February 2022 – Nick's Container on the cloud ;)

Greetings!!,
I am writing this based on a popular request by partners.

API specification/tempalte

Usage meter API guide: https://developer.vmware.com/apis/1206/vcloud-usage-meter
usage meter OpenAPI specification: Click here to download JSON or use the below:

https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d61291b6-4397-44be-9b34-f046ada52f46/55e49229-0015-43d7-8655-b164861f7e0d/api_spec_4.5.json

You can find the openAPI specification on the API guide link > Documentation:

We will be using this JSON with postman.

Import template to postman

on postman, Navigate to File> import > (
either import the json file downloaded with previosu steps or use the URL. In my case I have used URL

and then click on import

you should now see the API collections listed like so:

Set up variables via Enveronment

we will be using 2 variables

baseUrl
SessionID

Navigate to Environment and create a new Env.

Enter a name of the enveronment and then in the variables, add baseUrl with value https://um_ip/api/v1
leave the sessionid blank for now. Ensure that you hit the save button here!!!

Generating a SessionID

navigate back to collections > usage meter collection>login > create a session.
Click on body and enter the credentials

Switch the environment to usage meter 4.5 that we created in the previous step and hit send. we now have a sessionid

Go back in to environments > usage meter env > edit the sessionid field there and paste the sessionid you generated in the previous step: and ensure that you click on save!!

Add a vCenter endpoint

Navigate back to collection > usage meter collection > product> Adds a new product> header> repalce the value of sessionid with {{sessionid}} and hit save (you will need to add the sessionid variable for all api’s going forward with similar steps)