Rest API documentation for Catalyst 9000 switches #2

mario.jost · ‎11-10-2020

I am looking for the official Rest API documentation to get the correct syntax to configure devices via PUT command.

I am looking for something like this API Explorer but for Cisco switches:
https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/#file_properties_properties/update

I do get some URLs while GETting configurations from my device (Catalyst 9200 switch), but all the URLs are 404:

<GigabitEthernet xmlns="http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XE-native" xmlns:ios="http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XE-native">
  <name>1/0/17</name>
  <description>dontmakestupidpeoplefamous</description>
  <switchport>
    <trunk xmlns="http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XE-switch">
      <native>
        <vlan>225</vlan>
      </native>
    </trunk>
  </switchport>
  <source>
    <template>
      <template-name>
        <template-name>LAN</template-name>
      </template-name>
    </template>
  </source>
</GigabitEthernet>

I have already seen similar questions pop up multiple times, but in all of them, the answers seem to miss the topic. This is not a question what I want to configure in detail, or what tool I use to configure it. Thses questions are irrelevant. I just want to know where i can find the API Documentation / Browser / Explorer for these devices.

Note: This is basically a repost of this post: https://community.cisco.com/t5/switching/rest-api-documentation-for-catalyst-9000-switches/m-p/4179846#M495507

Issue with cisco forum is, as soon as someone replies to a question, no matter how stupid the answer is, noone is gonna look at the question again. So please only answer if you have a clue about the topic. No quick Google searches that you might think could be the solution to this question. I have already done that, hence this topic.

Joshua Anderson · ‎11-19-2020

I stumbled on your question trying to find an answer to the same thing. You first have to enable RestConf and Https.

https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ios-xe/#!enabling-restconf-on-ios-xe/restconf

mario.jost · ‎12-03-2020

And we have another post that did not read the question. WHERE IS THE API DOCUMENTATION?

If i ever stumble onto any documentation, i will post a link to it here. If you dont see any other post, i would just guess that cisco deliberatly does not provide documentation to the API to make it difficult to develop your own tools. I guess they just want to sell you the expensive DNA center. Thats one way to do it. A **bleep**ty way, but it is a way...