance by passing filter strings that are specific to the vSphere Automation endpoint.

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Save the URL from the resulting single-element list.