Public API
Learn how to programmatically interact with PerfectScale, enabling automation, data retrieval, and integration with your existing workflows
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Learn how to programmatically interact with PerfectScale, enabling automation, data retrieval, and integration with your existing workflows
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The API is exclusively available for our paying customers, allowing them to interact with the platform programmatically. Check the following information to get acquainted with the PerfectScale and . To explore the API, use the attached .
PerfectScale API implements a rate-limiting policy to ensure fair usage and maintain the quality of service. The rate limit is set at 10 requests per minute per client.
To interact with the PerfectScale API, a token is required. To get the token, follow the steps below:
Retrieve Client Credentials:
Go to .
Click on your user avatar located at the bottom left corner of the page.
Select Organization Settings from the menu.
In the pop-up window, navigate to the API Tokens tab.
Click on Generate Token.
Assign a Read Only Role to the new token.
Upon creation, you will be provided with a client_id (Client ID) and client_secret (Secret Key).
Obtain Access Token:
Make a POST request to the with the following payload:
The API will respond with a token payload, which will contain your access token.
Access Other Endpoints:
With the obtained access token, you can make authorized requests to other endpoints of the PerfectScale API. Include the token in the Authorization header of your HTTP requests as follows:
There are two options available to obtain the cluster_uid.
Get cluster_uid directly from PerfectScale UI:
Go to the Overview tab
Click the three-dot button located next to the needed cluster
Click the Copy Cluster UID button -> now, your cluster_uid is copied.
Get cluster_uid with the following command:
In certain situations, you may find it necessary to delete an API token.
Follow these easy steps:
Click on the Profile button in the bottom left corner and select Organization Settings.
In the pop-up window, navigate to the API Tokens tab.
Click the hamburger on the right-hand side, select Delete API Token, and click the Delete button.
There may be situations where you need to remove a cluster from PerfectScale. You can seamlessly delete a cluster using Public API:
To get a cluster UID with a few clicks, navigate to the Overview tab, hover over the needed cluster, and click the three dots button. Then click Copy Cluster UID so that it will be automatically copied to the clipboard.
You can seamlessly list all the clusters' UIDs of the tenant by using the following API:
Ensure that the following request includes the cluster_uid parameter, as it is mandatory. Follow provided in order to obtain this value.
Get the full list of clusters via and extract cluster_uids from it.
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This endpoint allows clients to authenticate using their client credentials.
The client identifier issued to the client during the registration process.
The client secret issued to the client during the registration process.