Task Manager Get Description

Locale-specific, static strings that describe Task information to users.

Required privileges: System.View

Request

URI

GET

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/TaskManager/{moId}/description

COPY

Path Parameters

string

moId

Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the property attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case TaskManager/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Returns TaskDescription of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: DataObject

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "methodInfo": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "label": "string",
            "summary": "string",
            "key": "string"
        }
    ],
    "state": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "label": "string",
            "summary": "string",
            "key": "string"
        }
    ],
    "reason": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "label": "string",
            "summary": "string",
            "key": "string"
        }
    ]
}

array of ElementDescription

methodInfo

Required

Display label and summary for all tasks

array of ElementDescription

state

Required

TaskInfo State enum

array of TypeDescription

reason

Required

Kind of entity responsible for creating this task.