call: vcenter REST API ,result："type":"com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated"

[orangeqw]

vcenter server 6.5 version (windows 2008 R2)

call vcenter  REST API in google chrome,

https://192.168.0.219/rest/vcenter/datacenter

result:

{"type":"com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated","value":{"messages":[{"args":[],"default_message":"This method requires authentication.","id":"vapi.method.authentication.required"}]}}

[daphnissov]

You need to be addressing the REST API with a FQDN for vCenter and not IP.

[orangeqw]

• After trying, the progress is as follows：

• call vcenter  REST API in google chrome,

• https://dr4c1jco728bur5.nj.vcenter.com/rest/vcenter/datacenter

• result:

• {"type":"com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated","value":{"messages":[{"args":[],"default_message":"This method requires authentication.","id":"vapi.method.authentication.required"}]}}

[daphnissov]

Did you get a token? The response suggests you did not.

[orangeqw]

I can login "https://dr4c1jco728bur5.nj.vcenter.com/" 

user:administrator@vsphere.local  pass: XXXXXXXX

• Does this have anything to do with token?

[daphnissov]

No, please go back and read the documentation.