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List the SVMs using the ONTAP REST API

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You can list the Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs) defined within an ONTAP cluster. You might do this as part of finding the identifier for a specific SVM or to assure name uniqueness before creating a new SVM.

HTTP method and endpoint

This REST API call uses the following method and endpoint.

HTTP method Path

GET

/api/svm/svms
Curl example
curl --request GET \
--location "https://$FQDN_IP/api/svm/svms" \
--include \
--header "Accept: */*" \
--header "Authorization: Basic $BASIC_AUTH"
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JSON output example
{
  "records": [
    {
      "uuid": "71bd74f8-40dc-11ee-b51a-005056aee9fa",
      "name": "vs0",
      "_links": {
          "self": {
            "href": "/api/svm/svms/71bd74f8-40dc-11ee-b51a-005056aee9fa"
          }
      }
    }
  ],
  "num_records": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/svm/svms"
    }
  }
}