How to retrieve list of tasks using vCenter API v7.0.3

JohnSpielberg — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:11:22 GMT

Although I've read the official documentation for vCenter API but I find it a little bit complex to understand,
I'm trying to call the vCenter API using below steps:

first I send a GET request to https://{api_host}/api/vapi/metadata/metamodel/service in order to get a list of all the valid service object names in my environment, in my case I added:

"com.vmware.vcenter.VM"

So the body of my request looks like this:

{ "filter_spec": { "services": [ "com.vmware.vcenter.VM" ] } }

But for the above request I get the below response:

{ "error_type": "INVALID_ARGUMENT", "messages": [ { "args": [], "default_message": "The arguments supplied lack TaskIds.", "id": "com.vmware.cis.tasksSvc.invalid.taskIds" } ] }

But when I set tasks in my body of request as empty like below:

{ "filter_spec": { "tasks": [], "services": [ "com.vmware.vcenter.VM" ] } }

The response is:

{}

I can't find what I'm doing wrong here, wonder how to retrieve list of snapshots or power tasks.

Am I missing something, Appreciate any help.

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How to retrieve list of tasks using vCenter API v7.0.3