# ThousandEyes Instant Tests API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-instant-tests-api/  
**Provider:** ThousandEyes — https://apis.io/providers/thousandeyes/  
**Base URL:** https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7  
**Documentation:** https://developer.cisco.com/docs/thousandeyes/instant-tests-api-overview/

ThousandEyes Instant Tests API is one of 26 APIs that [ThousandEyes](https://apis.io/providers/thousandeyes/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Instant Tests, Agent to Agent Instant Tests, Agent to Server Instant Tests, DNS Server Instant Tests, and DNS Trace Instant Tests. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and an API reference.

The Instant Tests API operations lets you create and run new instant tests. You will need to be an Account Admin. The response does not include the immediate test results. Use the Test Results endpoints to get test results after creating and executing an instant test. You can find the URLs for these endpoints in the _links section of the test definition that is returned when you create the instant test.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thousandeyes/refs/heads/main/openapi/thousandeyes-instant-tests-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thousandeyes/refs/heads/main/overlays/thousandeyes-instant-tests-overlay.yaml
- **APIReference** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/thousandeyes/instant-tests-api-overview/

## Other ThousandEyes APIs (12)

- [ThousandEyes Administrative API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-administrative-api/)
- [ThousandEyes API Token Management API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-api-token-management-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Agents API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-agents-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-alerts-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Autonomous Systems API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-autonomous-systems-api/)
- [ThousandEyes BGP Monitors API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-bgp-monitors-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Cloud Insights Integrations API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-cloud-insights-integrations-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Credentials API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-credentials-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Dashboards API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-dashboards-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Emulation API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-emulation-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Endpoint Agents API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-endpoint-agents-api/)
- [ThousandEyes Endpoint Instant Scheduled Tests API](https://apis.io/apis/thousandeyes/thousandeyes-endpoint-instant-scheduled-tests-api/)

## Tags

Instant Tests, Agent to Agent Instant Tests, Agent to Server Instant Tests, DNS Server Instant Tests, DNS Trace Instant Tests, DNSSEC Instant Tests, HTTP Server Instant Tests, HTTP Page Load Instant Tests, Web Transaction Instant Tests, API Instant Tests, FTP Server Instant Tests, SIP Server Instant Tests

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