Progress Software

Progress Software Legacy Data Collector API

The LegacyDataCollector API from Progress Software — 1 operation(s) for legacydatacollector.

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GET /api/v0/events/data-collector Check the legacy data collector endpoint · This is used by chef-server, it requests a GET /data-collector/v0 to check… #
Ask an LLM
“How does a Chef server check that Automate's data collector is reachable?”
“Is the legacy data-collector endpoint up?”
Tell an agent
Check the status of the legacy data collector.
Ping the data-collector endpoint the Chef server uses.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.chef.io/automate/
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APIReference
https://docs.chef.io/automate/api/
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APIReference
https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2025/Api/Rest/
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Documentation
https://docs.progress.com/category/moveit
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APIReference
https://docs.ipswitch.com/NM/WhatsUpGold2026/02_Guides/rest_api/index.html
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Documentation
https://www.whatsupgold.com/rest-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/progress-software/refs/heads/main/openapi/progress-software-legacydatacollector-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

progress-software-legacydatacollector-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: '# Authentication

    The Chef Automate API typically uses an API token passed in the header of your API request.'
  title: Chef Automate API Documentation Legacy Data Collector API
  termsOfService: https://www.chef.io/terms-and-conditions-of-use/
  contact:
    url: https://www.chef.io/support/
    email: support@chef.io
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/chef/automate/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: version not set
  x-logo:
    altText: Chef logo
    url: /images/chef-automate-logo.svg
servers:
- url: https://automate.chef.io
tags:
- name: LegacyDataCollector
  x-displayName: Data Collector (Legacy)
paths:
  /api/v0/events/data-collector:
    get:
      tags:
      - LegacyDataCollector
      summary: This is used by chef-server, it requests a GET /data-collector/v0 to check…
      operationId: LegacyDataCollector_Status
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.legacy.StatusResponse'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
components:
  schemas:
    google.protobuf.Any:
      type: object
      properties:
        type_url:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
          format: byte
    grpc.gateway.runtime.Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/google.protobuf.Any'
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.legacy.StatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    APIToken:
      description: Authenticate with the Automate API using an API Token.
      type: apiKey
      name: api-token
      in: header
x-tagGroups:
- name: Compliance
  tags:
  - ReportingService
  - StatsService
  - JobsService
  - ProfilesService
  - Comp_Assets
- name: Report Manager
  tags:
  - ReportManagerService
- name: Infra
  tags:
  - ConfigMgmt
  - InfraProxy
- name: Ingest
  tags:
  - ChefIngester
  - JobScheduler
- name: Node Management
  tags:
  - NodeManagerService
  - NodesService
- name: Event Feed
  tags:
  - EventFeedService
- name: Secrets
  tags:
  - SecretsService
- name: Applications
  tags:
  - service_groups
  - retention
  - ApplicationsService
- name: Data Feed
  tags:
  - DatafeedService
- name: Data Lifecycle
  tags:
  - DataLifecycle
- name: Notifications
  tags:
  - Notifications
- name: Content Delivery
  tags:
  - Cds
- name: Audit and Settings
  tags:
  - UserSettingsService
- name: System
  tags:
  - Gateway
  - Deployment
  - License
  - Telemetry
  - LegacyDataCollector
- name: Identity
  tags:
  - users
  - teams
  - tokens
- name: Access Management
  tags:
  - policies
  - roles
  - projects
  - rules
  - Authorization