Unified Assurance V6 – API Ed 1 LVC

Module 1: Introduction to REST API

• Overview & Objectives
• What is REST API?
• Definition and Concepts
• Why Use REST API?
• Principles of Unified Assurance REST API
• Why Use the Unified Assurance REST API?
• Benefits and Use Cases
• Recap

Module 2: JSON Basics

• Objectives
• What is JSON?
• Benefits of JSON
• JSON Files and Syntax Rules
• Name-Value Pairs
• Commas and Objects
• Arrays
• Keys and Values
• Commenting
• Recap

Module 3: REST API Structure

• Objectives
• Authentication
• Basic Authentication
• Authorization
• Path Parameters & Query Parameters
• Request Body Schema & Response Body Schema
• REST API Methods
• Unified Assurance Custom API Methods:
• readForSelect
• readInstances
• readMetricInstances
• readMetricTypes
• executeStop, executeStart, executeRestart
• Recap

Module 4: Batch API

• Objectives
• What is the Batch Processing API?
• Batch API Response
• varType Explanation
• Batch API Read and Loop Operations
• Recap

Module 5: Assure1 API Access via Perl

• Objectives
• Unified Assurance API Access Methods using Perl
• Assure1::API – Advantages and Disadvantages
• Assure1::API Authentication Methods
• Assure1::API – Creating Event Filters (Step-by-Step Examples 1-6)
• CallAPI – Usage, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Recap

Module 6: API Examples and Usage

• Objectives
• API Examples: Web Developer Tools Console
• Examples Continued
• API Examples: Presentation Server
• Recap

Module 7: Troubleshooting & Best Practices

• Objectives
• JSON Best Practices and Troubleshooting
• API Troubleshooting
• API Usage Best Practices
• Recap