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

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