ThousandEyes SIP Server Instant Tests API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 7.0.100
  title: SIP Server Instant Tests API
  description: '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.

    '
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servers:
- description: ThousandEyes API production URL
  url: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: SIP Server Instant Tests
paths:
  /tests/sip-server/instant:
    post:
      tags:
      - SIP Server Instant Tests
      summary: Create SIP server instant test
      operationId: createSipServerInstantTest
      description: Creates and runs a new SIP server instant test.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountGroupId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExpandInstantTest'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipServerInstantTestRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          headers:
            Location:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Location'
          content:
            application/hal+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipServerInstantTestResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/403'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
        '502':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/502'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeneralError'
components:
  schemas:
    TestMtuMeasurements:
      type: boolean
      description: Set `true` to measure MTU sizes on network from agents to the target.
      example: false
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      - type: object
        properties:
          errors:
            type:
            - array
            - 'null'
            description: (Optional) When multiple errors occur, the details for each error are listed.
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem'
    TestNumPathTraces:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 10
      description: Number of path traces executed by the agent.
      default: 3
      example: 3
    Coordinates:
      type: object
      description: Geographic coordinates for agent location.
      properties:
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The latitude of the agent location in decimal degrees
          example: 37.77493
          readOnly: true
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The longitude of the agent location in decimal degrees
          example: -122.41942
          readOnly: true
    TestTag:
      type: object
      readOnly: true
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique tag ID.
          example: 5aeab5d5-0d34-4d44-a7ac-fb440185295c
          format: uuid
        key:
          type: string
          description: Tag key. For example, "Location" or "Department".
          example: Location
        value:
          type: string
          description: Tag value. For example, "San Francisco" or "Engineering".
          example: San Francisco
    TestSipUser:
      type: string
      description: Username for SIP registration, should be unique within a ThousandEyes account group.
      example: username
    TestAgent:
      type: object
      properties:
        agentId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier for the agent (get `agentId` from `/agents` endpoint).
        sourceIpAddress:
          type: string
          description: IP address from the agent's `ipAddresses` field (get `ipAddresses` from `/agents` endpoint). Used for interface selection.
      example:
        agentId: '125'
        sourceIpAddress: 1.1.1.1
    TestCreatedDate:
      type: string
      format: date-time
      description: UTC created date (ISO date-time format).
      example: '2022-07-17T22:00:54Z'
      readOnly: true
    TestSipAuthUser:
      type: string
      description: Username for authentication with SIP server.
      example: username
    TestCreatedBy:
      type: string
      description: User that created the test.
      example: user@user.com
      readOnly: true
    ValidationErrorItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: (Optional) A unique error type/code that can be referenced in the documentation for further details.
        field:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the field that triggered this particular error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the error.
    AgentResponse:
      allOf:
      - required:
        - agentType
        properties:
          agentType:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudEnterpriseAgentType'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimpleAgent'
    TestPort:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 65535
      description: Target port.
      default: 49153
      example: 49153
    TestLinks:
      type: object
      description: A list of links that can be accessed to get more information
      properties:
        self:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSelfLink'
        testResults:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestResults'
      readOnly: true
    ExpandInstantTestOptions:
      type: string
      enum:
      - agent
      - label
      - tag
      - shared-with-account
      example: agent
    SipServerInstantTestRequest:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnexpandedInstantTest'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipServerProperties'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstantTestRequest'
      - type: object
        required:
        - targetSipCredentials
        properties:
          targetSipCredentials:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSipCredentials'
    SipServerInstantTestResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipServerInstantTest'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSipCredentials'
      - type: object
        properties:
          agents:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestAgentsResponse'
    TestLabels:
      type: array
      description: Labels to which the test is assigned. This field is not returned for Instant Tests.
      readOnly: true
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestLabel'
    SipServerInstantTest:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstantTest'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipServerProperties'
    SipServerProperties:
      type: object
      required:
      - port
      - targetSipCredentials
      properties:
        mtuMeasurements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestMtuMeasurements'
        networkMeasurements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestNetworkMeasurements'
        numPathTraces:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestNumPathTraces'
        optionsRegex:
          type: string
          description: Options regex, this field does not require escaping.
          example:
          - a-z
        pathTraceMode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestPathTraceMode'
        probeMode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestProbeMode'
        randomizedStartTime:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestRandomizedStartTime'
        registerEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Set to true to perform SIP registration on the test target with the SIP REGISTER command.
          default: false
          example: false
        sipTargetTime:
          type: integer
          minimum: 100
          maximum: 5000
          description: Target time for test completion in milliseconds.
          example: 1000
        sipTimeLimit:
          type: integer
          minimum: 5
          maximum: 10
          description: Time limit in milliseconds.
          default: 5
          example: 5
        fixedPacketRate:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestFixedPacketRate'
        ipv6Policy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestIpv6Policy'
        type:
          type: string
          example: sip-server
          readOnly: true
    SimpleAgent:
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentBase'
      - type: object
        properties:
          agentId:
            type: string
            description: Unique ID of the agent.
            example: '281474976710706'
            readOnly: true
          agentName:
            type: string
            description: Name of the agent.
            example: thousandeyes-stg-va-254
          location:
            type: string
            description: Location of the agent.
            example: San Francisco Bay Area
            readOnly: true
          countryId:
            type: string
            description: 2-digit ISO country code
            example: US
            readOnly: true
          coordinates:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Coordinates'
          networkProviderInfo:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkProviderInfo'
            readOnly: true
            example:
              asn: 7018
              name: AT&T Services, Inc.
              type: isp
          enabled:
            type: boolean
            description: Flag indicating if the agent is enabled.
            example: true
          verifySslCertificates:
            type: boolean
            description: Flag indicating if has normal SSL operations or  if instead it's set to ignore SSL errors on browserbot-based tests.
            example: true
            readOnly: true
          prefix:
            type: string
            description: Prefix containing agents public IP address.
            example: 99.128.0.0/11
            readOnly: true
    TestSharedAccounts:
      type: array
      readOnly: true
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/SharedWithAccount'
    TestFixedPacketRate:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      maximum: 100
      description: Sets packets rate sent to measure the network in packets per second.
      example: 50
    UnexpandedInstantTest:
      type: object
      properties:
        createdBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestCreatedBy'
        createdDate:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestCreatedDate'
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the test.
          example: ThousandEyes Test
        liveShare:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the test is shared with the account group.
          example: false
          readOnly: true
        modifiedBy:
          type: string
          description: User that modified the test.
          example: user@user.com
          readOnly: true
        modifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: UTC last modification date (ISO date-time format).
          readOnly: true
          example: '2022-07-17T22:00:54Z'
        savedEvent:
          type: boolean
          description: 'Indicates if the test is a saved event.


            **Note**: **Saved Events** are now called **Private Snapshots** in the user interface. This change does not affect API.

            '
          readOnly: true
        testId:
          type: string
          description: Each test is assigned an unique ID; this is used to access test information and results from other endpoints.
          readOnly: true
          example: '281474976710706'
        testName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the test. Test name must be unique.
          example: ThousandEyes Test
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestType'
        _links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestLinks'
    TestPassword:
      type: string
      description: Password for Basic/NTLM authentication.
      example: password
      writeOnly: true
    InstantTestRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        labels:
          type: array
          description: A list of test label identifiers (get `labelId` from `/labels` endpoint).
          writeOnly: true
          readOnly: false
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - '9842'
          - '1283'
        tags:
          type: array
          description: A list of test tag identifiers (get `id` from `/tags` endpoint).
          writeOnly: true
          readOnly: false
          items:
            type: string
            example: c6b78e57-81a2-4c5f-a11a-d96c3c664d55
        sharedWithAccounts:
          type: array
          description: A list of account group identifiers that the test is shared with (get `aid` from `/account-groups` endpoint).
          writeOnly: true
          readOnly: false
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - '1234'
          - '12345'
        agents:
          type: array
          description: A list of objects with `agentId` (required) and `sourceIpAddress` (optional).
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestAgent'
      required:
      - agents
    TestType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - api
      - agent-to-agent
      - agent-to-server
      - bgp
      - http-server
      - page-load
      - web-transactions
      - ftp-server
      - dns-trace
      - dns-server
      - dnssec
      - sip-server
      - voice
      description: This is a read only value, as test type is implicit in the test creation url.
      readOnly: true
      example: agent-to-server
    TestPathTraceMode:
      type: string
      enum:
      - classic
      - in-session
      description: Select `inSession` to perform the path trace within a TCP session.
      default: classic
      example: classic
    UnauthorizedError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: invalid_token
        error_description:
          type: string
          example: Invalid access token
    InstantTest:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnexpandedInstantTest'
      - type: object
        properties:
          labels:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestLabels'
          tags:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestTags'
          sharedWithAccounts:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSharedAccounts'
    Link:
      type: object
      description: A hyperlink from the containing resource to a URI.
      required:
      - href
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          description: Its value is either a URI [RFC3986] or a URI template [RFC6570].
          example: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7/link/to/resource/id
        templated:
          type: boolean
          description: Should be true when the link object's "href" property is a URI template.
        type:
          type: string
          description: Used as a hint to indicate the media type expected when dereferencing the target resource.
        deprecation:
          type: string
          description: Its presence indicates that the link is to be deprecated at a future date. Its value is a URL that should provide further information about the deprecation.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Its value may be used as a secondary key for selecting link objects that share the same relation type.
        profile:
          type: string
          description: A URI that hints about the profile of the target resource.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Intended for labelling the link with a human-readable identifier
        hreflang:
          type: string
          description: Indicates the language of the target resource
    TestResults:
      type: array
      description: Reference to the test results.
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      example:
      - href: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7/test-results/281474976710706/network
      - href: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7/test-results/281474976710706/path-vis
    TestAgentsResponse:
      type: array
      description: Contains list of agents.
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentResponse'
    TestSipRegistrar:
      type: string
      description: SIP server to be tested, specified by domain name or IP address.
      example: voice.thousandeyes.com
    TestLabel:
      type: object
      properties:
        labelId:
          type: string
          description: Label ID.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the label.
        isBuiltin:
          type: boolean
          description: Value indicating if the label in question is BuiltIn (Account Admin, Organization Admin, Regular User).
      example:
        labelId: '961'
        name: Artem label
        isBuiltin: false
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type. When this member is not present, its value is assumed to be "about:blank".
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
    AgentBase:
      type: object
      properties:
        ipAddresses:
          type: array
          description: Array of private IP addresses.
          readOnly: true
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 99.139.65.220
          - 9bbd:8a0a:a257:5876:288b:6cb2:3f36:64ce
        publicIpAddresses:
          type: array
          description: Array of public IP addresses.
          readOnly: true
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 192.168.1.78
          - f9b2:3a21:f25c:d300:03f4:586d:f8d6:4e1c
        network:
          type: string
          description: Network (including ASN) of agent’s public IP.
          example: AT&T Services, Inc. (AS 7018)
          readOnly: true
    TestSipCredentials:
      type: object
      required:
      - port
      properties:
        authUser:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSipAuthUser'
        password:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestPassword'
        port:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestPort'
        protocol:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SipTestProtocol'
        sipRegistrar:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSipRegistrar'
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestSipUser'
    TestProbeMode:
      type: string
      enum:
      - auto
      - sack
      - syn
      description: Probe mode used by network test, only valid when the protocol is set to TCP.
      default: auto
      example: auto
    TestRandomizedStartTime:
      type: boolean
      description: Indicates whether agents should randomize the start time in each test round.
      default: false
      example: false
    CloudEnterpriseAgentType:
      type: string
      description: Type of the agent.
      enum:
      - cloud
      - enterprise-cluster
      - enterprise
      example: enterprise-cluster
      readOnly: true
    TestIpv6Policy:
      type: string
      enum:
      - force-ipv4
      - prefer-ipv6
      - force-ipv6
      - use-agent-policy
      description: IP version policy. Overrides the IPv6 policy configured at the agent level.
      default: use-agent-policy
      example: use-agent-policy
    NetworkProviderInfo:
      type: object
      description: Information about the network provider that owns the agent's public IP prefix.
      readOnly: true
      properties:
        asn:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Autonomous System Number (ASN) announcing the agent's public IP prefix.
          example: 7018
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the network provider organization.
          example: AT&T Services, Inc.
          readOnly: true
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NetworkProviderType'
    TestTags:
      type: array
      description: Tags assigned to the test. Returned only when `expand=tag` is specified. This field is not returned for Instant Tests. For more information, see `/tags`.
      readOnly: true
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestTag'
    TestSelfLink:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      - description: Reference to the test.
        example:
          href: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7/tests/{type}/281474976710706
    TestNetworkMeasurements:
      type: boolean
      description: Enable or disable network measurements. Set to true to enable or false to disable network measurements.
      default: true
      example: true
    NetworkProviderType:
      type: string
      description: Classification of the agent's network provider.
      enum:
      - unknown
      - isp
      - cdn
      - stub
      - cloud-provider
      - carrier
      example: isp
      readOnly: true
    SharedWithAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        aid:
          type: string
          description: Account group ID.
          example: '1234'
        name:
          type: string
          description: Account group name.
          example: Account name
    SipTestProtocol:
      type: string
      enum:
      - tcp
      - tls
      - udp
      description: Transport layer for SIP communication.
      default: tcp
      example: tcp
  parameters:
    ExpandInstantTest:
      name: expand
      in: query
      description: (Optional) Indicates if the test sub-resources should be expanded. Defaults to no expansion. To expand the `agents` sub-resource, use the query `?expand=agent`.
      required: false
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpandInstantTestOptions'
        example:
        - agent
    AccountGroupId:
      name: aid
      in: query
      description: A unique identifier associated with your account group. You can retrieve your `AccountGroupId` from the `/account-groups` endpoint. Note that you must be assigned to the target account group. Specifying this parameter without being assigned to the target account group will result in an error response.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        example: '1234'
  responses:
    GeneralError:
      description: An error occurred
    '502':
      description: Bad Gateway
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '429':
      description: Exhausted rate limit for the organization
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '404':
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            type: about:blank
            title: URI Resource Not Found
            status: 404
            detail: Details explaining if the 404 error is related to an invalid URI or a wrong ID
            instance: /v7
    '500':
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            type: about:blank
            title: Internal server error
            status: 500
            detail: Optional detail about the internal error message.
            instance: /v7
    '400':
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          example:
            type: about:blank
            title: Request validation failed. There are invalid or missing fields
            status: 400
            detail: Your request object contains invalid fields.
            instance: /v7
            errors:
            - code: AM-5432
              field: firstName
              message: firstName cannot have fancy characters
            - code: DASH-5622
              field: password
              message: Password cannot be blank
    '403':
      description: Insufficient permissions to query endpoint
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '401':
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
  headers:
    Location:
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uri
        example: https://api.thousandeyes.com/v7/link/to/resource/id
      description: The absolute path to created resource.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer authentication token
externalDocs:
  description: Find out more about Instant Tests.
  url: https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/internet-and-wan-monitoring/tests/working-with-instant-tests