Overview of the REST API

Starting from version 9.1.04.002, BMC CMDB supports REST interface for the following tasks:

Create configuration items (CIs), search for CIs, update CIs, retrieve CIs, and so on.

Create metadata
- Create, retrieve, update, and delete a class
- Create, retrieve, update, and delete an attribute
- Create, retrieve, update, and delete an instance
Query BMC CMDB by using Find Objects, Graph Walk, and Query by Path APIs
- Find Objects—Used to search for CIs with a simple qualification.
  For example, find computer names starting with "clm-pun".
- Graph walk— Used to search for CIs in a service model.
  For example, find all computer systems that are related to a financial service.
- Query by path— Used to search for CIs with a complex qualification.
  For example, search for computer systems located in Austin, hosted with Red Hat Linux operating system.
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Subscribe for notification
Allows to subscribe for a notification regarding the changes in CIs, based on the query provided.
Request for changed CIs
Enables the Notification Engine to identify the changed CIs and store them to a query result form. Provides transaction ID for the processed result.
Retrieve the changed CIs
Retrieves the changed CIs for a given transaction ID.

For more information about using the REST APIs, see, Endpoints-in-the-REST-API.

Using REST API has the following benefits:

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