Engine Daemon Admin

Last published : Jul 27, 2026
Engine Daemon Admin APIs provide administrative access to the Engine Daemons on a Director. They are listed in the following table.
Method Method Type Description
available GET Retrieves whether the methods are available. Returns true if the method is available and false if the method is not available.
all-engine-daemon-info GET Retrieves information about all the Engine Daemons logged in to the Director.
all-enabled PUT Sets whether all Engine Daemons can run Engines.
all-start-mode PUT Sets whether all the Engines have to be started manually or automatically.
configuration PUT Sets the configuration to run on the Engines.
configuration-by-properties POST Sets the configuration to run on the Engines that match the Engine Daemon Property.
default-properties GET Retrieves the names and descriptions from the default Engine Property list.
default-property PUT Creates a new default Engine Property and its description.
default-property DELETE Removes the default property.
directors PUT Sets the primary and secondary Directors for the Daemons, overriding the values in the configuration.
directors-by-properties POST Sets the Primary Director and Secondary Director for Engine Daemons that match the Engine Daemon Property.
enabled PUT Sets whether the Engine Daemon can run Engines.
enabled-by-properties POST Sets whether the Engine Daemon that matches the Engine Daemon Property can run engines.
engine-daemon-count GET Retrieves the total number of Engine Daemons logged in to the Director.
engine-daemon-ids GET Retrieves the list of Engine Daemon IDs logged in to the Director.
engine-daemon-info GET Retrieves information about the given Engine Daemon logged in to the Director.
engine-daemon-info-by-properties POST Retrieves information about all the Engine Daemons logged in to the Director that match the Engine Daemon Property.
instances PUT Sets the number of Engine instances to run, overriding the value in the configuration.
instances-by-properties POST Sets the number of Engine instances to run for Engine Daemon that match the Engine Daemon Properties.
log-url-list GET Retrieves the log file URLs from the given Engine Daemon when Engine Logging is enabled on the Server.
property PUT Sets a property on the Engine Daemon.
property DELETE Removes a property from the Engine Daemon.
property-by-properties POST Sets a property on Engine Daemons that match the Engine Daemon Properties.
property-by-properties DELETE Removes a property on Engine Daemons that match the Engine Daemon Properties.
purge-engine-daemons PUT Removes specified offline Engine Daemons.
purge-all-engine-daemons PUT Removes all the offline Engine Daemons.
restart-engine-daemon PUT Forces the Engine Daemon to log off and restart.
restart-engine-daemon-by-properties POST Forces Engine Daemons that match the Engine Daemon Properties to log out and restart.
selected-engine-daemon-info POST Retrieves information about a given Engine Daemon logged in to the Director.
start-mode PUT Sets whether the Engine Daemons have to be started manually or automatically.
start-mode-by-properties POST Sets whether the Engine Daemons have to be started manually or automatically based on the Engine Daemon Properties.