GitHub - vmware/govmomi: Go library for the VMware vSphere
API
By akutz
Archived: 2026-04-05 16:01:33 UTC
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A Go library for interacting with VMware vSphere APIs (ESXi and/or vCenter Server).
In addition to the vSphere API client, this repository includes:
govc - vSphere CLI
vcsim - vSphere API mock framework
toolbox - VM guest tools framework
Compatibility
vSphere 7.0 and higher.
Documentation
The APIs exposed by this library closely follow the API described in the VMware vSphere API Reference
Documentation. Refer to the documentation to become familiar with the upstream API.
The code in the govmomi package is a wrapper for the code that is generated from the vSphere API description. It
primarily provides convenience functions for working with the vSphere API. See godoc.org for documentation.
Installation
Binaries and Docker Images for govc and vcsim
Installation instructions, released binaries, and Docker images are documented in the respective README files of
govc and vcsim .
Discussion
Collaborate with the community using GitHub discussions and GitHub issues.
Status
Changes to the API are subject to semantic versioning.
https://github.com/vmware/govmomi
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Refer to the CHANGELOG for version to version changes.
Related Projects
pyvmomi
rbvmomi
License
govmomi is available under the Apache 2 License.
Name
Pronounced: go·v·mom·e
Follows pyvmomi and rbvmomi: language prefix + the vSphere acronym "VM Object Management
Infrastructure".
Source: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi
https://github.com/vmware/govmomi
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