/v2/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/start_capture

POST /v2/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/start_capture

Start capture on a link instance. By default we consider it as an Ethernet link

Parameters

• project_id: Project UUID

• link_id: Link UUID

Response status codes

• 201: Capture started

• 400: Invalid request

Input

Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
capture_file_name		string	Read only property. The name of the capture file if capture is running
data_link_type		enum	Possible values: DLT_ATM_RFC1483, DLT_EN10MB, DLT_FRELAY, DLT_C_HDLC, DLT_PPP_SERIAL

Output

Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
capture_compute_id		['string', 'null']	Read only property. The compute identifier where a capture is running
capture_file_name		['string', 'null']	Read only property. The name of the capture file if a capture is running
capture_file_path		['string', 'null']	Read only property. The full path of the capture file if a capture is running
capturing		boolean	Read only property. True if a capture running on the link
filters		object	Packet filter. This allow to simulate latency and errors
link_id		string	Link UUID
link_style		object	Link line style
link_type		enum	Possible values: ethernet, serial
nodes		array	List of the VMS
project_id		string	Project UUID
suspend		boolean	Suspend the link

Sample session

curl -i -X POST 'http://localhost:3080/v2/projects/d90f8e95-fda3-49d5-86b5-4c41b2fac7f2/links/514ae6a3-8078-4bb9-9298-1faa599399b9/start_capture' -d '{}'

POST /v2/projects/d90f8e95-fda3-49d5-86b5-4c41b2fac7f2/links/514ae6a3-8078-4bb9-9298-1faa599399b9/start_capture HTTP/1.1
{}


HTTP/1.1 201
Connection: close
Content-Length: 320
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:27:58 GMT
Server: Python/3.6 GNS3/2.2.4dev1
X-Route: /v2/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/start_capture

{
    "capture_compute_id": null,
    "capture_file_name": null,
    "capture_file_path": null,
    "capturing": false,
    "filters": {},
    "link_id": "514ae6a3-8078-4bb9-9298-1faa599399b9",
    "link_type": "ethernet",
    "nodes": [],
    "project_id": "d90f8e95-fda3-49d5-86b5-4c41b2fac7f2",
    "suspend": false
}