These are just a few bits of example code and notes around how to work with the enStratus API. I've also tried to keep the interfaces in each language similar where appropriate for comparison purposes (i.e. not passing an option hash in Ruby or not chaining methods) For that reason, it's not the prettiest usage of each langauge but it's much easier to compare between examples.

Just a toc of sorts

The enStratus API is fairly complex. The thing that trips most people up, however, is the signing process.

A few key points to remember are:

• The path you sign excludes any filters you might want to pass
• User-agent in the request must match the one in the signature
• The timestamp used in the signature is millseconds not Unix time

The enStratus API is versioned by release date. Some functionality might not exist in the version you're trying. Always make sure you're referencing the correct version's documentation.

IDs that you see in the enStratus console don't always match up with the ID you're expected to pass. A good example of this is the Snapshot API. The volumeId in the console looks something like this:

j-111-222

however the value you pass in the snapshot call would be:

111222

You can use either XML or JSON but you have to set the header appropriately.