Chapter 3. General API Information

Contents

3.1. Authentication

3.1.1. Rackspace Cloud Identity Service Endpoints
3.1.2. Retrieving an Authentication Token
3.1.3. Token Expiration

3.2. Endpoint Access

3.3. Request/Response Types

3.4. Versions

3.5. Paginated Collections

3.6. Time Series Collections

3.7. Audits

3.8. Resource Limits

3.9. Rate Limits

3.10. Faults

The Rackspace Cloud Monitoring API provides a RESTful web service interface. All requests to authenticate and operate against the Rackspace Cloud Monitoring API are performed using SSL over HTTPS on TCP port 443.

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