Oracle^® ILOM Web Service REST API

Common Request Header Fields

The following table describes the common Oracle ILOM REST API request headers.

Table 2  Common Request Header Field Names

Request Header Field Names Description Required Authorization - or - X-Rest-Token Authentication header containing authentication data. Examples: Authorization: BASIC <credentials> X-Rest-Token": <value> For further details, see Specifying Required Authentication Credentials in HTTP Requests Yes (All requests) Accept Use the Accept header to specify the acceptable response media type. Example: If the acceptable media type is JSON, the Accept header would look like this: Accept: application/json Yes (GET requests) Content-Type Use the Content-Type header to specify the request body media type. Example: If the request body media type is JSON, the Content-Type header would look like this: Content-Type: application/json Yes (POST and PATCH request body) Host Use the Host header to specify the IP address or hostname of the SP server. Example: The host header would look like this: Host: <host name/address>[:<port number>] If a port number is not specified, the default port (443) number is used. Yes (All requests)