VMware vSphere API Reference
API Versions Reference
The tables on this page identify the vSphere versions that support the API elements. (X = supported; D = deprecated)
Managed Objects
| Managed Object | Methods | Properties | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7.1 | 6.7.2 | 6.7.3 | 6.8.7 | 6.9.1 | 7.0 | 7.0.0.2 | 7.0.1.0 | 7.0.1.1 | 7.0.2.0 | 7.0.2.1 | 7.0.3.0 | version |
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| Alarm | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| AlarmManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| AuthorizationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CertificateManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ClusterComputeResource | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ClusterEVCManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ClusterProfile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ClusterProfileManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ComputeResource | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ContainerView | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CryptoManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| CryptoManagerHost | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| CryptoManagerHostKMS | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| CryptoManagerKmip | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| CustomFieldsManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CustomizationSpecManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Datacenter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Datastore | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DatastoreNamespaceManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DiagnosticManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DistributedVirtualPortgroup | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DistributedVirtualSwitch | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DistributedVirtualSwitchManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| EnvironmentBrowser | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| EventHistoryCollector | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| EventManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ExtensibleManagedObject | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ExtensionManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FailoverClusterConfigurator | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| FailoverClusterManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| FileManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Folder | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestAliasManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestAuthManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestFileManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestOperationsManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestProcessManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| GuestWindowsRegistryManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HealthUpdateManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| HistoryCollector | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostAccessManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostActiveDirectoryAuthentication | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostAssignableHardwareManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| HostAuthenticationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostAuthenticationStore | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostAutoStartManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostBootDeviceSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostCacheConfigurationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostCertificateManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostCpuSchedulerSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostDatastoreBrowser | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostDatastoreSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostDateTimeSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostDiagnosticSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostDirectoryStore | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostEsxAgentHostManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostFirewallSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostFirmwareSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostGraphicsManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostHealthStatusSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostImageConfigManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostKernelModuleSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostLocalAccountManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostLocalAuthentication | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostMemorySystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostNetworkSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostNvdimmSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| HostPatchManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostPciPassthruSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostPowerSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostProfile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostProfileManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostServiceSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostSnmpSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostSpecificationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| HostStorageSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostVFlashManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostVMotionSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostVStorageObjectManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| HostVirtualNicManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostVsanInternalSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HostVsanSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HttpNfcLease | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| InventoryView | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IoFilterManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IpPoolManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IscsiManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| LicenseAssignmentManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| LicenseManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ListView | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| LocalizationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ManagedEntity | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ManagedObjectView | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| MessageBusProxy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Network | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| OpaqueNetwork | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| OptionManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| OverheadMemoryManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| OvfManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| PerformanceManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Profile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ProfileComplianceManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ProfileManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| PropertyCollector | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| PropertyFilter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ResourcePlanningManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ResourcePool | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ScheduledTask | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ScheduledTaskManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| SearchIndex | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ServiceInstance | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ServiceManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| SessionManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| SimpleCommand | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| SiteInfoManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| StoragePod | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| StorageQueryManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| StorageResourceManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Task | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TaskHistoryCollector | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TaskManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TenantTenantManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| UserDirectory | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VStorageObjectManagerBase | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| VcenterVStorageObjectManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| View | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ViewManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualApp | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualDiskManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualMachine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualMachineCompatibilityChecker | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualMachineGuestCustomizationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualMachineSnapshot | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VirtualizationManager | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VsanUpgradeSystem | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |