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msgid "Making API Requests"
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msgid "All &PRODUCT; API requests are submitted in the form of a HTTP GET/POST with an associated command and any parameters. A request is composed of the following whether in HTTP or HTTPS:"
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msgid "&PRODUCT; API URL: This is the web services API entry point(for example, http://www.cloud.com:8080/client/api)"
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msgid "Command: The web services command you wish to execute, such as start a virtual machine or create a disk volume"
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msgid "Parameters: Any additional required or optional parameters for the command"
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msgid "A sample API GET request looks like the following:"
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msgid "http://localhost:8080/client/api?command=deployVirtualMachine&amp;serviceOfferingId=1&amp;diskOfferingId=1&amp;templateId=2&amp;zoneId=4&amp;apiKey=miVr6X7u6bN_sdahOBpjNejPgEsT35eXq-jB8CG20YI3yaxXcgpyuaIRmFI_EJTVwZ0nUkkJbPmY3y2bciKwFQ&amp;signature=Lxx1DM40AjcXU%2FcaiK8RAP0O1hU%3D\n"
"        "
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msgid "Or in a more readable format:"
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msgid "\n"
"1. http://localhost:8080/client/api\n"
"2. ?command=deployVirtualMachine\n"
"3. &amp;serviceOfferingId=1\n"
"4. &amp;diskOfferingId=1\n"
"5. &amp;templateId=2\n"
"6. &amp;zoneId=4\n"
"7. &amp;apiKey=miVr6X7u6bN_sdahOBpjNejPgEsT35eXqjB8CG20YI3yaxXcgpyuaIRmFI_EJTVwZ0nUkkJbPmY3y2bciKwFQ\n"
"8. &amp;signature=Lxx1DM40AjcXU%2FcaiK8RAP0O1hU%3D\n"
"        "
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#. Tag: para
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msgid "The first line is the &PRODUCT; API URL. This is the Cloud instance you wish to interact with."
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msgid "The second line refers to the command you wish to execute. In our example, we are attempting to deploy a fresh new virtual machine. It is preceded by a (?) to separate itself from the &PRODUCT; API URL."
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msgid "Lines 3-6 are the parameters for this given command. To see the command and its request parameters, please refer to the appropriate section in the &PRODUCT; API documentation. Each parameter field-value pair (field=value) is preceded by an ampersand character (&amp;)."
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msgid "Line 7 is the user API Key that uniquely identifies the account. See Signing API Requests on page 7."
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#. Tag: para
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msgid "Line 8 is the signature hash created to authenticate the user account executing the API command. See Signing API Requests on page 7."
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