I had problems generating API calls and generated a script to assist me which I have attached to my response. This is a perl script which takes a number of argument and either returns the API call string or makes the call for you. You should be able to use this as a basis for anything else you wish to achieve.
James > -----Original Message----- > From: Asmita Vagyani [mailto:asmita.vagy...@sigma-systems.com] > Sent: 15 January 2013 11:25 > To: 'cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org' > Subject: RE: Cloudstack API calls > > Thnx Prasanna, James, > > Using the url provided by James, I could invoke the API. > > ]# curl --user "admin:sigma123" > "http://localhost:8080/client/api?command=listAccounts&keypair=bXFnKCix > 8VhhEGunkFbo0- > PGixkjOhtb2gKA\&signature=eaddca273cba89aacf4d0472356516586e2b24f8" > Response: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><listaccountsresponse cloud-stack- > version="4.0.0.20121024012150"><errorcode>401</errorcode><errortext>u > nable to verify user credentials and/or request > signature</errortext></listaccountsresponse> > > The credentials were not correct. > How do you create the api key and the signature, I dint quite understand the > documentation for this, please guide. > > @Prasanna : We cannot use cloudmonkey interface because we don't > manually call the APIs. We have our own provisioning system, which makes a > call to the REST APIs that the Cloudstack provides. > > Thanks and Regards. > > Asmita Patil Vagyani. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prasanna [mailto:srivatsav.prasa...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of > Prasanna Santhanam > Sent: 15 January 2013 PM 04:33 > To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Cloudstack API calls > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 04:30:05PM +0530, Asmita Vagyani wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > After installing management server I am trying to call a cloudstack > > API - > > > > #curl --user "admin:sigma123" > > > "http://localhost:8080/client/api?command=listAccountskeypair=bXFnKCix8 > VhhEGunkFbz8gWgwHc3WB0Tg7m3nE7LujhYo0- > PGixkjOhtb2gKA\&signature=eaddca273cba89aacf4d0472356516586e2b24f8" > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><errorresponse > > cloud-stack- > version="4.0.0.20121024012150"><errorcode>432</errorcode>< > > errortext>The given command does not > > exist</errortext></errorresponse>[root@torvm-cloudstack-mgmt ~]# > > > > I am getting an error saying command doesnot exist. > > > > I generated the signature using > > # echo -n "value" | openssl sha1 -hmac > > > "keypair=bXFnKCix8VhhEGunkFbzqniHwYjgVUFr7KrUbKIc_g_tH8gWgwHc3W > B0Tg7m3nE7LujhYo0-PGixkjOhtb2gKA" > > > Try cloudmonkey: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+clou > dmonkey+CLI > > It encapsulates what you are trying to do through an autcompleteing CLI. > > > -- > Prasanna., >
