200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An administrator needs to retrieve the hostname of an IOS XE device using RESTCONF. Which URL and data path should they use?
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Correct answer & explanation
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GET /restconf/data/Cisco-IOS-XE-native:native/hostname
RESTCONF on IOS XE uses the native YANG model; the hostname is under /Cisco-IOS-XE-native:native/hostname.
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- ✓
GET /restconf/data/Cisco-IOS-XE-native:native/hostname
Why this is correct
This is the correct RESTCONF path for the hostname.
- ✗
GET /api/v1/device/hostname
Why it's wrong here
This is not a RESTCONF path.
- ✗
POST /restconf/data/Cisco-IOS-XE-native:native/hostname
Why it's wrong here
Hostname is retrieved via GET, not POST.
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GET /restconf/data/ietf-interfaces:interfaces
Why it's wrong here
This retrieves interfaces, not hostname.
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