Refer to the exhibit. Which HTTP request produced the REST API response that was returned by the Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) platform?

Question

Exhibits

Options

• AGET network-device
• BPOST /discovery
• CGET /template-programmer/template/version/42a3df73-3ef4-49e2-b4f0-6927bbd4bf52
• DPOST /authtoken

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  63% (12)
• C
  11% (2)
• D
  21% (4)

Explanation

Explanation

POST /discovery is correct because the exhibit shows a REST API response containing discovery-related data (such as device discovery job information, IP ranges, and scan configurations), which is the result of initiating a network discovery task. In Cisco Catalyst Center, a POST request to the /discovery endpoint creates a new discovery job, and the returned response includes details about that newly created job - matching what the exhibit displays.

Option A (GET network-device) is wrong because that endpoint returns a list of already-managed network devices in the inventory, not discovery job configuration details. Option C (GET /template-programmer/template/version/...) is incorrect because that request retrieves a specific configuration template version, which would return template content - not discovery data. Option D (POST /authtoken) is wrong because that endpoint is used for authentication to generate a token, and its response would only contain a token string, not discovery information.

Memory Tip: Think of it this way - POST creates something new (like starting a discovery job), while GET retrieves existing data. When you see a response with job/task creation details, always think POST, and when the content relates to finding new devices, think /discovery.

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