Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via Postman

The following steps will show you how to retrieve the NSX built-in admin API using REST API via Postman REST API client:

  1. The REST API call will be based on HTTPS; if you need to ignore client SSL certificates verification or allow insecure server connections, set the SSL certificate verification to OFF in the Postman General SETTINGS menu.
  1. To configure the authorization parameters, select the Authorization tab, select Basic Auth from the TYPE drop-down menu, and input the Username and Password:
  1. The authorization will be part of the HTTP header; to see the actual authorization header, click ...

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