REST API - get

vapi metadata metamodel source: get

Retrieves information about the metadata source corresponding to source_id.

Request:

HTTP request

GET https://{server}/rest/com/vmware/vapi/metadata/metamodel/source/id:{source_id}

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Required
source_id	string	Identifier of the metadata source.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

Representation:

{
    "value" : {
        "address" : "http://myurl.com",
        "filepath" : "string",
        "description" : "string",
        "type" : "FILE"
    }
}

Response Type:

Name	Type	Description
bold = required
value	info	The vapi.metadata.metamodel.source.info instance that corresponds to `source_id`.
value.description	string	English language human readable description of the source.
value.type	string	Type of the metadata source. Defines the types of sources for API metadata. You specify the type of source when adding a metadata source to a metadata service. Value is one of: FILE: Indicates the metadata source is a JSON file. REMOTE: Indicates the metadata source is a remote server.
value.filepath	string	Absolute file path of the metamodel metadata file that has the metamodel information about one component element. The `filePath` is the path to the file in the server's filesystem. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is FILE.
value.address	URI	Connection information for the remote server. This must be in the format http(s)://IP:port/namespace. The remote server must support the services in the vapi.metadata.metamodel API. It must expose metamodel information of one or more components. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value REMOTE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is REMOTE.

Errors:

HTTP Status Code	Type	Description
404	not_found	if the metadata source associated with `source_id` is not found.