Use the IBM® Cloud Application Performance Management APIs to create
scripts for automating the onboarding of your Cloud
APM
environment.
From the Cloud
APM
API-managed service offering in API Explorer on
IBM
developerWorks®, you can access and explore the
available Resource Group Management Service API, Threshold Management Service API, and Role-Based
access control Service API.
Before you begin
You must have an
active Cloud
APM subscription to get a client ID
key and run API operations.
Procedure
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Open the API Explorer in your browser: https://developer.ibm.com/api.
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Sign in with your IBMid.
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In the Search All APIs field, enter performance
management and click .
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Select the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management API tile.
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Click Documentation on the left side of the API Explorer window.
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Select the specific API.
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Select the sub section to expand the list of API operations.
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To proceed, you need an active Cloud
APM
subscription. Complete one of the following steps:
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If you don't already have a Cloud
APM
subscription, Sign up for a free 30-day trial subscription.
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If you already have a subscription, sign in by clicking My APIs to test
some of the API operations within API Explorer.
When your subscription is active and you are signed in to the
API Explorer
page, you see a list of your API subscriptions.
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Select an API operation for more details.
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Select one of the languages (such as shell or curl) at the top of the API Explorer page
to view a request example.
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Retrieve your client ID key and your client secret key and store them in a safe place for
external use.
Send your client ID and client secret keys with each time API request. You must have a
Cloud
APM subscription to complete this
action.
What to do next
For more information about how to run
API operations, see the following topics: