VMware Cloud Director API - POST-UpdateVAppMetadata

VMware Cloud Director API - POST-UpdateVAppMetadata

POST /vApp/{id}/metadata

Operation:
POST /vApp/{id}/metadata
Description:
Merge the metadata provided in the request with existing metadata.
Since:
1.5
Input parameters
Consume media type(s):
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.metadata+xml
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.metadata+json
Input type:
MetadataType
Output parameters
Produce media type(s):
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+json
Output type:
TaskType
Examples
Request
HTTP 1.1
POST /api/vApp/vapp-bba47763-0ce1-45b9-8470-ea29ba58c52f/metadata

Headers:
Content-Length: 421
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.metadata+xml; charset=ISO-8859-1
x-vcloud-authorization: uJ13vBx80VGzZ0KcClBqxHNDJr3QI0K5KaQ0YKn2YZ0=

Body:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><vcloud:Metadata
    xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <vcloud:MetadataEntry>
        <vcloud:Key>someKey</vcloud:Key>
        <vcloud:TypedValue
            xsi:type="vcloud:MetadataStringValue">
            <vcloud:Value>someValue</vcloud:Value>
        </vcloud:TypedValue>
    </vcloud:MetadataEntry>
</vcloud:Metadata>
Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted

Headers:
Content-Length: 1337
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml;version=5.5
Location: https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/29c39e57-cce0-4be8-b340-53e4ebd66408
Vary: Accept-Encoding

Body:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Task
    xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    cancelRequested="false"
    expiryTime="2013-05-15T13:17:05.728+03:00"
    href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/29c39e57-cce0-4be8-b340-53e4ebd66408"
    id="urn:vcloud:task:29c39e57-cce0-4be8-b340-53e4ebd66408"
    name="task"
    operation="Updating metadata for Virtual Application (bba47763-0ce1-45b9-8470-ea29ba58c52f)"
    operationName="metadataUpdate"
    serviceNamespace="com.vmware.vcloud"
    startTime="2013-02-14T13:17:05.728+02:00"
    status="running"
    type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5 http://https://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.5/schema/master.xsd">
    <Link
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/29c39e57-cce0-4be8-b340-53e4ebd66408/action/cancel"
        rel="task:cancel"/>
    <Owner
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-bba47763-0ce1-45b9-8470-ea29ba58c52f"
        name=""
        type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml"/>
    <User
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/user/1260efee-6915-494c-8afa-84e7e6d8a310"
        name="system"
        type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml"/>
    <Organization
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/org/7b832bc5-3d65-45a2-8d35-da28388ab80a"
        name="Default"
        type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.org+xml"/>
    <Details/>
</Task>