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Get system version information

get

/rest/{version}/system/version

Retrieves the current system software version. This includes product name, build version, build date, and other relevant information.

Request

Path Parameters

• version(required):
  REST API version string.
  Available values: v1.1

Header Parameters

• Authorization(required):
  The value in the Authorization header must be the string "Bearer {access token}", where {access token} is a valid, unexpired token received in response to a prior /rest/{version}/auth/token request.

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Response

200 Response

OK - Requested data is returned in response body

400 Response

The request is malformed in some way or is missing required information and therefore cannot be processed.

401 Response

Unauthorized - Request lacks valid authentication credentials.

404 Response

Resource not found

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Examples

Example of Accessing the API with cURL

The following example shows how to get system version information by submitting a GET request on the REST resource using cURL. For more information about cURL, see Use cURL.

curl -X GET \
    --header "Accept: application/xml" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    "https://${HOSTNAME}/rest/v1.1/system/version"

Example of Accessing the API with Python

The following example shows how to get system version information by submitting a GET request on the REST resource using Python. This example assumes you have a valid token stored in the token variable. For an example of authenticating with Python, see Authenticate.

import requests
headers = { "Accept":"application/xml", "Authorization":"Bearer " + token }
url  = "https://" + hostname + "/rest/v1.1/system/version"
resp = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

Example of the Response Body

The following example shows the contents of the response body in XML format.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<response>
  <data>
    <systemVersionInfo>
      <productName>Acme Packet OS VM</productName>
      <buildVersion>PCZ4.1.0 GA (Build 114)</buildVersion>
      <oracleLinuxInfo>branches-8/el8-u6 {2023-03-16T07:00:00+0000}</oracleLinuxInfo>
      <buildDate>2023-04-15</buildDate>
    </systemVersionInfo>
  </data>
  <messages/>
  <links/>
</response>

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