Display All Available Resource Types Example

GET /api/consumer/resourcesTypes displays all the resource types that are available on the system.

curl Command

The following example displays all available resource types.

curl --insecure -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" https://$vRA/catalog-service/api/consumer/resourceTypes

JSON Output

The following JSON output is returned based on the command input.

{
  "links" : [ ],
  "content" : [ {
    "@type" : "ResourceType",
    "id" : "Infrastructure.Machine",
    "name" : "Machine",
    "pluralizedName" : "Machines",
    "description" : "The common parent type for all types of machines",
    "primary" : true,
    "schema" : {
      "classId" : "Infrastructure.Machine.Schema",
      "typeFilter" : null
    },
    "forms" : {
      "catalogResourceInfoHidden" : true,
      "details" : {
        "type" : "extension",
        "extensionId" : "csp.places.iaas.resource.details",
        "extensionPointId" : null
      }

Input

Use the supported input parameters to control the command output.


Parameter	Description
URL	https://`$vRA`/catalog-service/api/consumer/resourceTypes
`$vRA`	Specifies the appliance name and fully qualified domain name, or IP address of the vRealize Automation server.
`$token`	Specifies a valid HTTP bearer token with necessary credentials.

Output

The command output contains property names and values based on the command input parameters.


Property	Description
id	Specifies the unique identifier of this resource.
iconId	Specifies an icon for this request based on the requested object type.
resourceTypeRef	Specifies the resource type.
name	Specifies the resource name.
description	Specifies the resource description.
status	Specifies the resource status.
catalogItem	Specifies the catalog item that defines the service this resource is based on.
requestId	Specifies the request ID that provisioned this resource.
providerBinding	Specifies the provider binding.
owners	Species the owners of this resource.
organization	Specifies the subtenant or tenant that owns this resource.
dateCreated	Specifies the data and time at which the resource was created.
lastUpdated	Specifies the date and time at which the resource was most recently modified.
hasLease	Returns true if the resource is subject to a lease.
lease	Displays the resource's current lease as start and end time stamps.
leaseForDisplay	Specifies the resource's current lease, #getLease, with time units synchronized with #getCosts.
hasCosts	Returns true if the resource is subject to per-time price.
costs	Displays an optional rate of the price charges for the resource. This parameter is deprecated.
costToDate	Displays an optional rate of the current price charges for the resource. This parameter is deprecated.
totalCost	Displays an optional rate of the price charges for the entire lease period. This parameter is deprecated.
expenseMonthToDate	The expense of the resource from the beginning of the month to the current date. This value is updated daily by vRealize Business for Cloud.
parentResourceRef	Displays the parent of this resource.
childResources	Displays the children of this resource.
operations	Specifies the sequence of available operations that can be performed on this resource.
forms	Specifies the forms used to render this resource.
resourceData	Displays the extended provider-defined properties of the resource.

curl Command

The following example command displays all available resource types.

curl --insecure -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token" 
https://$vRA/catalog-service/api/consumer/resourceTypes

JSON Output

The following JSON output is returned based on the command input.

{
  "links" : [ ],
  "content" : [ {
    "@type" : "ResourceType",
    "id" : "Infrastructure.Machine",
    "name" : "Machine",
    "pluralizedName" : "Machines",
    "description" : "The common parent type for all types of machines",
    "primary" : true,
    "schema" : {
      "classId" : "Infrastructure.Machine.Schema",
      "typeFilter" : null
    },
    "forms" : {
      "catalogResourceInfoHidden" : true,
      "details" : {
        "type" : "extension",
        "extensionId" : "csp.places.iaas.resource.details",
        "extensionPointId" : null
      }