Citrix DaaS REST APIs
How to create an application folder in Citrix DaaS
Use REST APIs to create an application folder in your Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) site.
Follow the prerequisites and examples to get started with this API.
You can make API requests using the PowerShell code, C# code, Python, or any tool that supports invoking the REST API.
Prerequisites to create an application folder in Citrix DaaS
- Read the Get started with Citrix Cloud APIs section to ensure that you have the
bearer token. - Get
siteidfrom How to get site id API. - Invoke the API described in this document from a client host or from the API exploration tab to create an application folder.
Create an application folder in your site using any REST API tool
Learn from the following example to create an application folder in your Citrix DaaS site using any REST API tool.
Request
POST https://api.cloud.com/cvad/manage/ApplicationFolders HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: CWSAuth bearer=<token-from-prerequisites>
Citrix-CustomerId: loy6oujtu6a4
Citrix-InstanceId: 22ded57c-0306-47e4-b6e8-fed6252759e1
{
"Name":"CVAD_APIs",
"ParentId":"0"
}
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Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
citrix-transactionid: 98225505...
content-Length: 35
content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
date: "Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:53:45 GMT"
{
"Id": "2",
"Uid": null,
"Children": [],
"Name": "CVAD_APIs",
"Parent": {
"Id": "0",
"Uid": null,
"Name": ""
},
"Path": "CVAD_APIs\\",
"TotalApplications": 0
}
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Create an application folder in your site using PowerShell
Learn from the following example to create an application folder in your Citrix DaaS site using any PowerShell code.
function CreateApplicationFolder {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $customerid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $siteid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $bearerToken,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $body
)
$requestUri = "https://api.cloud.com/cvad/manage/ApplicationFolders"
$headers = @{
"Accept" = "application/json";
"Content-Type"="application/json";
"Authorization" = "CWSAuth Bearer=$bearerToken";
"Citrix-CustomerId" = $customerid;
"Citrix-InstanceId" = $siteid;
}
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $requestUri -Method POST -Headers $headers -Body $body
return $response
}
$customerId = "customer1"
$siteId = "61603f15-cdf9-4c7f-99ff-91636601a795"
$bearerToken = "ey1.."
$body = @{
"Name" = "CVAD_APIs";
"ParentId" = "0"
}
$response = CreateApplicationFolder $customerid $siteid $bearerToken (ConvertTo-Json $body)
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Create an application folder in your site using C# code
Learn from the following example to create an application folder in your Citrix DaaS site using C# code.
public static async Task<string> CreateApplicationFolder(
string customerid,
string siteid,
string bearerToken,
CreateApplicationFolderRequestModel model)
{
var requestUri = "https://api.cloud.com/cvad/manage/ApplicationFolders";
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.ParseAdd("application/json");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Citrix-CustomerId", customerid);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Citrix-InstanceId", siteid);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("CWSAuth Bearer=" + bearerToken);
var jsonBody = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
Converters = new JsonConverter[] { new StringEnumConverter() }
});
var response = await client.PostAsync(requestUri, new StringContent(jsonBody, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
if (response != null)
{
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return content;
}
return null;
}
}
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Create an application folder in your site using Python
Learn from the following example to create an application folder in your Citrix DaaS site using Python.
import requests
def create_application_folder(bearerToken, customerid, siteid):
request_uri = "https://api.cloud.com/cvad/manage/ApplicationFolders"
headers = {
'Authorization': 'CWSAuth Bearer=%s' % bearerToken,
'Citrix-CustomerId': customerid,
'Citrix-InstanceId': siteid,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
payload = json.dumps({
"Name":"CVAD_APIs","ParentId":"0"
})
response = requests.post(request_uri, headers = headers, verify = False, data = payload)
return response.json()
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