---
title: "Get names for entities"
method: POST
path: "/entities/names"
tags: ["Entities"]
---

# Get names for entities

`POST /entities/names`

Get names for entities.Limit of 1000 entities in a single request.

## Request body

- NamesRequest
  - `entities` NameRequestParam[]
    - `entity_id` string
    - `time` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- NamesResponse
  - `entities` EntityName[]
    - `entity_id` string — Entity Identifier
    - `entity_type` 'VirtualMachine' | 'EC2Instance' | 'Host' | 'Vnic' | 'Vmknic' | 'VxlanLayer2Network' | 'VlanL2Network' | 'Cluster' | 'SecurityTag' | 'ResourcePool' | 'NSXIPSet' | 'EC2IPSet' | 'NSXSecurityGroup' | 'EC2SecurityGroup' | 'Flow' | 'ProblemEvent' | 'Application' | 'Tier' | 'NSXFirewallRule' | 'EC2SGFirewallRule' | 'NSXRedirectRule' | 'VCenterManager' | 'NSXVManager' | 'NSXService' | 'EC2Service' | 'VPC' | 'NSXDistributedFirewall' | 'EC2Firewall' | 'NSXServiceGroup' | 'DistributedVirtualSwitch' | 'DistributedVirtualPortgroup' | 'VCDatacenter' | 'Datastore' | 'Folder'
    - `time` integer
    - `name` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal Error

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