ControlUp Host pool deployments API
The Host pool deployments API from ControlUp — 1 operation(s) for host pool deployments.
The Host pool deployments API from ControlUp — 1 operation(s) for host pool deployments.
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: DaaS IQ Host pool deployments API
description: 'Multi-cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Management API (Default Version: v1.0)
🔒 **Authentication**
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**1. API Key (Bearer Token)** - Recommended for programmatic access
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contact:
name: ControlUp Support
url: https://controlup.com/support
email: support@controlup.com
version: v1
x-build-version: 1.0.107
servers:
- url: https://api.controlup.com/daas-iq/v1
tags:
- name: Host pool deployments
paths:
/cloud/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/host-pool-deployments:
post:
tags:
- Host pool deployments
summary: Create host pool deployment
description: 'Starts an asynchronous shell deployment for an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.
The job creates the host pool ARM resource, application group, workspace registration,
then imports the created control-plane tree into Foundry.'
operationId: CreateHostPoolDeployment
parameters:
- name: subscriptionId
in: path
description: Foundry cloud subscription identifier.
required: true
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
requestBody:
description: Host pool shell deployment request.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateHostPoolDeploymentRequest'
example:
name: hp-prod-001
resourceGroupName: rg-prod-avd
region: eastus
appGroupType: desktop
appGroupName: dag-prod-001
hostPoolType: pooled
loadBalancingAlgorithm: breadthFirst
maxSessionLimit: 10
initialHostCount: 0
workspaceResourceId: /subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012/resourceGroups/rg-prod-avd/providers/Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization/workspaces/ws-prod-001
tags:
environment: prod
owner: daasiq
required: true
responses:
'201':
description: Deployment job accepted.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JobCreatedDto'
example:
id: a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab
jobType: cloudResourceImport
action: Cloud Resource Import
jobUrl: https://api.example.com/api/v1/jobs/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab
statusUrl: https://api.example.com/api/v1/jobs/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab/status
logsUrl: https://api.example.com/api/v1/jobs/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab/logs
message: Import job created successfully. Poll statusUrl for progress updates.
'400':
description: Bad request. Invalid payload or precondition failed.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized. User is not authenticated.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'402':
description: Payment required. No active license for the organization.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'403':
description: Forbidden. User does not have create host pool permission.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'404':
description: Not found. The specified subscription, resource group, or workspace does not exist.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'409':
description: Conflict. The host pool or application group already exists.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'500':
description: Internal server error.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'503':
description: Service unavailable. License status could not be verified. Try again later.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- CookieAuth: []
components:
schemas:
HostPoolLoadBalancingAlgorithm:
enum:
- depthFirst
- breadthFirst
type: string
description: Azure Virtual Desktop load balancing algorithm for host pool session distribution.
JobType:
enum:
- cloudResourceImport
- inventorySync
- metricCollection
- costCollection
- budgetCollection
- sessionStateCollection
- sessionHostAction
- cloudResourceAction
- cloudCredentialVerification
- cloudTenantResourceImport
- masterImageDeploy
- masterImagePublish
- masterImageSync
- masterImageCleanup
- masterImageVersionDelete
- masterImagePublishCleanup
- licenseUsageReport
- hostPoolOrphanedResourcesCleanup
- hostPoolCreate
- hostPoolSessionHostCreate
- hostPoolSessionHostBatchCreate
- hostPoolDelete
type: string
description: 'Defines the types of background jobs supported by the system.
Each job type is processed by a specific worker and has its own parameter structure.'
SaveHostPoolVmSettingsRequest:
required:
- availabilityZones
- deploymentRegion
- deploymentResourceGroupName
- imageSource
- integrityMonitoring
- intuneEnrollment
- joinType
- localAdminUsername
- networkSecurityGroup
- osDiskSizeBytes
- osDiskStorageAccountType
- primaryVmSize
- publicInboundPorts
- secureBoot
- securityType
- subnetResourceId
- virtualNetworkResourceId
- vmNamingPrefix
- vTpm
type: object
properties:
deploymentRegion:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
type: string
description: 'Region code (e.g. `eastus`) where session hosts are deployed.
Drives region-sensitive compatibility validation and the deployment location.'
deploymentResourceGroupName:
maxLength: 90
minLength: 1
pattern: ^[-\w.()]{0,89}[-\w()]$
type: string
description: 'Name of the resource group session hosts are deployed into (e.g. `rg-avd-prod`).
Resolved within the subscription that owns the host pool.'
vmNamingPrefix:
maxLength: 11
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Prefix used for newly created session host VM names.
primaryVmSize:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Primary VM size used for provisioning.
alternativeVmSize:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Optional fallback VM size used when the primary size is unavailable.
availabilityZones:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Requested availability zones for session host deployment.
imageSource:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolVmImageSource'
imageResourceId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Full ARM resource ID of the gallery image when gallery image source is used.
imageVersionResourceId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Full ARM resource ID of the gallery image version when gallery image source is used.
existingVmResourceId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Full ARM resource ID of the existing VM when existing VM image source is used.
osDiskStorageAccountType:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
type: string
description: OS disk storage account type.
osDiskSizeBytes:
minimum: 1
type: integer
description: Requested OS disk size in bytes.
format: int64
securityType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/VmSecurityType'
secureBoot:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether Secure Boot is enabled.
vTpm:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether virtual TPM is enabled.
integrityMonitoring:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether integrity monitoring is enabled.
virtualNetworkResourceId:
maxLength: 2048
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Full ARM resource ID of the virtual network.
subnetResourceId:
maxLength: 2048
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Full ARM resource ID of the subnet (identifies both the virtual network and subnet).
networkSecurityGroup:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolVmNetworkSecurityGroup'
publicInboundPorts:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether public inbound ports are allowed.
joinType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolVmJoinType'
adDomain:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Active Directory domain for AD join scenarios.
domainJoinUpn:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Domain join user principal name for AD join scenarios.
ouPath:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Organizational unit path for AD join scenarios.
localAdminUsername:
maxLength: 256
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Local administrator username configured on session hosts.
profileStoragePath:
maxLength: 256
minLength: 1
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Optional FSLogix profile storage UNC path.
intuneEnrollment:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether Intune enrollment is enabled.
tags:
type:
- object
- 'null'
additionalProperties:
type: string
description: Tags applied to created session host resources.
localAdminPassword:
maxLength: 256
minLength: 0
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Optional local administrator password to set or update.
domainJoinPassword:
maxLength: 256
minLength: 0
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Optional domain join password used when AD join is selected.
additionalProperties: false
description: Full request payload for creating or replacing VM settings for a host pool.
HostPoolVmImageSource:
enum:
- gallery
- existingVm
type: string
description: Image source selection for host pool VM settings.
HostPoolAppGroupType:
enum:
- desktop
- remoteApp
type: string
description: Azure Virtual Desktop application group type for host pools.
HostPoolType:
enum:
- pooled
- personal
type: string
description: Represents the type of Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.
HostPoolVmJoinType:
enum:
- ad
- entraId
type: string
description: Directory join strategy for session host VMs.
HostPoolVmNetworkSecurityGroup:
enum:
- basic
type: string
description: Network security group preset for host pool VM settings.
ErrorResponse:
required:
- status
- title
- traceId
type: object
properties:
type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
title:
type: string
description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
status:
type: integer
description: The HTTP status code.
format: int32
detail:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
instance:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
errors:
type:
- object
- 'null'
additionalProperties:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'Dictionary of field-specific validation errors (only present for validation failures).
Key is the field name, value is an array of error messages for that field.'
traceId:
type: string
description: Request ID (cu-request-id) for tracking and debugging purposes.
additionalProperties: false
description: 'Standard error body the API returns when a request fails validation or cannot be completed.
Follows RFC 7807 Problem Details with additional `errors` and `traceId` fields.'
HostPoolAssignmentType:
enum:
- automatic
- direct
type: string
description: Assignment strategy for personal Azure Virtual Desktop host pools.
CreateHostPoolDeploymentRequest:
required:
- appGroupType
- hostPoolType
- name
- region
- resourceGroupName
- workspaceResourceId
type: object
properties:
name:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]$|^[a-zA-Z0-9]$
type: string
description: Host pool name.
resourceGroupName:
maxLength: 90
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Existing Azure resource group name where control-plane resources are created.
region:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Azure region for the host pool and application group metadata.
appGroupType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolAppGroupType'
appGroupName:
maxLength: 64
minLength: 1
pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]$|^[a-zA-Z0-9]$
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Optional application group name. Defaults to the host pool name when omitted.
hostPoolType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolType'
loadBalancingAlgorithm:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolLoadBalancingAlgorithm'
maxSessionLimit:
maximum: 2147483647
minimum: 1
type:
- integer
- 'null'
description: Maximum number of user sessions per host for pooled host pools.
format: int32
assignmentType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HostPoolAssignmentType'
initialHostCount:
maximum: 100
minimum: 0
type: integer
description: 'Initial session host count to provision after creating the host pool.
Defaults to 0, creating the host pool without session hosts.'
format: int32
default: 0
vmSettings:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SaveHostPoolVmSettingsRequest'
workspaceResourceId:
minLength: 1
type: string
description: Existing AVD workspace ARM resource ID to register the application group with.
tags:
type:
- object
- 'null'
additionalProperties:
type: string
description: Azure tags to apply to created control-plane resources.
additionalProperties: false
description: Request to create an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool shell deployment.
VmSecurityType:
enum:
- trustedLaunch
- standard
- confidentialVM
type: string
description: Security profile for Azure VMs.
JobCreatedDto:
required:
- action
- id
- jobType
- jobUrl
- logsUrl
- message
- statusUrl
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier for the created job.
format: uuid
jobType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JobType'
action:
type: string
description: 'Job action identifier.
For standard jobs, this matches the JobType formatted with spaces (e.g., "Cloud Resource Import").
For action jobs, this is the specific action name formatted with spaces (e.g., "Start", "Stop").'
jobUrl:
type: string
description: URL to get full job details (includes parameters).
statusUrl:
type: string
description: 'URL to poll for lightweight status updates (no parameters).
Poll this endpoint every 2-5 seconds while job is running.'
logsUrl:
type: string
description: URL to get job logs in JSON format.
message:
type: string
description: 'Human-readable message about job creation.
Example: "Import job created successfully. Poll statusUrl for progress updates."'
additionalProperties: false
description: 'Lightweight response returned when a job is created.
Contains only essential information needed to track the job.
Use the statusUrl to poll for updates and jobUrl to get full details.'
securitySchemes:
BearerAuth:
type: http
description: '**API Key Authentication** (Recommended)
[Learn how to create an API key](https://api.controlup.io/reference/how-to-create-api-keys).'
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
CookieAuth:
type: apiKey
description: '**Cookie Authentication** (Browser use)
⚠️ The ''Authorize'' button cannot set cookies due to browser security.
To authenticate in browser:
1. Login via DEX authentication service (same browser session)
2. Or use DevTools Console: `document.cookie = "user_dex_token=YOUR_TOKEN; path=/"`'
name: user_dex_token
in: cookie
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