REST API - update
  1. Operations
  2. vcenter
  3. services
  4. service

vcenter services service: update

Updates the properties of a service. This operation was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Request:

HTTP request

PATCH https://{server}/rest/vcenter/services/{service}

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
service string identifier of the service whose properties are being updated.

Request Body Structure:

{
    "spec" : {
        "startup_type" : "MANUAL"
    }
}

Request Body Parameters:

Name Type Description
bold = required
spec update_spec Service Update specification.
spec.startup_type string Startup Type. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Optional. If unspecified, leaves value unchanged.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

None

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
404 not_found if the service associated with service does not exist.
500 error if any other error occurs during the execution of the operation.
400 not_allowed_in_current_state if the operation is denied in the current state of the service. If a start, stop or restart operation is in progress, update operation will fail with this error.