1. Operations
2. vcenter
3. ovf
4. import flag

## vcenter ovf import flag: list

Returns information about the import flags supported by the deployment platform.

The supported flags are:

LAX
  Lax mode parsing of the OVF descriptor.

Future server versions might support additional flags.

### Request:

#### HTTP request

GET https://{server}/rest/com/vmware/vcenter/ovf/import-flag
?rp=obj-103

#### Request Query Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
bold = required
rp | string | The identifier of resource pool target for retrieving the import flag(s).

### Response:

#### HTTP Status Code: 200

#### Representations:

- JSON
- XML

{
"value": [
{
"description": {
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
},
"option": "string"
},
{
"description": {
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
},
"option": "string"
}
]
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:List-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/ovf/import_flag" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value-array>
<array-item>
<description>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</description>
<option>string</option>
</array-item>
<array-item>
<description>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</description>
<option>string</option>
</array-item>
</value-array>
</ns0:List-Result>

#### Response Type:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
bold = required
value | info[] | A array of supported import flags.
value[].option | string | The name of the import flag that is supported by the deployment platform.
value[].description | localizable_message | Localizable description of the import flag.
value[].description.id | string | Unique identifier of the localizable string or message template. This identifier is typically used to retrieve a locale-specific string or message template from a message catalog.
value[].description.default_message | string | The value of this localizable string or message template in the `en_US` (English) locale. If vapi.std.localizable_message.id refers to a message template, the default message will contain the substituted arguments. This value can be used by clients that do not need to display strings and messages in the native language of the user. It could also be used as a fallback if a client is unable to access the appropriate message catalog.
value[].description.args | string[] | Arguments to be substituted into a message template.

#### Errors:

HTTP Status Code | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
404 | not_found | If the resource pool associated with `rp` does not exist.