Manifests APIs

APIs for managing LCM Manifests

Table of Contents

• Get latest supported LCM manifest

• Save/Upload supported LCM manifest with updated sequence number to LCM.

1. Get latest supported LCM manifest

• Get manifest API is used to get the latest supported LCM manifest

1.1. Prerequisites API

None

1.2. Steps API

• Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/manifests' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/manifests HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 1991

{
  "version" : 1,
  "sequenceNumber" : 2,
  "creationTime" : "2025-07-17T16:02:31.303Z",
  "publishedDate" : "2025-07-17T16:02:31.303Z",
  "releases" : [ {
    "product" : "vcf",
    "version" : "4.1.0",
    "description" : "VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1.0 Release",
    "releaseDate" : "2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "bom" : [ {
      "name" : "DOMAIN_MANAGER",
      "version" : "4.1.0",
      "publicName" : "SDDC Manager"
    }, {
      "name" : "VCENTER",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16860138",
      "publicName" : "vCenter Server Appliance"
    }, {
      "name" : "HOST",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16850804",
      "publicName" : "VMware ESXi"
    }, {
      "name" : "NSX_T_MANAGER",
      "version" : "3.0.2-16887200",
      "publicName" : "NSX-T Data Center"
    }, {
      "name" : "VROPS",
      "version" : "8.1.1-16522874",
      "publicName" : "VMware vRealize Operations Manager"
    } ],
    "sku" : [ ],
    "updates" : [ ],
    "patchBundles" : [ {
      "bundleId" : "c5932997-26fa-4b48-8e5c-afd44f5a9a89",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "3fcb4093-c3e2-4c06-91a4-0876037de8a0",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "f97ec5ef-1b09-48ca-8f33-35a205f584fd",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "VCENTER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "0a21fcba-c2bc-4b7f-b00f-fcea91c70482",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "ESX_HOST" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "fcad379f-7b9f-4989-b35f-ca904f653a42",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "NSX_MANAGER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    } ]
  } ],
  "recalledBundles" : [ ],
  "sddcManagerReleases" : [ ]
}

1.3. Related APIs API

[_savemanifest] API [_getreleases] API

2. Save/Upload supported LCM manifest with updated sequence number to LCM.

• Save/Load manifest API is used to save/upload supported LCM manifest with updated sequence number to LCM.

2.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required:

• Manifest Version

• Sequence Number

• Creation time of the manifest file

• Collection of Releases till date

Tip : Refer to: Manifest.

2.2. Steps API

• Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/manifests' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
    -d '{
  "version" : 1,
  "sequenceNumber" : 2,
  "creationTime" : "2025-07-17T16:02:24.765Z",
  "publishedDate" : "2025-07-17T16:02:24.765Z",
  "releases" : [ {
    "product" : "vcf",
    "version" : "4.1.0",
    "description" : "VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1.0 Release",
    "releaseDate" : "2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "bom" : [ {
      "name" : "DOMAIN_MANAGER",
      "version" : "4.1.0",
      "publicName" : "SDDC Manager"
    }, {
      "name" : "VCENTER",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16860138",
      "publicName" : "vCenter Server Appliance"
    }, {
      "name" : "HOST",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16850804",
      "publicName" : "VMware ESXi"
    }, {
      "name" : "NSX_T_MANAGER",
      "version" : "3.0.2-16887200",
      "publicName" : "NSX-T Data Center"
    }, {
      "name" : "VROPS",
      "version" : "8.1.1-16522874",
      "publicName" : "VMware vRealize Operations Manager"
    } ],
    "sku" : [ ],
    "updates" : [ ],
    "patchBundles" : [ {
      "bundleId" : "149d183d-ce90-4563-85cf-7ae354d28929",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "d98a749e-0506-40aa-a8ff-832b20c71e4b",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "9392dd8a-5615-4afe-8f80-c7d23d40fbfd",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "VCENTER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "0021c656-49d9-4b04-9224-d5018d7b28ad",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "ESX_HOST" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "fcd0becc-f64a-4fb6-a305-1da6196ab833",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "NSX_MANAGER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    } ]
  } ],
  "recalledBundles" : [ ],
  "sddcManagerReleases" : [ ]
}'

HTTP Request

POST /v1/manifests HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: 1991
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

{
  "version" : 1,
  "sequenceNumber" : 2,
  "creationTime" : "2025-07-17T16:02:24.765Z",
  "publishedDate" : "2025-07-17T16:02:24.765Z",
  "releases" : [ {
    "product" : "vcf",
    "version" : "4.1.0",
    "description" : "VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1.0 Release",
    "releaseDate" : "2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "bom" : [ {
      "name" : "DOMAIN_MANAGER",
      "version" : "4.1.0",
      "publicName" : "SDDC Manager"
    }, {
      "name" : "VCENTER",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16860138",
      "publicName" : "vCenter Server Appliance"
    }, {
      "name" : "HOST",
      "version" : "7.0.1-16850804",
      "publicName" : "VMware ESXi"
    }, {
      "name" : "NSX_T_MANAGER",
      "version" : "3.0.2-16887200",
      "publicName" : "NSX-T Data Center"
    }, {
      "name" : "VROPS",
      "version" : "8.1.1-16522874",
      "publicName" : "VMware vRealize Operations Manager"
    } ],
    "sku" : [ ],
    "updates" : [ ],
    "patchBundles" : [ {
      "bundleId" : "149d183d-ce90-4563-85cf-7ae354d28929",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "d98a749e-0506-40aa-a8ff-832b20c71e4b",
      "bundleType" : "EVORACK",
      "bundleElements" : [ "SDDC_MANAGER_VCF" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "9392dd8a-5615-4afe-8f80-c7d23d40fbfd",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "VCENTER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "0021c656-49d9-4b04-9224-d5018d7b28ad",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "ESX_HOST" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    }, {
      "bundleId" : "fcd0becc-f64a-4fb6-a305-1da6196ab833",
      "bundleType" : "VMWARE_SOFTWARE",
      "bundleElements" : [ "NSX_MANAGER" ],
      "cumulativeFromVcfVersion" : "3.7.0"
    } ]
  } ],
  "recalledBundles" : [ ],
  "sddcManagerReleases" : [ ]
}

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted

2.3. Related APIs API

[_getmanifest] API [_getreleases] API
Last updated 2025-07-17 07:18:23 -0700

Operations

GET

Get Manifest

Get manifest

POST

Save Manifest

Save/Load manifest