---
title: "Run 'show' commands (CX)"
method: POST
path: "/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/showCommands"
tags: ["CX Switches"]
---

# Run 'show' commands (CX)

`POST /network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/showCommands`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com`
- URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/{serial-number}/showCommands`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://sso.common.cloud.hpe.com/as/token.oauth2`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/arubanetworks/apis/authorization/docs/network-troubleshooting/v1/cx/:serial-number/showCommands/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Starts an asynchronous execution of one or more 'show' commands on a CX switch. Rejected with 400 if any command does not start with 'show ', or if more than 20 commands are provided.

## Path parameters

- `serial-number` string, required

## Request body

- ShowCommandRequest
  - `commands` string[], required: List of CLI commands to run; each MUST start with 'show '.

## Response `202`

Accepted. Operation initiated; use the returned location to poll status/result.

- AsyncOperationStatus
  - `location` string, uri-reference: The relative URL path to query the status and result of the asynchronous operation.
  - `status` 'INITIATED': The initial status of the operation.
  - `startTime` string, date-time: ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the operation was initiated.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request. Validation errors in the request body or parameters, or invalid parameters for the specific device.
- `401`: Unauthorized. Authentication credentials are required or invalid.
- `403`: Forbidden: Access is denied.
- `404`: Not Found. The device with the specified serial number was not found.
- `409`: Conflict. The device is currently offline.
- `429`: Too Many Requests. The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. An unexpected error occurred on the server.

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