Rest APIs for the agent
These API calls interact with standard Vertica nodes.
These API calls interact with standard Vertica nodes.
Backup and restore
| GET backups |
Returns all the backups that have been created for all vbr configuration files ( *.ini ) that are located in the /opt/vertica/config directory. |
| POST backups/:config_script_base | Creates a new backup as defined by the given vbr configuration script base (filename without the .ini extension). |
| GET backups/:config_script_base/:archive_id | Returns details for a specific backup archive. |
| POST restore/:archive_id | Restores a backup. |
Databases
| GET databases | Returns a list of databases, their properties, and current status. |
| POST databases | Creates a new database by supplying a valid set of parameters. |
| GET databases/:database_name | Returns details about a specific database. |
| PUT databases/:database_name | Starts, stops, rebalances, or runs Workload Analyzer on a database. |
| DELETE databases/:database_name | Deletes an existing database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/configuration | Returns the current configuration parameters from the database. |
| PUT databases/:database_name/configuration | Sets one or more configuration parameters in the database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/hosts | Returns hosts details for a specific database. |
| POST databases/:database_name/hosts | Adds a new host to the database. |
| DELETE databases/:database_name/hosts/:host_id | Removes a host from the database. |
| POST databases/:database_name/hosts/:host_id/process | Starts the database process on a specific host. |
| DELETE databases/:database_name/hosts/:host_id/process | Stops the database on a specific host. |
| POST databases/:database_name/hosts/:host_id/replace_with/:host_id_new | Replaces a host with a standby host in the database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/license | Returns the Vertica license that the specified database is using. |
| PUT databases/:database_name/license | Upgrades the license in the database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/licenses | Returns all the feature licenses that the specified database is using. |
| GET databases/:database_name/nodes | Returns a list of nodes for the specified database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/nodes/:node_id | Returns details on a specific node for the specified database. |
| POST databases/:database_name/process | Starts the specified database. |
| GET databases/:database_name/process | Returns the state of the database as either UP or DOWN. |
| DELETE databases/:database_name/process | Stops the specified database on all hosts. |
| POST databases/:database_name/rebalance/process | Rebalances the specified database. This option can have a long run time. |
| POST databases/:database_name/Workload Analyzer/process | Runs the analyze workload action against the specified database.This option can have a long run time. |
Hosts
| GET hosts | Returns a list of hosts in this cluster. |
| GET hosts/:hostid | Returns details for a specific host in this cluster. |
Jobs
| GET jobs | Returns a list of jobs the agent is tracking, along with their current status and exit codes. |
| GET jobs/:id | Returns the details (the saved output) for a specific job. |
Licenses
| POST licenses | Uploads and applies a new license to this cluster. |
| GET licenses | Returns the license field that databases created on this cluster use. |
Nodes
| GET nodes | Returns a list of nodes in this cluster. |
| GET nodes/:nodeid | Returns details for a specific node in this cluster. |
Webhooks
| GET webhooks | Returns a list of active webhooks. |
| POST webhooks/subscribe | Creates a new webhook. |
| DELETE webhooks/:subscriber_id | Deletes an existing webhook. |