Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN File based RealTime Data Collection - Initiate File Generation API

The File based RealTime Data Collection - Initiate File Generation API from Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN — 1 operation(s) for file based realtime data collection - initiate file generation.

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Operations 1

POST /device/file-based/data-collection/initiate-file-generation #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/administration-and-setting/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/administration-and-setting/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/ux-1-0-configuration/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/ux-1-0-configuration/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/ux-2-0-configuration/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/ux-2-0-configuration/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-system/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-system/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-transport/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-transport/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-service/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-wan-service/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-others/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-others/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-routing/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-sd-routing/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-mobility-and-nfv/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/feature-profiles-mobility-and-nfv/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/monitoring-and-troubleshooting/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/monitoring-and-troubleshooting/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/sd-wan-services/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/sd-wan-services/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/partner-integrations/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/partner-integrations/
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Documentation
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/others/
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APIReference
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/others/

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

cisco-catalyst-sdwan-file-based-realtime-data-collection-initiate-file-generation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Others File based RealTime Data Collection - Initiate File Generation API
  description: 'Other APIs

    Include APIs that do not belong to other categories'
  contact:
    email: vmanage@cisco.com
  license:
    name: Commercial License
    url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/index.html
  version: 26.1.0+2026-01-06
  x-provenance:
    method: harvested
    authored_by: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    harvested_by: API Evangelist
    harvested_on: '2026-08-19'
    first_party: true
    provider_published: true
    source_host: pubhub.devnetcloud.com
    note: 4,138 operations across 2,841 paths, published by Cisco as self-contained per-operation OpenAPI 3.1.0 fragments on the DevNet CDN and consolidated here into 13 documents. Ownership verified from info.contact vmanage@cisco.com and the Cisco license URL rather than from the fetch host.
  x-evidence:
  - type: source
    url: https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-26-1-api-guide/docs/
  - type: source
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/sdwan/
servers:
- url: /dataservice
tags:
- name: File based RealTime Data Collection - Initiate File Generation
paths:
  /device/file-based/data-collection/initiate-file-generation:
    post:
      tags:
      - File based RealTime Data Collection - Initiate File Generation
      description: Request device to prepare realtime collection data in required file format
      operationId: initiateFileGenerationRequestToDevice
      requestBody:
        description: Initiate file generation payload
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              required:
              - deviceUUID
              - requestedFileFormat
              - statsCommand
              type: object
              properties:
                deviceUUID:
                  type: string
                  description: UUID of the device
                requestedFileFormat:
                  type: string
                statsCommand:
                  type: string
              $$ref: '#/components/schemas/InitiateFileGenerationRequest'
            examples:
              Initiate File Generation - OMP Routes Advertised in CSV Format:
                description: Initiate File Generation - OMP Routes Advertised in CSV Format
                value:
                  deviceUUID: C8K-abf1808c-21c0-4612-a062-5afc29f8bc02
                  statsCommand: advertised-routes
                  requestedFileFormat: csv-file
                $$ref: '#/components/examples/ComViptelaVmanageServerFilebasedRealtimeDatacollectionDatacollectionapiRequestExampleInitiatefilegenerationcsv'
              Initiate File Generation - OMP Routes Received in JSON Format:
                description: Initiate File Generation - OMP Routes Received in JSON Format
                value:
                  deviceUUID: C8K-abf1808c-21c0-4612-a062-5afc29f8bc02
                  statsCommand: received-routes
                  requestedFileFormat: json-file
                $$ref: '#/components/examples/ComViptelaVmanageServerFilebasedRealtimeDatacollectionDatacollectionapiRequestExampleInitiatefilegenerationjson'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response for file generation request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                Data Collection information:
                  description: Data Collection information
                  value:
                    deviceUUID: C8K-abf1808c-21c0-4612-a062-5afc29f8bc02
                    requestedFileFormat: csv-file
                    statsCommand: advertised-routes
                    uuid: b81467bb-9827-46a0-8db8-f742d4d91c0a
                  $$ref: '#/components/examples/ComViptelaVmanageServerFilebasedRealtimeDatacollectionDatacollectionapiResponseExampleInitiatefilegeneration200'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorMessage:
                    type: string
                    description: Message about bad request or parameters errors
                  errorType:
                    type: string
                    description: Type of error
                  operation:
                    type: string
                    description: Operation title
                $$ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
              examples:
                400 - Bad Request or Parameters:
                  description: 400 - Bad Request or Parameters
                  value:
                    operation: Inititate file generation
                    errorType: Invalid Payload or Parameter(s)
                    errorMessage: Empty/Invalid Device IP
                  $$ref: '#/components/examples/ComViptelaVmanageServerFilebasedRealtimeDatacollectionDatacollectionapiResponseExampleInitiatefilegeneration400'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorMessage:
                    type: string
                    description: Message about bad request or parameters errors
                  errorType:
                    type: string
                    description: Type of error
                  operation:
                    type: string
                    description: Operation title
                $$ref: '#/components/schemas/HttpError'
              examples:
                500 - Internal Server Error:
                  description: 500 - Internal Server Error
                  value:
                    operation: 'Download generated file for UUID : b81467bb-9827-46a0-8db8-f742d4d91c0a'
                    errorType: General or Internal Error
                    errorMessage: Data Collection state is in-progress, Cannot download file at this momemnt
                  $$ref: '#/components/examples/ComViptelaVmanageServerFilebasedRealtimeDatacollectionDatacollectionapiResponseExampleInitiatefilegeneration500'
      x-roles-required: System-read,System-write