Citrix Launch API

Launch applications and desktops

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.citrix.com/citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops/citrix-cvad-rest-apis
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Authentication
https://developer.citrix.com/citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops/citrix-cvad-rest-apis/docs/how-to-get-started
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Documentation
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/projects/netscaler-nitro-api/en/latest/
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APIReference
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/projects/netscaler-nitro-api/en/latest/api-reference/
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Documentation
https://developer.citrix.com/citrix-daas/citrix-daas-rest-apis
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GettingStarted
https://developer.citrix.com/citrix-daas/citrix-daas-rest-apis/docs/getting-started
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Documentation
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-cloud/citrix-cloud-api-overview/get-started-with-citrix-cloud-apis.html
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GettingStarted
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-cloud/citrix-cloud-api-overview/citrix-cloud-api-walkthrough.html
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Authentication
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-cloud/citrix-cloud-api-overview/get-started-with-citrix-cloud-apis.html
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Documentation
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/storefront-web-api/overview.html
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GettingStarted
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/storefront-web-api/getting-started.html
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Documentation
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-endpoint-management/rest-apis.html
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Documentation
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/secure-private-access/access-security/overview.html
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GettingStarted
https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/secure-private-access/access-security/getting-started.html

Specifications

Other Resources

OpenAPI Specification

citrix-launch-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Citrix ADC (NetScaler) NITRO Access Policies Launch API
  description: REST API for configuring and monitoring Citrix ADC (NetScaler) application delivery controllers, including load balancing virtual servers, services, service groups, SSL certificates, content switching, and system statistics.
  version: '14.1'
  contact:
    name: Citrix Support
    url: https://support.citrix.com/
  termsOfService: https://developer.cloud.com/citrix-developer-terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://{netscaler-ip}/nitro/v1
  description: Citrix ADC NITRO API
  variables:
    netscaler-ip:
      default: 192.168.1.1
      description: NetScaler management IP address
security:
- nitroAuth: []
tags:
- name: Launch
  description: Launch applications and desktops
paths:
  /Resources/GetLaunchStatus/{resourceId}:
    get:
      operationId: getLaunchStatus
      summary: Citrix Get launch status
      description: Check if a resource is ready to launch. If not ready, returns a retry interval.
      tags:
      - Launch
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CsrfTokenQuery'
      - name: resourceId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Resource identifier to check
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Launch status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LaunchStatus'
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
  /Resources/LaunchIca/{resourceId}:
    get:
      operationId: launchResource
      summary: Citrix Launch a resource
      description: Get an ICA file to launch a specific application or desktop resource.
      tags:
      - Launch
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CsrfTokenQuery'
      - name: resourceId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Resource identifier to launch
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ICA launch file
          content:
            application/x-ica:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: ICA file contents for launching the resource
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
components:
  schemas:
    LaunchStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ready
          - notReady
          description: Whether the resource is ready to launch
        pollTimeout:
          type: integer
          description: Seconds to wait before polling again
  parameters:
    CsrfTokenQuery:
      name: CsrfToken
      in: query
      required: true
      description: CSRF token as query parameter for GET requests
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    nitroAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN
      description: Session cookie from NITRO login
externalDocs:
  description: Citrix ADC NITRO API Reference
  url: https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release.html