Creating an application -- synthetic API

The POST method of the applications API creates an application.

Before you begin

You must obtain an authToken by using the login API. The token authenticates the user performing the operation. For details, see TSWS authentication.

Synthetic configuration APIs

Notes:

If you have upgraded to version 11.3.02, you can access the Synthetic Blackout and Synthetic Time Frames APIs listed in this table.

If you are using version 11.3.01 or earlier, you can continue to use the Execution Plan APIs to access the Blackouts.

API	Method	Description
Applications	GET	Retrieve the details of applications
	PUT	Update an existing application
	POST	Create a new application
	DELETE	Delete an application
Execution Plans	GET	Retrieve the details of Execution Plans
	PUT	Create a new Execution Plan Update an existing Execution Plan
	DELETE	Delete an Execution Plan
Scripts	GET	Retrieve the details of scripts
Locations	GET	Retrieve the details of all locations
Blackouts	POST	Retrieve the details of Blackouts
	PUT	Create a new Blackout Update an existing Blackout
	POST	Activate the Blackout
	POST	Deactivate the Blackout
	POST	Delete a Blackout
Time Frames	POST	Retrieve the details of Time Frames
	PUT	Create a new Time Frames Update an existing Time Frames
	POST	Delete Time Frames

The applications API uses the POST method to create an application.

https://<PresentationServerHostName>/tsws/10.0/api/appvis/synthetic/api/applications/create

In the above example, <PresentationServerHostName> indicates the host name of the TrueSight Presentation Server.

After accessing the REST client, perform the following steps:

Enter the URL for API.
An example of a request to create an application is:
https://localhost/tsws/10.0/api/appvis/synthetic/api/applications/create
Add a new header row and select Authorization as the header type.
Enter the text authToken followed by the authToken generated through the login API.
Enter the json code in the request body
Click Send.

Element	Description
authToken	Value of authToken

The following code is an example of the JSON code to send with the request.

{
"name":"NewApp2",
"importance":"MEDIUM",
"description":"",
"synthetic":"ON"
}

Parameter	Description	Value
name	Name of the application model	String
importance	Importance level of the application	HIGH MEDIUM LOW
description	(Optional) Description of the application	String
synthetic	Indicates if synthetic monitoring is enabled for the application	ON