Welcome to VMware vRealize® Automation™ documentation for the Cloud and the on-premises versions of the product. Learn how you can provide a secure portal where authorized administrators, developers, or business users can request new IT services. Manage your cloud and IT resources while ensuring compliance with business policies.
Switching between cloud and on-prem documentation
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| To access the documentation for your Cloud ("services") or on-premises product version, use the version selector on each topic. For example, to switch to cloud documentation, click services in the Selected product version drop-down menu at the top of a topic. |
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Getting started with vRealize Automation
Use the links in the navigation to the left to access documentation for the main vRealize Automation services. Use the links below to access related guides for your Cloud services or on-prem versions.
vRealize Automation APIs and CLI
vRealize Automation includes tools and APIs that are intended for administrators and programmers who want to configure and manage vRealize Automation outside of the UI. To use the tools and APIs, refer to the documentation.
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| The Programming Guide provides common use cases including sample requests and responses.
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The vRealize Automation API Reference includes OpenAPI files for all REST API service calls. How you access the API reference depends on the vRealize Automation version you use.
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On-premises versions of vRealize Automation include the To use |
vRealize Automation 7.6 and earlier
Browse vRealize Automation 7.x documentation in the table below.
