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diff --git a/docs/automation/vyos-api.rst b/docs/automation/vyos-api.rst index 1504a05a..5ab150e3 100644 --- a/docs/automation/vyos-api.rst +++ b/docs/automation/vyos-api.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +:lastproofread: 2021-06-28 + .. _vyosapi: ######## @@ -10,11 +12,11 @@ for configuration and enabling the API see :ref:`http-api` Authentication ************** -All Endpoint only listen on HTTP POST requests and the API KEY must set as +All endpoints only listen on HTTP POST requests and the API KEY must set as ``key`` in the formdata. -Below see one example or curl and one for python. -In the following, the documentation is reduced to curl. +Below see one example for curl and one for python. +The rest of the documentation is reduced to curl. .. code-block:: none @@ -74,8 +76,7 @@ To get the whole configuration, pass an empty list to the ``path`` field } -only get a part of the configuration, -for example ``system syslog``. +To only get a part of the configuration, for example ``system syslog``. .. code-block:: none @@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ for example ``system syslog``. if you just want the Value of a multi-valued node, use the ``returnValues`` operation. -for example get the addresses of a ``dum0`` interface +For example, get the addresses of a ``dum0`` interface. .. code-block:: none @@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ delete an image, for example ``1.3-rolling-202006070117`` /show ===== -The ``/show`` endpoint is to show everthing in operational mode +The ``/show`` endpoint is to show everything in the operational mode. -for example which images are installed +For example, show which images are installed. .. code-block:: none @@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ for example which images are installed /generate ========= -to run a ``generate`` command use the +THe ``generate`` endpoint run a ``generate`` command. .. code-block:: none @@ -242,10 +243,10 @@ You can pass a ``set``, ``delete`` or ``comment`` command to the "error": null } -The API push every request to a session and commit it. +The API pushes every request to a session and commit it. But some of VyOS components like DHCP and PPPoE Servers, IPSec, VXLAN, and other tunnels require full configuration for commit. -The Endpoint will process multiple commands when you pass them as a list to +The endpoint will process multiple commands when you pass them as a list to the ``data`` field. .. code-block:: none |