A.3. Using cURL

cURL options

-X COMMAND, --request COMMAND

The request command to use. In the context of the REST API, use GET, POST, PUT or DELETE.

Example: -X GET

-H LINE, --header LINE

HTTP header to include with the request. Use multiple header options if more than one header is required.

Example: -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml"

-u USERNAME:PASSWORD, --user USERNAME:PASSWORD

The user name and password of the Red Hat Virtualization user. This attribute acts as a convenient replacement for the Authorization: header.

Example: -u admin@internal:p@55w0rd!

--cacert CERTIFICATE

The location of the certificate file for SSL communication to the REST API. The certificate file is saved locally on the client machine. Use the -k attribute to bypass SSL.

Example: --cacert ~/Certificates/rhevm.cer

-d BODY, --data BODY

The body to send for requests. Use with POST, PUT and DELETE requests. Ensure to specify the Content-Type: application/xml header if a body exists in the request.

Example: -d "<cdrom><file id='rhel-server-6.0-x86_64-dvd.iso'/></cdrom>"