REST API request headers
The REST APIs support common HTTP request headers.
| Parameter | Required or Optional or Read Only | Description | Validation | Valid values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-XSRF-TOKEN | Required | The unique session token that is generated when the user authenticates with the configuration manager, using the REST API. The same session token could be reused when accessing other resources. | Must be mapped to the user that is authenticated | UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) or Base64 format For Sign-on API: Sample value: Y2hlY2tpdA== (Base 64 format) For other API’s: Substitute the value from Sign-on API’s response header (field name : _csrf) after successful sign-on. |
| Authorization | Required | This field is used to pass user credentials. | Must be mapped to the user that is authenticated | Minimum 8 characters long For Sign-on API: Sample value: Basic YWRtaW46QWRtaW5AMTIz Where Basic is the Auth Type followed by user credentials in the encoded format (Base 64). Sample value after decode: admin:Admin@123, where admin is the username and Admin@123 is the password. For other API’s: Substitute the Authorization value from Sign-on API’s response header after successful sign-on. |
| Content-Type | Required | This value corresponds to the Accept type specified in the request header. | JSON | "application/json" |