API How Tos

This section contains Abiquo API how tos. 

Before you begin working with the API how tos, you will need the following prerequisites:

• Platform installed in a test environment and license added
• Basic general knowledge of the Abiquo platform, see Get Started
• Basic knowledge of the Abiquo user interface, for example, work through the Abiquo Quick Tutorial
• API credentials and a chosen authentication method, see Authentication  
• Basic understanding of the Abiquo API and the UI as the API client, for example, work through Get Started with the Abiquo API
  

We are currently updating our API how tos to use a new template, so some how tos may not be up to date.

API how tos Index

• API Tips and Tricks
• How to enable VM monitoring and metrics via API
• How to add a NAT rule to a VM via API
• How to add a NIC to a VM via API
• How to add a volume to a VM via API
• How to add a hard disk to a VM via API
• How to create virtual datacenters and VMs via API
• How to switch enterprises via API
• How to add a public IP to a VM in public cloud via API
• How to create a tenant via API
• How to add a VM template in a datacenter via API
• How to remove keynode enterprises via API
• Configure VMs with API tutorials
  • Reconfigure a virtual machine to remove a hard disk via the API
  • Reconfigure a virtual machine to add a hard disk via the API
  • Reconfigure Virtual Machine Volumes via API
  • Reconfigure a Virtual Machine to Add a NIC via API
  • Manage virtual machine metadata via API
• VM power actions using the API
• Create Tenants via API
• Switch Enterprises via API
• API Infrastructure Tutorial
  • Manage Remote Services via API
• Retrieve users of all enterprises via API
• API Create Virtual Datacenters and Virtual Machines Tutorial
• Update enterprise properties via API
• Working with VM Templates in the API
• Use the API to Manage IPv6 Networks
• Capture a VM via API
• Deploy a VM in public cloud using the API
• Work with public IPs in public cloud using the API
• Upload and replace template disks via API

The following general pages also contain API how tos.

• How to work with External Networks
• How to capture a remote virtual machine from a managed hypervisor
• Use collectd plugin for custom metrics