REST API create virtual repository

Question

I'm having an issue with using the Artifactory REST API to create virtual repositories that I've struggled with the last couple days. No issues with local or remote repositories. I am able to get the Virtual repository created using only the required JSON entries, but I would like to add more to that. I want to store the JSON for future reference so we can refer back to it if we ever wish to create other virtual repositories (as a template of sorts).

I'm doing this with PowerShell. I'm passing a list of repository names. The Script parses the repository name and collects an appropriate config file containing the JSON values.

Create repository API info: https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Artifactory+REST+API#ArtifactoryRESTAPI-CreateRepository

Accepted values: https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Repository+Configuration+JSON#RepositoryConfigurationJSON-application/vnd.org.jfrog.artifactory.repositories.VirtualRepositoryConfiguration+json

Here is the JSON that works successfully: (only passing required fields)

{
"rclass" : "virtual",
"packageType": "nuget"
}

However, it appears that when I try to add any other properties to it I get failures. Here is everything I would like to pass followed by the error I get when I do. (Sanitized values for public posting.)

{
"rclass" : "virtual",
"packageType": "nuget",
"repositories": ["nuget-local,nuget-remote"], 
"description": "Nuget virtual repository.",
"notes": "Created by PowerShell script.",
"includesPattern": "*.nupkg",
"excludesPattern": "*mvn,*npm",
"defaultDeploymentRepo": "nuget-local"
}

Invoke-WebRequest : The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request. At [path to ps1 file.]:226 char:5 + Invoke-WebRequest -Method Put -Uri $resource -Body $RepoConfig -H ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-WebRequest], WebException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand

Thank you for your time.

Not sure if this is the issue, but your "repositories": ["nuget-local,nuget-remote"], line should be "repositories": ["nuget-local","nuget-remote"],. It should be a list of two strings, rather than a list of one string with a comma in it. — DarthFennec
Wow, I swear I tried that and it failed, but I just tried it again and it worked... so I'll mark that as an issue resolved. Thanks! — jdtech82

jdtech82 jdtech82 · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-22T12:51:38

Per DarthFennec's comment on my question it turns out I had the formatting wrong:

Not sure if this is the issue, but your "repositories": ["nuget-local,nuget-remote"], line should be "repositories": ["nuget-local","nuget-remote"],. It should be a list of two strings, rather than a list of one string with a comma in it. – DarthFennec 16 hours ago

REST API create virtual repository

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