Create AEM Content Package using cURL

Use case

Create an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) content package using cURL

cURL to create a package

Below is the syntax and a sample command to create an AEM content package using cURL.

curl -u <user>:<password> -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/mycontent.zip?cmd=create -d packageName=<name> -d groupName=<name>

e.g. curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/mycontent.zip?cmd=create -d packageName=sample-test-package -d groupName=my_packages

After the successful execution of cURL, you will see a successful message.

{"success":true,"msg":"Package created","path":"/etc/packages/my_packages/sample-test-package.zip"}

Successful execution of cURL to create an AEM content package

Now login to AEM CRX package manager [/crx/packmgr] and verify your newly created package. You will see the package is available with the given name under the created group.

AEM package Manager

Error

You might see some errors while running this cURL on your machine. 

Invoke-WebRequest : Parameter cannot be processed because the parameter name 'u' is ambiguous. Possible matches
include: -UseBasicParsing -Uri -UseDefaultCredentials -UserAgent.
At line:1 char:6
+ curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service ...
+      ~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameter,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand

Resolution 

Add .exe with curl keyword in command. After that, the cURL looks like this.

curl.exe -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/mycontent.zip?cmd=create -d packageName=sample-test-package -d groupName=my_packages

References

- Using cURL in AEM