Find Objects by Type and ID

You can use the Catalog service of the REST API to find objects in vRealize Orchestrator by type and ID.

Procedure

  1. Make a GET request at the URL of the Catalog service: 
    GET https://{orchestrator_fqdn}/vco/api/catalog/
    The response body of the request contains down links to the catalog entry points of the plug-ins that expose inventories in vRealize Orchestrator and links to the system objects: 
    • https://{orchestrator_fqdn}/vco/api/catalog/{plug-in namespace}/
    • https://{orchestrator_fqdn}/vco/api/catalog/System/
  2. To access objects that a plug-in exposes or the system objects in vRealize Orchestrator, make a GET request at the URL of the catalog entry point for the plug-in or at the URL where the system objects in vRealize Orchestrator reside.
    The response body of the request contains links to the types of objects that are exposed.
  3. Make a GET request at the URL of the type of object that you want to access. 
    GET https://{orchestrator_fqdn}/vco/api/catalog/{namespace}/{objectType}/
  4. Make a GET request at the URL of the specific object that you want to find: 
    GET https://{orchestrator_fqdn}/vco/api/catalog/{namespace}/{objectType}/{objectID}/