IBM WebSphere Configuration API

Server configuration management

Operations 13

GET /explorer Access the Api Explorer #
GET /config List Configuration Resource Types #
PUT /config Update Server Configuration #
GET /config/{resourceType} List Resources of a Specific Type #
POST /config/{resourceType} Create a New Configuration Resource #
GET /config/{resourceType}/{resourceId} Get a Specific Configuration Resource #
PUT /config/{resourceType}/{resourceId} Update a Configuration Resource #
DELETE /config/{resourceType}/{resourceId} Delete a Configuration Resource #
GET /config/{elementName} Get a Specific Configuration Element #
POST /config/{elementName} Create a Configuration Element #
GET /config/{elementName}/{uid} Get a Specific Configuration Element Instance #
PUT /config/{elementName}/{uid} Update a Configuration Element Instance #
DELETE /config/{elementName}/{uid} Delete a Configuration Element Instance #

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websphere-configuration-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Websphere Configuration API
  contact:
    name: IBM Support
    url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
  license:
    name: IBM International License Agreement
    url: https://www.ibm.com/legal/terms
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Configuration across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: websphere-admin-rest-api.yml, websphere-liberty-admin-rest-api.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
  description: Default WebSphere Admin API Server
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Configuration
  description: Server configuration management
paths:
  /explorer:
    get:
      operationId: getApiExplorer
      summary: Access the Api Explorer
      description: Returns the API Explorer interface for discovering available REST API endpoints.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API Explorer HTML interface
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                Getapiexplorer200Example:
                  summary: Default getApiExplorer 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example_value
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default WebSphere Admin API Server
  /config:
    get:
      operationId: listConfigResources
      summary: List Configuration Resource Types
      description: Returns a list of available configuration resource types that can be managed through the REST API.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of configuration resource types
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  resourceTypes:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceType'
              examples:
                Listconfigresources200Example:
                  summary: Default listConfigResources 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    resourceTypes:
                    - name: Example Title
                      description: A sample description.
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: updateServerConfig
      summary: Update Server Configuration
      description: Updates the server configuration. Changes may require a server restart.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerConfig'
            examples:
              UpdateserverconfigRequestExample:
                summary: Default updateServerConfig request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  description: A sample description.
                  featureManager:
                    feature:
                    - example_value
                  httpEndpoint:
                  - id: abc123
                    host: example_value
                    httpPort: 10
                    httpsPort: 10
                  application:
                  - name: Example Title
                    location: example_value
                    type: war
                    contextRoot: example_value
                    state: STARTED
                    autoStart: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerConfig'
              examples:
                Updateserverconfig200Example:
                  summary: Default updateServerConfig 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    description: A sample description.
                    featureManager:
                      feature:
                      - example_value
                    httpEndpoint:
                    - id: abc123
                      host: example_value
                      httpPort: 10
                      httpsPort: 10
                    application:
                    - name: Example Title
                      location: example_value
                      type: war
                      contextRoot: example_value
                      state: STARTED
                      autoStart: true
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default WebSphere Admin API Server
  /config/{resourceType}:
    get:
      operationId: getConfigResources
      summary: List Resources of a Specific Type
      description: Returns a collection of configuration resources of the specified type.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/depth'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of configuration resources
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
              examples:
                Getconfigresources200Example:
                  summary: Default getConfigResources 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - id: abc123
                    type: example_value
                    name: Example Title
                    attributes: example_value
                    links:
                    - rel: example_value
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createConfigResource
      summary: Create a New Configuration Resource
      description: Creates a new configuration resource of the specified type.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceType'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
            examples:
              CreateconfigresourceRequestExample:
                summary: Default createConfigResource request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  id: abc123
                  type: example_value
                  name: Example Title
                  attributes: example_value
                  links:
                  - rel: example_value
                    href: https://www.example.com
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Configuration resource created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
              examples:
                Createconfigresource201Example:
                  summary: Default createConfigResource 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    type: example_value
                    name: Example Title
                    attributes: example_value
                    links:
                    - rel: example_value
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default WebSphere Admin API Server
  /config/{resourceType}/{resourceId}:
    get:
      operationId: getConfigResource
      summary: Get a Specific Configuration Resource
      description: Returns the configuration details for a specific resource.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/depth'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration resource details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
              examples:
                Getconfigresource200Example:
                  summary: Default getConfigResource 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    type: example_value
                    name: Example Title
                    attributes: example_value
                    links:
                    - rel: example_value
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: updateConfigResource
      summary: Update a Configuration Resource
      description: Updates an existing configuration resource.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
            examples:
              UpdateconfigresourceRequestExample:
                summary: Default updateConfigResource request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  id: abc123
                  type: example_value
                  name: Example Title
                  attributes: example_value
                  links:
                  - rel: example_value
                    href: https://www.example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration resource updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigResource'
              examples:
                Updateconfigresource200Example:
                  summary: Default updateConfigResource 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    type: example_value
                    name: Example Title
                    attributes: example_value
                    links:
                    - rel: example_value
                      href: https://www.example.com
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteConfigResource
      summary: Delete a Configuration Resource
      description: Deletes a specific configuration resource.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Configuration resource deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default WebSphere Admin API Server
  /config/{elementName}:
    get:
      operationId: getConfigElement
      summary: Get a Specific Configuration Element
      description: Returns the configuration for a specific element type.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - name: elementName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Configuration element name (e.g., httpEndpoint, dataSource, application)
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration element details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
              examples:
                Getconfigelement200Example:
                  summary: Default getConfigElement 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - uid: '500123'
                    configElementName: example_value
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createConfigElement
      summary: Create a Configuration Element
      description: Adds a new configuration element to the server configuration.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - name: elementName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Configuration element name
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
            examples:
              CreateconfigelementRequestExample:
                summary: Default createConfigElement request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  uid: '500123'
                  configElementName: example_value
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Configuration element created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
              examples:
                Createconfigelement201Example:
                  summary: Default createConfigElement 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    uid: '500123'
                    configElementName: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default Liberty Admin API Server
  /config/{elementName}/{uid}:
    get:
      operationId: getConfigElementById
      summary: Get a Specific Configuration Element Instance
      description: Returns a specific configuration element instance by its unique identifier.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - name: elementName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the configuration element
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration element instance
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
              examples:
                Getconfigelementbyid200Example:
                  summary: Default getConfigElementById 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    uid: '500123'
                    configElementName: example_value
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: updateConfigElement
      summary: Update a Configuration Element Instance
      description: Updates a specific configuration element.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - name: elementName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
            examples:
              UpdateconfigelementRequestExample:
                summary: Default updateConfigElement request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  uid: '500123'
                  configElementName: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Configuration element updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigElement'
              examples:
                Updateconfigelement200Example:
                  summary: Default updateConfigElement 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    uid: '500123'
                    configElementName: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteConfigElement
      summary: Delete a Configuration Element Instance
      description: Removes a specific configuration element from the server configuration.
      tags:
      - Configuration
      parameters:
      - name: elementName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: uid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Configuration element deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://localhost:9443/ibm/api
      description: Default Liberty Admin API Server
components:
  schemas:
    ConfigResource:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Resource identifier
          example: abc123
        type:
          type: string
          description: Resource type
          example: example_value
        name:
          type: string
          description: Resource display name
          example: Example Title
        attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Resource attributes
          example: example_value
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              rel:
                type: string
              href:
                type: string
                format: uri
          example: []
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        message:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        details:
          type: string
          example: example_value
      required:
      - code
      - message
    ResourceType:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Title
        description:
          type: string
          example: A sample description.
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
    LibertyApplication:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Application name
          example: Example Title
        location:
          type: string
          description: Application file location
          example: example_value
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - war
          - ear
          - eba
          - rar
          description: Application type
          example: war
        contextRoot:
          type: string
          description: Context root for web application
          example: example_value
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STARTED
          - STOPPED
          - INSTALLED
          - STARTING
          - STOPPING
          example: STARTED
        autoStart:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the application starts automatically
          example: true
    ConfigElement:
      type: object
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier
          example: '500123'
        configElementName:
          type: string
          description: Configuration element type name
          example: example_value
      additionalProperties: true
    ServerConfig:
      type: object
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
          description: Server description
          example: A sample description.
        featureManager:
          type: object
          properties:
            feature:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              description: List of enabled features
          example: example_value
        httpEndpoint:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              host:
                type: string
              httpPort:
                type: integer
              httpsPort:
                type: integer
          example: []
        application:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LibertyApplication'
          example: []
      additionalProperties: true
  parameters:
    resourceId:
      name: resourceId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the resource
      schema:
        type: string
    resourceType:
      name: resourceType
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The type of configuration resource
      schema:
        type: string
    depth:
      name: depth
      in: query
      description: Depth of nested resource retrieval
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 10
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest_2:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using WebSphere administrative credentials
    ltpaToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: LtpaToken2
      description: LTPA token-based authentication
x-refined-from:
- websphere-admin-rest-api.yml
- websphere-liberty-admin-rest-api.yml