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 Open link .

Synthetic configuration APIs

API	Method	Description
Applications	GET	Retrieve the details of one application or all applications
	PUT	Update an existing application
	POST	Create a new application
	DELETE	Delete an application
Execution Plans	GET	Retrieve the details of one or more Execution Plans
	PUT	Create a new Execution Plan or Update an existing Execution Plan
	DELETE	Delete an Execution Plan
Scripts	GET	Retrieve the details of one script or all scripts
Locations	GET	Retrieve the details of all locations

To create an application

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

Request syntax

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.

Request with REST client

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.

Request parameters

Element	Description
authToken	Value of authToken

Request body

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

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

Request body parameters

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

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