The VM Guest Library

The VM Guest library provides data collection functions that you can call from a program that runs in the guest operating system of a virtual machine on an ESXi host.

About the VM Guest Library
The VM Guest API provides functions that management agents and other software can use to collect data about the state and performance of a VMware virtual machine. The VM Guest API provides fast access to resource management information, without the need for authentication.
How to Use the VM Guest API
The VM Guest API defines functions and data types that you use to extract virtual machine data. This section covers the following topics: