getGraphImage

Classes SoftLayer_Network_LoadBalancer_Service
Tags method sldn network

SoftLayer_Network_LoadBalancer_Service::getGraphImage

Get the connection or status graph image for a load balancer service.

Description

Get the graph image for a load balancer service based on the supplied graph type and metric. The available graph types are: ‘connections’ and ‘status’, and the available metrics are: ‘day’, ‘week’ and ‘month’.

This method returns the raw binary image data.

Parameters

Name Type Description
graphType string The graph type can be either ‘connections’ or ‘status’.
metric string The metric can be ‘day’, ‘week’, or ‘month’.

Required Headers

Optional Headers

  • None

Return Values

  • base64Binary

Error Handling

  • Throw the exception “The graphType can only be ‘connections’ or ‘status’.” when an invalid graphType is supplied.
  • Throw the exception “The metric can only be ‘day’, ‘week’, or ‘month’.” when an invalid metric is supplied.
  • Throw the exception “Unable to load the graph for the service.” when the graph could not be found or is returned in an incorrect image format. 
curl -g -u $SL_USER:$SL_APIKEY -X POST -d '{"parameters": [string, string]}' \
'https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Network_LoadBalancer_Service/{SoftLayer_Network_LoadBalancer_ServiceID}/getGraphImage'