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# Get automation types

GET https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types

Returns the list of automation component types the requesting user is authorized to use, based on both service availability and the user's /whoami access. The UI uses this endpoint to filter the create-automation dropdown.

Reference: https://docs.itential.com/itential-cloud/api-reference/operations-manager/get-automation-types

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — Basic authentication of the form `Basic <base64(username:password)>`.

## Response

### 200

The authorized automation component types for the requesting user.

- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable message summarizing the result of the operation
- `data` (list of enum, required) — Array of authorized automation component type strings.
  - Allowed values: `workflows`, `ucm_compliance_plans`, `resource_models`, `agents`
- `metadata` (map from string to any, required) — Any structured, wordy or machine-readable information related to the result of the operation. For success responses, this may contain information like pagination values from a search operation.

## Errors

### 500 Internal Server Error

Error response from API

- `any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "message": "Successfully created the requested item",
  "data": [
    "workflows"
  ],
  "metadata": {}
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://example.itential.io/operations-manager/automation-types")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```