topic Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines in Horizon Desktops and Apps

Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:09:13 GMT

Making a call and I have the pool ID correct and post the body in JSON:

[

{

"name": "XXXXXXXXX",

"user_id": "S-XXXXXXXXXXXX"

}

]

get this response:

{

"status": "BAD_REQUEST",

"timestamp": 1635764411101,

"error_message": "Desktop pool should be specified naming type"

}

Documentation says to send exactly what I am sending. What gives? what is this "Desktop pool should be specified naming type"

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:26:01 GMT

You should be only passing an array of machine ids to add to the pool. You appear to be posting user details?

https://developer.vmware.com/apis/1169#/Inventory/addMachines

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:07:16 GMT

How about add-machines-by-name:

/inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines-by-name

That's actually what I was trying first. I don't see any other calls that can do the user assignment.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:15:54 GMT

Are you looking to entitle manual pools or automated pools?

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:17:55 GMT

it's a manual persistent pool. Users have been connecting to these desktops remotely over vpn/rdp and want to keep the desktop but start using Horizon. They are entitled to the pool by group but I want to add the machine and assign a user to a specific machine because that's where their profiles and apps are.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:21:07 GMT

Got it - let me see if there is a REST API for that. It may only be available with PowerCLI

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:23:43 GMT

This endpoint should do it:

/inventory/v1/machines/{id}/action/assign-users

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:25:37 GMT

I just tried the add-machines call and that is complaining that the machine is not found in the VC:

{

"id": "XXX",

"status_code": 404,

"error_messages": [

"Could not find machine on VC"

"timestamp": 1635870204537

}

]

I've tried by VM name and by the VM ID in vcenter. Is there some other designation I should be using? When I click add in vcenter they are there.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:32:20 GMT

It should be this endpoint:

/inventory/v1/machines/{id}/action/assign-users

You need to get the machine ID from: /inventory/v1/machines

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:53:06 GMT

That does return list of machines, but only ones that are already registered in pools.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:27:51 GMT

Are you trying to add physical machines with the Horizon Agent to a manual pool and then assign users to it? What type of machine are you trying to add to the manual pool?

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:28:50 GMT

VMWare VMs in vcenter the connection servers are connected to

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:38:35 GMT

ok make sure the VMs have a Horizon Agent installed.

Where do you see these machines in the Horizon console today?

Are they under Inventory | Machines

Settings | Registered Machines

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:42:46 GMT

Agent is installed. The machines don't show in Inventory or Registered machines. I can Add from GUI so I am looking for the REST call to replicate that GUI function.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

chrisdhalstead — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:55:12 GMT

what GUI are you talking about? The Horizon console?

Are you talking about adding vCenter machines into a manual pool this way?

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:40:46 GMT

Says I do not have perms to upload images. Desktops -> manual pool -> add

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

ntrippcig — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:28:02 GMT

I have the registration working but assigning users is failing

$desktop = Invoke-RestMethod "$($connectionservers)/rest/external/v1/virtual-machines?vcenter_id=$($vcenter_id)" -Method 'GET' -Headers $headers $desktop = $desktop | where-object {$_.name -eq $computer} $pools = Invoke-RestMethod "$($connectionservers)/rest/inventory/v1/desktop-pools" -Method 'GET' -Headers $headers $pool_id = ($pools | Where-Object {$_.name -like $pool}).id $desktopJ = "[ $($desktop.id | ConvertTo-Json) ]" $machineRegister = Invoke-RestMethod "$($connectionservers)/rest/inventory/v1/desktop-pools/$($pool_id)/action/add-machines" -Method "POST" -Headers $headers -Body ($desktopJ) Invoke-RestMethod "$($connectionservers)/rest/inventory/v1/machines/$($machineRegister.id)/action/assign-users" -Method "POST" -Body "[`"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX`"]"

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Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

pillayar — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:18:32 GMT

Did you get this to work? I am in a similar situation - need to add VMs to manual desktop and couldn't figure out where to get the machineID, as the VMs are not registered yet to any pools.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

JanBolk — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:20:13 GMT

Hello,

do you find a solution? I've got the same problem.

Re: Horizon REST Call: /inventory/v1/desktop-pools/{id}/action/add-machines

RetouwNL — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:32:31 GMT

you need to get the machine id from /external/v1/virtual-machines