Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops REST APIs
How to create an App-V isolation group in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Use REST APIs to create Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) isolation group within your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 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 App-V isolation group in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- Read the Learning journey for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops APIs section to ensure that you have the
bearer token. - Get
siteidfrom How to get site id API. - Make sure you have one or more App-V packages with their
Uidready (check How to get App-V servers, packages and isolation groups API). - Invoke the API described in this document from a client host or from the API exploration tab to create an App-V isolation group.
Create an App-V isolation group using any REST API tool
Learn from the following example to create an App-V isolation group in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any REST API tool.
Request
POST https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/appvisolationgroups 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": "appv-igroup-1",
"Description": "New Isolation Group 1",
"IncludedAppVPackages": [
{
"ExplicitInclusion": true,
"Uid": 0
},
{
"ExplicitInclusion": true,
"Uid": 1
}
]
}
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Response
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
citrix-transactionid: f743c772...
content-Length: 0
content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
date: "Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:20:47 GMT"
location: https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/appvisolationgroups/1
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Create an App-V isolation group using PowerShell code
Learn from the following example to create an App-V isolation group in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any PowerShell code.
function CreateAppVIsolationGroup {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $customerid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $siteid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $bearerToken,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $igroupModel
)
$requestUri = "https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/appvisolationgroups"
$headers = @{
"Accept" = "application/json";
"Content-Type"="application/json";
"Authorization" = "CWSAuth Bearer=$bearerToken";
"Citrix-CustomerId" = $customerid;
"Citrix-InstanceId" = $siteid;
}
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $requestUri -Method POST -Headers $headers -Body $igroupModel
return $response
}
$customerId = "customer1"
$siteId = "61603f15-cdf9-4c7f-99ff-91636601a795"
$bearerToken = "ey1.."
$igroup = @"
{
"Name": "appv-igroup-1",
"Description": "New Isolation Group 1",
"IncludedAppVPackages": [
{
"ExplicitInclusion": true,
"Uid": 0
},
{
"ExplicitInclusion": true,
"Uid": 1
}
]
}
"@
$response = CreateAppVIsolationGroup $customerid $siteid $bearerToken $igroup
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Create an App-V isolation group using C# code
Learn from the following example to create an App-V isolation group in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using C# code.
public static async Task<string> CreateApplication(
string customerid,
string siteid,
string bearerToken,
AppVIsolationGroupModel model)
{
var requestUri = "https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/appvisolationgroups";
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 App-V isolation group using Python
Learn from the following example to create an App-V isolation group in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using Python.
import requests
def create_application(bearerToken, customerid, siteid, isolationGroupModel):
request_uri = "https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/appvisolationgroups"
headers = {
'Authorization': 'CWSAuth Bearer=%s' % bearerToken,
'Citrix-CustomerId': customerid,
'Citrix-InstanceId': siteid,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
response = requests.post(request_uri, headers = headers, json = isolationGroupModel)
return response.json()
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