Commvault
Commvault is a cloud-native cyber resilience platform that delivers unified data security, identity resilience, and cyber recovery. The Commvault REST API, Command Center API, and Automation API provide programmatic access to backup, restore, replication, threat scan, reporting, and orchestration capabilities across enterprise workloads spanning on-premises, virtual machines, and cloud applications.
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The Commvault REST API provides programmatic access to Commvault data protection and management operations including authentication, clients, agents, subclients, backup and rest...
The Commvault Command Center API exposes the operations behind the modern web-based Command Center UI, providing centralized management, monitoring, dashboards, server group con...
The Commvault Automation API provides endpoints for executing Commvault Workflows, managing job scheduling, and orchestrating policy-driven operations across the protected estat...
opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
name: Commvault REST API
version: v2
request:
auth:
type: apikey
key: Authtoken
value: '{{Authtoken}}'
placement: header
items:
- info:
name: Authentication
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault Authenticate and obtain auth token
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Login
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Authenticates a user with username and password credentials and returns an authentication token (QSDK token) for
subsequent API requests. The token must be included in the Authtoken header of all subsequent requests.
- info:
name: Commvault Invalidate auth token
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Logout
docs: Logs out the current user session and invalidates the authentication token.
- info:
name: Clients
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List all clients
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Client
docs: Retrieves a list of all clients registered in the CommServe, including servers, workstations, laptop clients, and
virtual machine proxies.
- info:
name: Commvault Get client details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Client/:clientId
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the client
docs: Retrieves detailed properties of a specific client including installed agents, network configuration, and activity
control settings.
- info:
name: Commvault Update client properties
type: http
http:
method: PUT
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Client/:clientId
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the client
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Updates properties of a specific client such as display name, activity control, or network settings.
- info:
name: Commvault Retire or delete a client
type: http
http:
method: DELETE
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Client/:clientId
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the client
docs: Retires or deletes a client from the CommServe. This removes the client configuration but may preserve backup data
based on retention policies.
- info:
name: Agents
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List agents for a client
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Agent
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: query
description: Client ID to list agents for
docs: Retrieves a list of all agents (iDataAgents) installed on a specific client. Agents represent the backup module
for a particular application type (File System, SQL, Exchange, etc.).
- info:
name: Subclients
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List subclients
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Subclient
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: query
description: Client ID
- name: applicationId
value: ''
type: query
description: Application/agent type ID
docs: Retrieves a list of subclients for a given client and agent. Subclients define the specific content (files, databases,
mailboxes) to be backed up and their associated storage and schedule policies.
- info:
name: Commvault Get subclient details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Subclient/:subclientId
params:
- name: subclientId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the subclient
docs: Retrieves detailed properties of a specific subclient, including content paths, filters, storage policy association,
and schedule configuration.
- info:
name: Jobs
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List jobs
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Job
params:
- name: clientId
value: ''
type: query
description: Filter jobs by client ID
- name: jobFilter
value: ''
type: query
description: Filter by job status (e.g., Running, Completed, Failed)
- name: limit
value: ''
type: query
description: Maximum number of jobs to return
- name: lookupTime
value: ''
type: query
description: Time range in hours to look back for jobs
docs: Retrieves a list of jobs with optional filtering by status, type, client, and time range. Returns both active and
completed backup, restore, and administrative jobs.
- info:
name: Commvault Get job details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Job/:jobId
params:
- name: jobId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the job
docs: Retrieves detailed information about a specific job, including its status, progress, start and end times, data transferred,
and any failure reasons.
- info:
name: Commvault Kill a running job
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Job/:jobId/action/kill
params:
- name: jobId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the job
docs: Terminates a currently running or pending job. The job will be marked as killed and any partial data may be retained.
- info:
name: Commvault Suspend a running job
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Job/:jobId/action/suspend
params:
- name: jobId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the job
docs: Suspends a currently running job. The job can be resumed later from where it was paused.
- info:
name: Commvault Resume a suspended job
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/Job/:jobId/action/resume
params:
- name: jobId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the job
docs: Resumes a previously suspended job from where it was paused.
- info:
name: Commvault Run a backup job
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/CreateTask
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Initiates a backup job for a specified subclient. Supports full, incremental, differential, and synthetic full backup
levels.
- info:
name: Commvault Run a restore job
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/retrieveToClient
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Initiates a restore operation to recover backed-up data to the original or an alternate location. Supports in-place
restore, out-of-place restore, and cross-platform restore.
- info:
name: Storage Policies
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List storage policies
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/StoragePolicy
docs: Retrieves a list of all storage policies configured in the CommServe. Storage policies define where backup data
is stored and how it is managed across primary, secondary, and tertiary storage tiers.
- info:
name: Commvault Get storage policy details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/StoragePolicy/:storagePolicyId
params:
- name: storagePolicyId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the storage policy
docs: Retrieves detailed configuration of a specific storage policy, including its copies, retention rules, deduplication
settings, and associated media agents.
- info:
name: Schedule Policies
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List schedule policies
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/SchedulePolicy
docs: Retrieves a list of all schedule policies defined in the CommServe. Schedule policies automate backup, auxiliary
copy, and other operations on a recurring basis.
- info:
name: Alerts
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List alert rules
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/AlertRule
docs: Retrieves a list of configured alert rules. Alerts notify administrators of important events such as job failures,
storage thresholds, and security events.
- info:
name: Users
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List users
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/User
docs: Retrieves a list of all Commvault users, including local and externally authenticated users, their roles, and associated
user groups.
- info:
name: Commvault Get user details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/User/:userId
params:
- name: userId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the user
docs: Retrieves detailed properties of a specific user, including associated security roles, user groups, and email configuration.
- info:
name: Plans
type: folder
items:
- info:
name: Commvault List server plans
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/V4/ServerPlan
docs: Retrieves a list of all server plans. Plans provide a simplified approach to data protection by combining storage,
schedule, and retention settings into a single configuration entity.
- info:
name: Commvault Create a server plan
type: http
http:
method: POST
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/V4/ServerPlan
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Creates a new server plan with specified backup destinations, schedule, and retention settings.
- info:
name: Commvault Get server plan details
type: http
http:
method: GET
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/V4/ServerPlan/:planId
params:
- name: planId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the server plan
docs: Retrieves the detailed configuration of a specific server plan, including its backup destinations, RPO schedules,
and retention rules.
- info:
name: Commvault Update a server plan
type: http
http:
method: PUT
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/V4/ServerPlan/:planId
params:
- name: planId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the server plan
body:
type: json
data: '{}'
docs: Updates the configuration of an existing server plan.
- info:
name: Commvault Delete a server plan
type: http
http:
method: DELETE
url: https://{webserver}/webconsole/api/V4/ServerPlan/:planId
params:
- name: planId
value: ''
type: path
description: Unique identifier for the server plan
docs: Deletes an existing server plan. Plans that are associated with active subclients cannot be deleted.
bundled: true