csaction

Last published : Oct 30, 2026
Configuration for Content Switching action resource.
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Configuration

Properties

(click to see Operations )
Name Data Type Permissions Description
name <String> Read-write Name for the content switching action. Must begin with an ASCII alphanumeric or underscore (_) character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore, hash (#), period (.), space, colon (:), at sign (@), equal sign (=), and hyphen (-) characters. Can be changed after the content switching action is created.
The following requirement applies only to the Citrix ADC CLI:
If the name includes one or more spaces, enclose the name in double or single quotation marks (for example, "my action" or 'my action').
targetlbvserver <String> Read-write Name of the load balancing virtual server to which the content is switched.
targetvserver <String> Read-write Name of the VPN, GSLB or Authentication virtual server to which the content is switched.
targetvserverexpr <String> Read-write Information about this content switching action.
Maximum length = 1499
comment <String> Read-write Comments associated with this cs action.
newname <String> Read-write New name for the content switching action. Must begin with an ASCII alphanumeric or underscore (_) character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore, hash (#), period (.), space, colon (:), at sign (@), equal sign (=), and hyphen (-) characters.
The following requirement applies only to the Citrix ADC CLI:
If the name includes one or more spaces, enclose the name in double or single quotation marks (for example, "my name" or 'my name').
Minimum length = 1
hits <Integer> Read-only The number of times the action has been taken.
referencecount <Integer> Read-only The number of references to the action.
undefhits <Integer> Read-only The number of times the action resulted in UNDEF.
builtin <String[]> Read-only .
Possible values = MODIFIABLE, DELETABLE, IMMUTABLE, PARTITION_ALL
feature <String> Read-only The feature to be checked while applying this config.
_nextgenapiresource <String> Read-only .
__count <Double> Read-only count parameter

Operations

(click to see Properties )
  • ADD
  • DELETE
  • UPDATE
  • UNSET
  • GET (ALL)
  • GET
  • COUNT
  • RENAME
Some options that you can use for each operations:
  • Getting warnings in response: NITRO allows you to get warnings in an operation by specifying the 'warning' query parameter as 'yes'. For example, to get warnings while connecting to the NetScaler appliance, the URL is as follows:
    http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/login?warning=yes
    If any, the warnings are displayed in the response payload with the HTTP code '209 X-NITRO-WARNING'.
  • Authenticated access for individual NITRO operations: NITRO allows you to logon to the NetScaler appliance to perform individual operations. You can use this option instead of creating a NITRO session (using the login object) and then using that session to perform all operations,
    To do this, you must specify the username and password in the request header of the NITRO request as follows:
    X-NITRO-USER: <username>
    X-NITRO-PASS: <password>
    Note: In such cases, make sure that the request header DOES not include the following:
    Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
*Note: * Mandatory parameters are marked in red and placeholder content is marked in green

add

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction HTTP Method: POST
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:
{"csaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b>"targetlbvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserverexpr":<String_value>,
"comment":<String_value>
}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 201 Created
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

delete

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction/ name_value<String> HTTP Method: DELETE
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

update

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction HTTP Method: PUT
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:
{"csaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b>"targetlbvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserverexpr":<String_value>,
"comment":<String_value>
}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

unset

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? action=unset HTTP Method: POST
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:
{"csaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b>"comment":true
}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

rename

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? action=rename HTTP Method: POST
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:
{"csaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b><b>"newname":<String_value>
</b>}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

get (all)

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction Query-parameters: attrs http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? attrs=property-name1,property-name2
Use this query parameter to specify the resource details that you want to retrieve.
filter http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? filter=property-name1:property-val1,property-name2:property-val2
Use this query-parameter to get the filtered set of csaction resources configured on NetScaler.Filtering can be done on any of the properties of the resource.
view http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? view=summary
Use this query-parameter to get the summary output of csaction resources configured on NetScaler.
Note: By default, the retrieved results are displayed in detail view (?view=detail).
pagination http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? pagesize=#no;pageno=#no
Use this query-parameter to get the csaction resources in chunks.
HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:
{ "csaction": [ {
"name":<String_value>,
"targetlbvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserverexpr":<String_value>,
"hits":<Integer_value>,
"referencecount":<Integer_value>,
"undefhits":<Integer_value>,
"builtin":<String[]_value>,
"feature":<String_value>,
"comment":<String_value>,
"_nextgenapiresource":<String_value>
}]}

get

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction/ name_value<String> Query-parameters: attrs http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction/ name_value<String> ? attrs=property-name1,property-name2
Use this query parameter to specify the resource details that you want to retrieve.
view http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction/ name_value<String> ? view=summary
Use this query-parameter to get the summary output of csaction resources configured on NetScaler.
Note: By default, the retrieved results are displayed in detail view (?view=detail).
HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:
{  "csaction": [ {
"name":<String_value>,
"targetlbvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserver":<String_value>,
"targetvserverexpr":<String_value>,
"hits":<Integer_value>,
"referencecount":<Integer_value>,
"undefhits":<Integer_value>,
"builtin":<String[]_value>,
"feature":<String_value>,
"comment":<String_value>,
"_nextgenapiresource":<String_value>
}]}

count

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/csaction? count=yes HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:
{ "csaction": [ { "__count": "#no"} ] }