"Enumerating VM Files Using the Proxmox API"

[CodeNinja92]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently exploring the capabilities of the Proxmox API and wondering if it's possible to enumerate the files of a Proxmox virtual machine (VM). Specifically, I'm not looking to access files within the VM but rather to obtain a list of files that make up the VM itself.

Has anyone worked on something similar or have any advice on how to achieve this with the Proxmox API? I would appreciate any information, documentation, or code examples you may be able to share.

Thanks in advance!

 

[leesteken]

Using the QEMU Guest Agent, you can execute any command inside the VM (like ls or find) but I don't know about the API, sorry.

EDIT: Maybe this helps: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/api-quemu-guest-agent-windows-no-args.140853/post-630448

 

[CodeNinja92]

I don't want to enumerate files within the VM; I just want to know which files compose a Proxmox VM so that I can copy them for backup.

Additionally, I don't want a dump or backup.

 

[leesteken]

I don't want to enumerate files within the VM; I just want to know which files compose a Proxmox VM so that I can copy them for backup.

Additionally, I don't want a dump or backup.

The Proxmox and VM configuration are in a database (accessible as files under /etc/pve/). The VM configurations are in /etc/pve/qemu-server/. The virtual disks depends on your storage but snaphots can be in other places. I admit that I don't really understand your use case but maybe these links can get you started.