Apache Tomcat

Apache Tomcat Manager API

The Tomcat Manager application provides an HTTP text protocol API for deploying, undeploying, starting, stopping, and reloading web applications remotely. Key endpoints include: /manager/text/list (list deployed apps), /manager/text/deploy (deploy a WAR file), /manager/text/undeploy, /manager/text/start, /manager/text/stop, /manager/text/reload, /manager/text/sessions (session statistics), and /manager/text/serverinfo. Requires manager-script role authentication.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: apache-tomcat:apache-tomcat-manager-api
name: Apache Tomcat Manager API
description: 'The Tomcat Manager application provides an HTTP text protocol API for deploying, undeploying,
  starting, stopping, and reloading web applications remotely. Key endpoints include: /manager/text/list
  (list deployed apps), /manager/text/deploy (deploy a WAR file), /manager/text/undeploy, /manager/text/start,
  /manager/text/stop, /manager/text/reload, /manager/text/sessions (session statistics), and /manager/text/serverinfo.
  Requires manager-script role authentication.'
humanURL: https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-10.1-doc/manager-howto.html
tags:
- Administration
- Deployment
- Management
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-10.1-doc/manager-howto.html