Nutanix Categories API

Manage categories and category values used for tagging and organizing resources across the Nutanix environment.

Operations 5

GET /categories/{name} Nutanix Get a category key #
PUT /categories/{name} Nutanix Create or update a category key #
DELETE /categories/{name} Nutanix Delete a category key #
PUT /categories/{name}/{value} Nutanix Create or update a category value #
DELETE /categories/{name}/{value} Nutanix Delete a category value #

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OpenAPI Specification

nutanix-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Nutanix Prism Central API v3 Categories API
  description: RESTful API for managing Nutanix clusters, VMs, storage, networking, and other infrastructure components through Prism Central. The v3 API uses an intent-based model where resources are defined by their desired state, and the system works to achieve that state. All list operations use POST with server-side filtering, grouping, and sorting. Authentication is via HTTP Basic Auth with Prism Central credentials.
  version: 3.1.0
  contact:
    name: Nutanix Developer Support
    email: developer@nutanix.com
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/
  termsOfService: https://www.nutanix.com/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://{prismCentralIp}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  description: Prism Central Server
  variables:
    prismCentralIp:
      default: localhost
      description: IP address or FQDN of the Prism Central instance.
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Categories
  description: Manage categories and category values used for tagging and organizing resources across the Nutanix environment.
paths:
  /categories/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getCategory
      summary: Nutanix Get a category key
      description: Retrieves a category key and its associated metadata.
      tags:
      - Categories
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the category key.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Category not found
    put:
      operationId: updateCategory
      summary: Nutanix Create or update a category key
      description: Creates or updates a category key with the specified metadata.
      tags:
      - Categories
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the category key.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description of the category.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    delete:
      operationId: deleteCategory
      summary: Nutanix Delete a category key
      description: Deletes a category key and all its associated values.
      tags:
      - Categories
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the category key.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Category not found
  /categories/{name}/{value}:
    put:
      operationId: updateCategoryValue
      summary: Nutanix Create or update a category value
      description: Creates or updates a value for the specified category key.
      tags:
      - Categories
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the category key.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: value
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The category value.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    delete:
      operationId: deleteCategoryValue
      summary: Nutanix Delete a category value
      description: Deletes a specific value from a category key.
      tags:
      - Categories
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the category key.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: value
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The category value.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Category value not found
components:
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication using Prism Central username and password credentials.
externalDocs:
  description: Nutanix Prism Central v3 API Documentation
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/