List of common AEM cURL commands

AEM 6.x

Activate

        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F cmd="activate" http://localhost:4502/bin/replicate.json

Deactivate
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F cmd="deactivate" http://localhost:4502/bin/replicate.json

Tree Activation
        curl -u admin:admin -F cmd=activate -F ignoredeactivated=true -F onlymodified=true 
        -F path=/content/geometrixx http://localhost:4502/etc/replication/treeactivation.html

Lock page
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F cmd="lockPage" -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F "_charset_"="utf-8" http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand

Unlock page
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F cmd="unlockPage" -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F "_charset_"="utf-8" http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand

Copy page
        curl -u admin:admin -F cmd=copyPage -F destParentPath=/path/to/destination/parent -F srcPath=/path/to/source/locaiton http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand

Create Replication Agents

        curl -u admin:admin 'http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand' -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8' --data 'cmd=createPage&_charset_=utf-8&parentPath=/etc/replication/agents.author&title=ReplicationAgentTest&label=&template=/libs/cq/replication/templates/agent'

Uninstall a bundle

        curl -u admin:admin -daction=uninstall http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/"name of bundle"

Install a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin -F action=install -F bundlestartlevel=20 -F 
        bundlefile=@"name of jar.jar" http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles

Build a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin -F bundleHome=/apps/centrica/bundles/name of bundle -F 
        descriptor=/apps/centrica/bundles/com.centrica.cq.wcm.core-bundle/name_of_bundle.bnd 
        http://localhost:4505/libs/crxde/build

Stop a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp 
        -F action=stop

Start a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp 
        -F action=start

Upload a new package

        curl -u admin:admin -F package=@"name_of_package.zip" http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service/.json/?cmd=upload

Install an existing package
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/export/name of package?cmd=install

Upload a package AND install
        curl -u admin:admin -F file=@"name of zip file" -F name="name of package" 
        -F force=true -F install=true http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service.jsp

Upload a package DO NOT install
        curl -u admin:admin -F file=@"name of zip file" -F name="name of package" 
        -F force=true -F install=false http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service.jsp

Rebuild an existing package in CQ
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4505:/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/name_of_package.zip?cmd=build

Download (the package)
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/etc/packages/export/name_of_package.zip > name of local package file

Add user to a group

        curl -u admin:admin -FaddMembers=testing http://localhost:4502/home/groups/c/contributor.rw.html

Remove User from a Group
        curl -u admin:admin -FremoveMembers=testing http://localhost:4502/home/groups/c/contributor.rw.html

Set delay time (optional - default is 10)        

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:6202/system/console/jmx/com.adobe.granite:type=Repository/a/BackupDelay?value=0          

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:6202/system/console/jmx/com.adobe.granite%3Atype%3DRepository/op/startBackup/java.lang.String?target=mvtest

curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F file=@"test.png" http://localhost:4508/content/dam/geometrixx/portraits.createasset.html