REST-API - add units

[Cragdoo]

The results from a GET /v2/BackupRepositories are as follows

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 {
    "id": "38db9700-19e7-452a-9a36-23a6d2008c5c",
    "name": "CD-LAB-O365",
    "description": "Created by CRAGDOO\\cragadmin at 10:48",
    "path": "D:\\Backup\\O365",
    "capacity": 268299137024,
    "freeSpace": 267269685248,
    "retentionPeriodType": "Yearly",
    "yearlyRetentionPeriod": "Years3",
    "retentionFrequencyType": "Daily",
    "dailyTime": "00:00:00",
    "dailyType": "Everyday",
    "proxyId": "fee6214d-2ec6-4ebf-93c1-d5be06c17548",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://10.1.0.49:4443/v2/backuprepositories/38db9700-19e7-452a-9a36-23a6d2008c5c"
      },
      "proxy": {
        "href": "https://10.1.0.49:4443/v2/proxies/fee6214d-2ec6-4ebf-93c1-d5be06c17548"
      }
    }
  }
  
  
  

can you add values to the "capacity" and "freeSpace" values

like

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"path": "D:\\Backup\\O365",
    "capacityMB": 268299137024,
    "freeSpaceMB": 267269685248,

makes it easier to know the unit of the returned value.

Thanks in advance

[Polina]

Hi Craig,

By default, all the capacity/sizing values are provided in bytes. This way they can easily be converted to any required unit of data you need to get.

Thanks!

[Mike Resseler]

Craig,
I'm agreeing with Polina on this one. By default all of our units are in bytes and are considered a standard when working with this. Also, changing this now would break quite a lot of integration from partners and customers

[Cragdoo]

understood, but my point is how would people know all the units are in bytes by default? People can make an assumption, but at least I would have thought the documentation should make reference to this, as it stands it doesn't.

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo36 ... tml?ver=20

[Polina]

Good suggestion, Craig!
The guide will be updated with this info.

Thanks!