Administration using the REST API

You can use the administrative REST API to administer IBM® MQ objects, such as queue managers and queues [V9.0.5 Mar 2018] , and Managed File Transfer GET REST services. Information is sent to, and received from, the administrative REST API in the JSON format. These RESTful APIs can help you to embed IBM MQ administration into popular DevOps and automation tooling.

Before you begin

For reference information about the available REST resources, see The administrative REST API reference.

Note:

In IBM MQ 9.0.1, the administrative REST API is not integrated with IBM MQ security. Therefore, the administrative REST API is disabled by default. You must manually enable the administrative REST API before you can use it. For more information about enabling the administrative REST API, see Getting started with the administrative REST API.

[V9.0.2 Mar 2017] From IBM MQ 9.0.2, the administrative REST API is integrated with IBM MQ security. The administrative REST API is enabled by default. However, you must configure security before you can use the administrative REST API. For more information, see IBM MQ Console and REST API security.