Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Configure a remote location using the REST API

Updated: January 12, 2026

Overview

Use this procedure to create a remote location using the REST API by configuring the necessary parameters such as host, protocol, remote path, username, and password.

This procedure explains how to create a remote location using the REST API.

Procedure

Use the following REST API call to configure a remote location:

Example:

<fileRemotePath name="local" host=“host or ip" protocol=“ftp|scp|sftp" remotePath=“path to folder" userName=“uname" userPasswd=“pwd" />

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