200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
A developer is using the NX-API on a Cisco Nexus switch to retrieve the configuration. The developer sends a POST request to /ins with a JSON payload. Which HTTP method and path are correct?
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POST /ins
NX-API uses POST to /ins with a JSON or XML payload containing the CLI commands.
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POST /ins
Why this is correct
Correct. NX-API uses POST to /ins with the CLI commands in the body.
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PUT /restconf/data
Why it's wrong here
RESTCONF is not used for NX-API.
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POST /api/v1/exec
Why it's wrong here
This is not the NX-API endpoint.
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GET /ins
Why it's wrong here
NX-API requires POST, not GET.
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