Microsoft Windows Server

Microsoft Windows Server Applications API

Applications provide a method to differentiate sections of a web site. An application belongs to a single web site and will handle requests for the web site at the application path.

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GET /api/webserver/webapps List All Applications #

POST /api/webserver/webapps Create an Application #

GET /api/webserver/webapps/{id} Get an Application #

PATCH /api/webserver/webapps/{id} Update an Application #

DELETE /api/webserver/webapps/{id} Delete an Application #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IIS Administration Application Pools Applications API
  description: REST API for managing Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers. The IIS Administration API enables configuration and monitoring of IIS web sites, applications, and application pools from any HTTP client. Based on the Microsoft IIS Administration documentation at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis-administration/.
  version: 2.3.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Support
    url: https://support.microsoft.com
    email: support@microsoft.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/IIS.Administration/blob/main/LICENSE
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
servers:
- url: https://localhost:55539
  description: Default IIS Administration API server
security:
- accessToken: []
tags:
- name: Applications
  description: Applications provide a method to differentiate sections of a web site. An application belongs to a single web site and will handle requests for the web site at the application path.
paths:
  /api/webserver/webapps:
    get:
      operationId: listApplications
      summary: List All Applications
      description: Retrieves a list of all web applications. Optionally filter by web site or application pool.
      tags:
      - Applications
      parameters:
      - name: website.id
        in: query
        description: Filter applications by web site identifier.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: application_pool.id
        in: query
        description: Filter applications by application pool identifier.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of web applications.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  webapps:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationSummary'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createApplication
      summary: Create an Application
      description: Creates a new web application. Requires the web site that the application should belong to, the virtual path, and the physical path in the file system. The directory must exist.
      tags:
      - Applications
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The application was successfully created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Application'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: The specified web site or application pool was not found.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /api/webserver/webapps/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getApplication
      summary: Get an Application
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific web application by its identifier.
      tags:
      - Applications
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The application details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Application'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      operationId: updateApplication
      summary: Update an Application
      description: Updates the configuration of an existing web application.
      tags:
      - Applications
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicationId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The application was successfully updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Application'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteApplication
      summary: Delete an Application
      description: Deletes a web application from the IIS server.
      tags:
      - Applications
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicationId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The application was successfully deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short description of the error.
          example: Example Title
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A detailed description of the error.
          example: example_value
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code.
          example: 10
    ApplicationLinks:
      type: object
      description: HAL-style links to related resources for an application.
      properties:
        authentication:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        authorization:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        default_document:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        directory_browsing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        handlers:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        ip_restrictions:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        modules:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        request_filtering:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        request_tracing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        response_compression:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        response_headers:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        ssl:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        static_content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
        vdirs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
    ApplicationUpdate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for updating a web application. Only include properties that should be changed.
      properties:
        path:
          type: string
          description: The virtual path for the application.
          example: example_value
        physical_path:
          type: string
          description: The physical file system path for the application.
          example: example_value
        application_pool:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
          example: example_value
        enabled_protocols:
          type: string
          example: example_value
    Application:
      type: object
      description: A complete IIS web application resource. Applications belong to a single web site and handle requests at a specific virtual path.
      properties:
        location:
          type: string
          description: The full location path combining the web site name and application path.
          examples:
          - Default Web Site/demo-app
        path:
          type: string
          description: The virtual path of the application relative to the web site root.
          examples:
          - /demo-app
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the application.
          example: abc123
        physical_path:
          type: string
          description: The physical file system path for the application.
          examples:
          - c:\inetpub\wwwroot\demo-app
        enabled_protocols:
          type: string
          description: The protocols enabled for this application, as a comma-separated list.
          examples:
          - http
        website:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebSiteReference'
        application_pool:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationPoolReference'
        _links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationLinks'
    HalLink:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
          description: The URI of the linked resource.
          example: example_value
    WebSiteReference:
      type: object
      description: A reference to a web site resource.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the web site.
          example: Example Title
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the web site.
          example: abc123
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the web site.
          enum:
          - started
          - stopped
          - starting
          - stopping
          example: started
    ApplicationPoolReference:
      type: object
      description: A reference to an application pool resource.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the application pool.
          example: Example Title
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the application pool.
          example: abc123
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the application pool.
          enum:
          - started
          - stopped
          - starting
          - stopping
          example: started
    ApplicationSummary:
      type: object
      description: A summary representation of an application in list responses.
      properties:
        location:
          type: string
          description: The full location path.
          example: example_value
        path:
          type: string
          description: The virtual path of the application.
          example: example_value
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the application.
          example: abc123
        _links:
          type: object
          properties:
            self:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HalLink'
          example: example_value
    ApplicationCreate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new web application.
      required:
      - path
      - physical_path
      - website
      properties:
        path:
          type: string
          description: The virtual path for the application relative to the web site root.
          examples:
          - demo-app
        physical_path:
          type: string
          description: The physical file system path for the application. The directory must exist.
          examples:
          - C:\inetpub\wwwroot\demo-app
        website:
          type: object
          description: The web site that the application should belong to.
          required:
          - id
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: The identifier of the web site.
          example: example_value
        application_pool:
          type: object
          description: Optional application pool assignment.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: The identifier of the application pool.
          example: example_value
        enabled_protocols:
          type: string
          description: The protocols enabled for this application.
          default: http
          example: example_value
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
    BadRequest:
      description: The request body is malformed or contains invalid values.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: The authenticated user does not have permission for this operation.
    NotFound:
      description: The specified resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    ApplicationId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the web application.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    accessToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Access token for authenticating with the IIS Administration API. Tokens are generated through the API management portal at https://localhost:55539.