Users Guide
Appendix D. REST API for scalable tape libraries
The REST API is a simple application planning interface (API) to manage the 3U scalable tape libraries
remotely over an HTTPS interface. This API is requested and needed for manufacturing and for
automated test and monitoring systems.
Version information
Version: 1.1.15
Contact information
Contact : BDT Storage GmbH
URI scheme
Base Path: /rest
Schemes: HTTPS
Tags
• System : System requests
• Library Information : Library Status / Information
• Library Operations : Library Operations
• Library Conguration : Library Conguration
• Library Test : Library Tests
• Drive Information : Drive Information
• Drive Conguration : Drive Conguration
• Partition Information : Partition Information
• Partition Conguration : Partition Conguration
General REST API information
Table 52. General REST API information
Name Value
Protocol HTTPS
Port 3031
Authorization Bearer Token
Base Path /rest/
Certicate Self-Signed
Example URL https://libraryip:3031/rest/library/baseinfo
How to use the REST API
The REST API workflow is as follows: