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/orchestrator/1.0/pop-operations/discovery/env/{envId}/pop/{popId}

Trigger the POP Discovery Process using the POP and Environment IDs. You can find the POP ID using the GET List of POPs API or through the UI under your POP settings.

Notice

Accessing the APIs is through a dedicated domain/URL, according to your PlainID Tenant Location
  • United States (US) - https://API.us1.plainid.io
  • Canada (CA) - https://api.ca1.plainid.io
  • Europe (EU) - https://api.eu1.plainid.io

    • Using HTML Encoded Special Characters

    Use HTML encoded patterns when working with values that contain special characters like spaces, dashes, etc. Refer to this HTML URL Encoding Reference for a full list.


    Important note about headers

    Refer to the headers below to modify your cURL sample. Check if the following headers are in the sample, if not, ensure you add it to your cURL sample before pasting into your API tool.

    Headers

    *Required
    Header Value cURL Line
    Accept`application/json` `-H"Accept: application/json"`
    Content Type`application/json` `-H"Content-Type: application/json"`

    cURL Sample Guidelines

    In order for the relevant parameters to appear in the cURL sample, you can input the values in the interactive API console on the right. They will then appear in the cURL sample on the bottom of the page in the correct format.


    Using HTML Encoded Special Characters

    Use HTML encoded patterns when working with values that contain special characters like spaces, dashes, etc. Refer to this HTML URL Encoding Reference for a full list.


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    Security
    HTTP
    Type bearer

    For more details about Administration API Authentication, check out the Authentication APIs documentation. Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources. Example: Authorization: Bearer 123

    Path parameters
    popId
    stringRequired

    POP ID. You can find the POP ID in the POP Settings by clicking the three dots next to the POP name.

    Pattern^POP[0-9A-Z]{11,13}$
    envId
    stringRequired

    Environment ID. You can find the Environment ID in your Environment Settings.

    Responses
    202

    The Discovery Process has been triggered and is being processed.

    400

    Bad Request

    PopDoesNotBelongToEnvironment
    {
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "ORC-025",
      "id": "E880D0",
      "status": 400,
      "name": "PopDoesNotBelongToEnvironment",
      "message": "Pop [POP1P00XFYS0NVJ] does not belong to Environment [ec3ff4ee-81f9-4e7f-9037-6fa9fde62cc8]",
      "args": {
        "popId": "POP1P00XFYS0NVJ",
        "envId": "ec3ff4ee-81f9-4e7f-9037-6fa9fde62cc8"
      }
    }
  ]
}
    DiscoveryAlreadyInProgressError
    {
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "ORC-015",
      "id": "E28087",
      "status": 400,
      "name": "DiscoveryAlreadyInProgressError",
      "message": "Discovery is currently in progress, and parallel discoveries for the same POP are not allowed",
      "args": {
        "name": "PowerBI"
      }
    }
  ]
}
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