Retrieve a vSphere Automation API Endpoint on a vCenter Server Instance

Through the vSphere Automation API endpoint, you can access other vSphere Automation services that run on vCenter Server, such as Content Library and Tagging. To use a vSphere Automation service, you must retrieve the vSphere Automation API endpoint.

Prerequisites

• Establish a connection with the Lookup Service.
• Retrieve a service registration object.
• Determine the node ID of the vCenter Server instance where the vSphere Automation service runs.
• Implement a function that retrieves the endpoint URL of a service on a vCenter Server instance.

Procedure

1. Invoke the function for retrieving the endpoint URL of a service on a vCenter Server instance by passing filter strings that are specific to the vSphere Automation API endpoint.
2. Save the URL from the resulting single-element list.