.. _http-api:

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HTTP API
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VyOS provide an HTTP API. You can use it to execute op-mode commands,
update VyOS, set or delete config.

Please take a look at the :ref:`vyosapi` page for an detailed how-to.

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Configuration
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.. cfgcmd:: set service https allow-client address <address>

   Only allow certain IP addresses or prefixes to access the https
   webserver.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https certificates ca-certificate <name>

   Use CA certificate from PKI subsystem

.. cfgcmd:: set service https certificates certificate <name>

   Use certificate from PKI subsystem

.. cfgcmd:: set service https certificates dh-params <name>

   Use :abbr:`DH (Diffie–Hellman)` parameters from PKI subsystem.
   Must be at least 2048 bits in length.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https listen-address <address>

   Webserver should only listen on specified IP address

.. cfgcmd:: set service https port <number>

   Webserver should listen on specified port.

   Default: 443

.. cfgcmd:: set service https enable-http-redirect

   Enable automatic redirect from http to https.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https tls-version <1.2 | 1.3>

   Select TLS version used.

   This defaults to both 1.2 and 1.3.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https vrf <name>

   Start Webserver in given VRF.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https request-body-size-limit <size>

   Set the maximum request body size in megabytes. Default is 1MB.

API
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.. cfgcmd:: set service https api keys id <name> key <apikey>

   Set a named api key. Every key has the same, full permissions
   on the system.

REST
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.. cfgcmd:: set service https api rest

   Enable REST API

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api rest debug

   To enable debug messages. Available via :opcmd:`show log` or
   :opcmd:`monitor log`

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api rest strict

   Enforce strict path checking.

GraphQL
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.. cfgcmd:: set service https api graphql introspection

   Enable GraphQL Schema introspection.

.. note:: Do not leave introspection enabled in production, it is a security risk.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api graphql authentication type <key | token>

   Set the authentication type for GraphQL, default option is key. Available options are:

   * ``key`` use API keys configured in ``service https api keys``

   * ``token`` use JWT tokens.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api graphql authentication expiration

   Set the lifetime for JWT tokens in seconds. Default is 3600 seconds.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api graphql authentication secret-length

   Set the byte length of the JWT secret. Default is 32.

.. cfgcmd:: set service https api graphql cors allow-origin <origin>

   Allow cross-origin requests from `<origin>`.

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Example Configuration
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Setting REST API and an API-KEY is the minimal configuration to get a working API Endpoint.

.. code-block:: none

   set service https api keys id MY-HTTPS-API-ID key MY-HTTPS-API-PLAINTEXT-KEY
   set service https api rest