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# hosts/{hostID}

## Description

Returns, deletes, reconfigures, or updates a host (per the specified hostID).

To get host information, an HTTP request should be sent to the URL returned in the Location header of the response of the Host entity creation (see hosts) or the URL can be composed by concatenating the returned Host ID to the URL that was used for the Host creation. For existing hosts in LAB_MANAGEMENT project, you can concatenate the value in the “Host ID” field to the URL that was used for the Host creation.

## URL

    /Admin/rest/v1/hosts/{hostID}

## Remarks

The host data can be passed as XML containing the equivalent data.

## HTTP Method

GET: Returns the host information.

POST: Reconfigures the host.

PATCH: Updates the host.

DELETE: Deletes the host.

## Request

Headers:

Content-Type: application/xml

Accept: application/xml

Cookies:

Version 2020 (or later) | LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};
Versions earlier than 2020 | LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};QCSession={QCSessionCookie};

Request Body:

GET, POST, DELETE: No request body.

PATCH: An XML describing the host property to be updated in the host.

Request Example - GET

    GET http://<LRE_Server>/Admin/rest/v1/hosts/1402
    Content-Type: application/xml
    Accept: application/xml
    Cookie: LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};

Request Example - POST

    POST http://<LRE_Server>/Admin/rest/v1/hosts/1001/reconfigure
    Content-Type: application/xml
    Accept: application/xml
    Cookie: LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};

Request Example - PATCH

    PATCH http://<LRE_Server>/Admin/rest/v1/hosts/1029
    Content-Type: application/xml
    Accept: application/xml
    Cookie: LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};

    <LabHost>
      <Pools>
        <PoolID>1000</PoolID>
        <PoolID>1001</PoolID>
      </Pools>
    </LabHost>

## Response

Headers:

Content-Type: application/xml

Cookies:

None

HTML Return Code:

One of the HTTP Return Codes.

Upon successful deletion, returns HTTP status 200 (OK).

HTML Body:

GET, POST: Returns the data on the entity in the response. See hosts response.

DELETE, PATCH: No body returned.

## See Also

hosts
Get Hosts List by Query