Cohesity

Cohesity External Connection API

The External Connection API from Cohesity — 4 operation(s) for external connection.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 10

GET /connection-bifrost Get connections of Bifrost on the cluster #
POST /connection-bifrost Create a connection of Bifrost on the cluster #
GET /connection-bifrost/{id} Get a connection of Bifrost by the id #
PUT /connection-bifrost/{id} Update a connection of Bifrost #
DELETE /connection-bifrost/{id} Delete a connection of Bifrost #
GET /connection-rigel Get connections of Rigel on the cluster #
POST /connection-rigel Create a connection of Rigel on the cluster #
GET /connection-rigel/{id} Get a connection of Rigel by the id #
PUT /connection-rigel/{id} Update a connection of Rigel #
DELETE /connection-rigel/{id} Delete a connection of Rigel #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.cohesity.com/helios-api.html
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GettingStarted
https://developer.cohesity.com/docs/helios-getting-started
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APIReference
https://developer.cohesity.com/apidocs/versions/
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Documentation
https://developer.cohesity.com/apidocs/versions/
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APIReference
https://developers.cohesity.com/page/api-reference
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GettingStarted
https://developers.cohesity.com/docs/getting-started
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Documentation
https://developer.cohesity.com/apidocs/helios-reporting
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Documentation
https://developer.cohesity.com/apidocs/site-continuity

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cohesity/refs/heads/main/openapi/cohesity-external-connection-api-openapi.yml

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https://api.cohesity.com/

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OpenAPI Specification

cohesity-external-connection-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Cohesity API provides a RESTful interface to access the various data management operations on Cohesity cluster and Helios.
  title: Cohesity REST External Connection API
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: /v2
tags:
- name: External Connection
paths:
  /connection-bifrost:
    get:
      description: Get connections of Bifrost on the cluster.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Get connections of Bifrost on the cluster
      operationId: GetBifrostConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the connections.
        name: ids
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int64
      - description: Specifies the id of the tenant which the connection belongs to.
        name: tenantId
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Specifies the name of the connections.
        name: names
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GetBifrostConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
    post:
      description: Create a connection of Bifrost on the cluster.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Create a connection of Bifrost on the cluster
      operationId: CreateBifrostConnection
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionRequest'
        description: Specifies the parameters to create a connection.
        required: true
  /connection-bifrost/{id}:
    get:
      description: Get a connection of Bifrost by the id.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Get a connection of Bifrost by the id
      operationId: GetBifrostConnectionById
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the Bifrost connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GetBifrostConnectionByIdResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
    put:
      description: Update a connection of Bifrost.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Update a connection of Bifrost
      operationId: UpdateBifrostConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of a Bifrost connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionRequest'
        description: Specifies the parameters to update a connection.
        required: true
    delete:
      description: Delete a connection of Bifrost.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Delete a connection of Bifrost
      operationId: DeleteBifrostConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of a Bifrost connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '204':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NoContentResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
  /connection-rigel:
    get:
      description: Get connections of Rigel on the cluster.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Get connections of Rigel on the cluster
      operationId: GetRigelConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the connections.
        name: ids
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int64
      - description: Specifies the id of the tenant which the connection belongs to.
        name: tenantId
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Specifies the name of the connection.
        name: names
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GetRigelConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
    post:
      description: Create a connection of Rigel on the cluster.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Create a connection of Rigel on the cluster
      operationId: CreateRigelConnection
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRigelConnectionRequest'
        description: Specifies the parameters to create a connection.
        required: true
  /connection-rigel/{id}:
    get:
      description: Get a connection of Rigel by the id.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Get a connection of Rigel by the id
      operationId: GetRigelConnectionById
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the Rigel connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GetRigelConnectionByIdResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
    put:
      description: Update a connection of Rigel.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Update a connection of Rigel
      operationId: UpdateRigelConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the Rigel connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateRigelConnectionRequest'
        description: Specifies the parameters to update the connection.
        required: true
    delete:
      description: Delete a connection of Rigel.
      tags:
      - External Connection
      summary: Delete a connection of Rigel
      operationId: DeleteRigelConnection
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies the id of the Rigel connection.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      responses:
        '204':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NoContentResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  responses:
    ErrorResponse:
      description: Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    GetBifrostConnectionByIdResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BifrostConnection'
    CreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RigelConnection'
    NoContentResponse:
      description: No Content
    CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BifrostConnection'
    GetRigelConnectionResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RigelConnections'
    GetRigelConnectionByIdResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RigelConnection'
    GetBifrostConnectionResponse:
      description: Success
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BifrostConnections'
  schemas:
    CreateRigelConnectionRequest:
      description: Specify the params to create a connection of Rigel.
      type: object
      title: Create Rigel Connection Request.
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonCreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionRequest'
      - type: object
        required:
        - connectionId
        properties:
          connectionId:
            description: Specifies the id of the connection.
            type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
            format: int64
            x-order: 0
    RigelConnections:
      description: Specify a list of connection of Rigel.
      type: object
      title: Rigel connections.
      properties:
        RigelConnections:
          description: Specifies a list of connection of Rigel.
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RigelConnection'
          x-order: 0
    CreateOrUpdateBifrostConnectionRequest:
      description: Specify the params to create or update a connection of Bifrost.
      type: object
      title: Create Or Update Bifrost Connection Request.
      required:
      - tenantId
      - subnet
      properties:
        tenantId:
          description: Specifies the id of the tenant which the connection belongs to.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 0
        name:
          description: Specifies the name of the connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
        subnet:
          description: Specifies the connection subnet.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          x-order: 2
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionSubnet'
        certificateVersion:
          description: Specifies the version of the connection's certificate. The version is used to revoke/renew connection's certificates.
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int64
          x-order: 3
    BifrostConnections:
      description: Specify a list of connection of Bifrost.
      type: object
      title: Bifrost connections.
      properties:
        BifrostConnections:
          description: Specifies a list of connection of Bifrost.
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BifrostConnection'
          x-order: 0
    UpdateRigelConnectionRequest:
      description: Specify the params to update a connection of Rigel.
      type: object
      title: Update Rigel Connection Request.
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonCreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionRequest'
    RigelConnection:
      description: Specify a connection of Rigel.
      type: object
      title: Rigel connection.
      properties:
        id:
          description: Specifies the id of the connection.
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int64
          x-order: 0
        name:
          description: Specifies the name of the connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
    BifrostConnection:
      description: Specify a connection of Bifrost.
      type: object
      title: Bifrost connection.
      properties:
        id:
          description: Specifies the id of the connection.
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int64
          x-order: 0
        name:
          description: Specifies the name of the connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
        subnet:
          description: Specifies the connection subnet.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          x-order: 2
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionSubnet'
        certificateVersion:
          description: Specifies the version of the connection's certificate. The version is used to revoke/renew connection's certificates.
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int64
          x-order: 3
        networkConnectionInfo:
          description: Specifies the network connection information.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          x-order: 4
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkConnectionInfo'
    NetworkConnectionInfo:
      description: Specify the network connection information.
      type: object
      title: Network Connection.
      properties:
        domainName:
          description: Specifies the domain name of the network connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 0
        networkGateway:
          description: Specifies the network Gateway of the network connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
        dns:
          description: Specifies the DNS Server of the network connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 2
        ntp:
          description: Specifies the NTP Server of the network connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 3
    ConnectionSubnet:
      description: Specify the subnet used in connection.
      type: object
      title: Connection Subnet.
      properties:
        ip:
          description: Specifies the IP address part of the CIDR notation.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 0
        maskBits:
          description: Specifies the number of set bits in the subnet mask.
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int32
          x-order: 1
    CommonCreateOrUpdateRigelConnectionRequest:
      description: Specify the common params to create or update a connection of Rigel.
      type: object
      title: Common Create Or Update Rigel Connection Request.
      required:
      - tenantId
      - name
      properties:
        tenantId:
          description: Specifies the id of the tenant which the connection belongs to.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 0
        name:
          description: Specifies the name of the connection.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
    Error:
      description: Specifies the error object with error code and a message.
      type: object
      title: Error.
      properties:
        errorCode:
          description: Specifies the error code.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 0
        message:
          description: Specifies the error message.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-order: 1
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      in: header
      name: apiKey
      type: apiKey