systemd

systemd Machine Info API

The Machine Info API from systemd — 4 operation(s) for machine info.

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Operations 4

PUT /chassis Set The Chassis Type #

PUT /deployment Set The Deployment Environment #

PUT /location Set The Location String #

GET /describe Describe All Hostname/Machine-Info Properties #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: systemd-hostnamed (org.freedesktop.hostname1) Boot Machine Info API
  version: '1.0'
  summary: D-Bus API of systemd-hostnamed modeled as REST operations.
  description: 'Documentation/contract artifact for the `org.freedesktop.hostname1` D-Bus interface on the

    system bus. Manages the system hostname (static, transient, pretty), chassis type, deployment,

    location, icon name, and other machine info.

    '
  license:
    name: LGPL-2.1-or-later
    url: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt
servers:
- url: dbus://system/org.freedesktop.hostname1
tags:
- name: Machine Info
paths:
  /chassis:
    put:
      tags:
      - Machine Info
      operationId: SetChassis
      summary: Set The Chassis Type
      description: Mirrors `SetChassis(chassis, interactive)`. One of `desktop`, `laptop`, `server`, `tablet`, `handset`, `embedded`, `vm`, `container`, `convertible`, `watch`.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                chassis:
                  type: string
                interactive:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Updated.
  /deployment:
    put:
      tags:
      - Machine Info
      operationId: SetDeployment
      summary: Set The Deployment Environment
      description: Mirrors `SetDeployment(deployment, interactive)`. Free-form tag like `production`/`staging`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Updated.
  /location:
    put:
      tags:
      - Machine Info
      operationId: SetLocation
      summary: Set The Location String
      description: Mirrors `SetLocation(location, interactive)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Updated.
  /describe:
    get:
      tags:
      - Machine Info
      operationId: DescribeHostname
      summary: Describe All Hostname/Machine-Info Properties
      description: Mirrors `Describe()`. Returns a JSON dump of every hostname property.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: JSON dump.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true