Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops REST APIs
How to update an application group in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Use REST APIs to update an application 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 update an application group
- 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. - Get
nameOrIdof the application group from How to get all application groups API. - Invoke the API described in this document from a client host or from the API exploration tab to update an application group.
Update an application group in your site using any REST API tool
Learn from the following example to update an application group within your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any REST API tool.
Request
PATCH https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/ApplicationGroups/{nameOrId} 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
{
"DeliveryGroups": [
{
"Item": "DG_01",
"Priority": 0
}
],
"Description": "AG0001"
}
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Response
HTTP/1.1 204 NoContent
citrix-transactionid: c4d1a912-314c-4ccd-a13d-a9b0a4a35e63
content-Length: 202
content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
date: "Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:28:42 GMT"
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Update an application group in your site using PowerShell
Learn from the following example to update an application group within your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any PowerShell code.
function EditApplicationGroup {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $customerid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $siteid,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $nameOrId,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $bearerToken,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $body
)
$requestUri = [string]::Format("https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/ApplicationGroups/{0}", $nameOrId)
$headers = @{
"Accept" = "application/json";
"Authorization" = "CWSAuth Bearer=$bearerToken";
"Citrix-CustomerId" = $customerid;
"Citrix-InstanceId" = $siteid;
}
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $requestUri -Method PATCH -Headers $headers -Body $body
return $response
}
$customerId = "customer1"
$siteId = "61603f15-cdf9-4c7f-99ff-91636601a795"
$nameOrId = "56f1cbf3-1cc6-40cd-9c82-c95633ba88bb"
$bearerToken = "ey1.."
$body = @"
{
"DeliveryGroups": [
{
"Item": "DG_01",
"Priority": 0
}
],
"Description": "AG0001"
}
"@
$response = EditApplicationGroup $customerid $siteid $nameOrId $bearerToken $body
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Update an application group in your site using C# code
Learn from the following example to update an application group within your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any C# code.
public static async Task<string> EditApplicationGroup(
string customerid,
string siteid,
string nameOrId,
string bearerToken,
EditApplicationGroupRequestModel model)
{
var requestUri = string.Format("https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/ApplicationGroups/{0}", nameOrId);
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.PatchAsync(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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Update an application group in your site using Python
Learn from the following example to update an application group within your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site using any Python.
import requests
def edit_application_group(bearerToken, customerid, siteid, nameOrId):
request_uri = "https://[DdcServerAddress]/cvad/manage/ApplicationGroups/{0}".format(nameOrId)
headers = {
'Authorization': 'CWSAuth Bearer=%s' % bearerToken,
'Citrix-CustomerId': customerid,
'Citrix-InstanceId': siteid,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
payload = json.dumps({
"DeliveryGroups": [
{
"Item": "DG_01",
"Priority": 0
}
],
"Description": "AG0001"
})
response = requests.patch(request_uri, headers = headers, verify = False, data = payload)
return response.json()
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How to update an application group in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
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