REST API - fingerprint

vapi metadata privilege component: fingerprint

Retrieves the fingerprint computed from the privilege metadata of the component element corresponding to component_id.

The fingerprint provides clients an efficient way to check if the metadata for a particular component has been modified on the server. The client can do this by comparing the result of this operation with the fingerprint returned in the result of get.

Request:

HTTP request

POST https://{server}/rest/com/vmware/vapi/metadata/privilege/component/id:{component_id}?~action=fingerprint

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
component_id string Identifier of the component element.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

Representation:

{
    "value""string"
}

Response Type:

Name Type Description
bold = required
value string The fingerprint computed from the privilege metadata of the component.

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
404 not_found if the component element associated with component_id does not have any privilege information.