Search REST API Examples
The first step in using the Search API is to generate an IAM token. You can generate the IAM Token using the IAM API and your IBM Cloud API key.
export IBMCLOUD_API_KEY=<Your IBM Cloud API Key>​iam_token=`curl -s -k -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \-H "Accept: application/json" --data-urlencode "grant_type=urn:ibm:params:oauth:grant-type:apikey" \--data-urlencode "apikey=${IBMCLOUD_API_KEY}" "https://iam.cloud.ibm.com/identity/token" | jq -r '(.token_type + " " + .access_token)'`
Retrieves a list of all the resource types supported by the Cloud and Classic infrastructure global catalog.
curl -s -X GET https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v2/resources/supported_types -H "authorization: ${iam_token}" | jq -r{"supported_types": ["resource-instance","resource-instance-provision-behind","resource-group","resource-binding","resource-alias","k8-cluster","k8-location","is-vpc","is-instance","is-key","is-volume","is-load-balancer","is-vpn","is-image","is-security-group","is-subnet","is-public-gateway","is-floating-ip","is-network-acl","is-endpoint-gateway","is-flow-log-collector","is-instance-group","is-dedicated-host","is-family","cf-user-provided-service-instance","cf-space","cf-service-instance","cf-service-binding","cf-organization","cf-application","vmware-solutions","ims-block-storage","ims-cloud-backup","ims-cloud-object-storage-infrastructure","ims-file-storage","ims-cdn-powered-by-akamai","ims-direct-link-cloud-connect","ims-direct-link-cloud-exchange","ims-direct-link-colocation","ims-direct-link-network-service-provider","ims-hardware-firewall","ims-hardware-firewall-dedicated","ims-fortigate-security-appliance-1gb","ims-fortigate-security-appliance-10gb","ims-network-gateway-juniper-vsrx","ims-network-gateway-byoa","ims-virtual-router-appliance-copy","ims-ibm-cloud-load-balancer","ims-bare-metal","ims-virtual-server","ims-dedicated-host","ims-image","activity-insights","network-insights","security-advisor"]}
In order to search for resources on your account you need to supply your Account ID. From a terminal you can run the command ibmcloud account show to grab the Account ID. In this example I am searching for all IaaS instances with the tag consul
$ export ACCOUNT_ID=<Your IBM Account ID>​$ curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" \-H "content-type: application/json" -H "accept: application/json" -H \"Authorization: ${iam_token}" -d '{"query":"(type:virtual-server AND family:ims) AND (tags:consul)"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "consul-server3.cdetesting.com","type": "virtual-server","family": "ims","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:virtual-server:wdc06:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:90725760::"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "consul-server2.cdetesting.com","type": "virtual-server","family": "ims","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:virtual-server:wdc06:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:90725768::"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "consul-server1.cdetesting.com","type": "virtual-server","family": "ims","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:virtual-server:wdc06:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:90725770::"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxx"}
The Classic File and Block volumes do not support tagging via the Cloud Portal. In their place their is a field to store notes about the volume. We will run a search for all block volumes with the note ryantiffany and just return their names. You can tag these volumes via the Tagging API. For an example of how to tag Block / File storage see the following example.
$ curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?limit=50" \-H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" \-d '{"query":"(type:block-storage AND service_name:block-storage) AND (doc.notes:ryantiffany)" , "fields": [ "name", "tags" ]}' | jq -r{"items": [{"name": "SL02SEL78003-13","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:block-storage:wdc07:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:53093855::","tags": []}],"limit": 50,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
The following call with return all the VMware Dedicated and VMware Shared deployments on the account.
curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" -d '{"query":"type:vmware-solutions"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "vcs-rt","type": "vmware-solutions","family": "vmware","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:vmware-solutions:global:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:55c17e7d-eaed-4b4f-xxxx-xxxxxxxx::"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "primary-rt","type": "vmware-solutions","family": "vmware","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:vmware-solutions:global:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:707319d9-2f6b-4b48-xxxx-xxxxxxxx::"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "jb-test-1","type": "vmware-solutions","family": "vmware","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:vmware-solutions:global:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:824912d4-10be-4421-xxxx-xxxxxxxx::"},{"account_id": "6c27214690345bfb75bb1f2b28a20504","name": "centerpoint","type": "vmware-solutions","family": "vmware","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:vmware-solutions:global:a/6c27214690345bfb75bb1f2b28a20504:900d7d94-8236-4382-xxxx-xxxxxxxx:"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "vcd-rt","type": "vmware-solutions","family": "vmware","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:vmware-solutions:global:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:9ac98b37-cd31-4800-xxxx-xxxxxxxx::"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" -d '{"query":"(family:ims AND type:network-gateway-juniper-vsrx) AND (region:washington-7)"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "ha-srx","type": "network-gateway-juniper-vsrx","family": "ims","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:network-gateway-juniper-vsrx:washington-7:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:538282::"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
Note: the CRN is always returned even if not part of the field return parameters.
curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "content-type: application/json" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -d '{"query": "type:k8-cluster", "fields": [ "name", "tags", "service_instance" ]}' | jq -r{"items": [{"name": "devcluster","service_instance": "bpdhxxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:bpdhxxxx::","tags": ["ryantiffany"]},{"name": "mycluster-dal10-b3c.4x16","service_instance": "bsdexxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:bsdexxxx::","tags": ["jack"]},{"name": "aamir-testcluster-sjc04-b3c.4x16","service_instance": "bslaxxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:bslaxxxx::","tags": []},{"name": "cluster2","service_instance": "btckxxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:btckxxxx::","tags": []},{"name": "Russell_Cluster","service_instance": "bthrxxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:bthrxxxx::","tags": []},{"name": "rt-us-south","service_instance": "btr2xxxx","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:btr2xxxx::","tags": ["region:us-south","ryantiffany"]}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
In this example we are searching for all Kubernetes Clusters in the Tokyo region:
$ curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" -d '{"query":"type:k8-cluster AND region:jp-tok"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "subredOpen","type": "k8-cluster","family": "containers","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:containers-kubernetes:jp-tok:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:blr1xxxxxx:"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
Since VPC instances stretch across multiple zones in a region we use the wildcard search term region:us-east* in this case to show all instances within the US-East VPC region.
$ curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" -d '{"query":"(family:is AND type:instance AND region:us-east*)"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "wgtest-z1-dev","type": "instance","family": "is","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:is:us-east-1:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::instance:0757_2834694d-ad33-4b81-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "wgtest-wg-dev","type": "instance","family": "is","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:is:us-east-1:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::instance:0757_ebdfe595-c96b-4924-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "vpntest","type": "instance","family": "is","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:is:us-east-1:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::instance:0757_f89fa662-71ab-45e1-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "wgtest-z2-dev","type": "instance","family": "is","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:is:us-east-2:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::instance:0767_65809d72-adca-4c5d-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"},{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "wgtest-z3-dev","type": "instance","family": "is","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:is:us-east-3:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::instance:0777_e7321492-179b-4f26-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
curl -s -X POST "https://api.global-search-tagging.cloud.ibm.com/v3/resources/search?account_id=${ACCOUNT_ID}" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: ${iam_token}" -H "content-type: application/json" -d '{"query":"(type:resource-instance AND service_name:databases-for-etcd) AND (tags:ryantiffany)"}' | jq -r{"items": [{"account_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","name": "rt-1978903720bf","type": "resource-instance","family": "resource_controller","crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:databases-for-etcd:us-south:a/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:41625c25-f836-491e-xxx-xxxxxx::"}],"limit": 10,"search_cursor": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"}
