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title: Control API Guide
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:52:22.925Z
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The Virtual Traffic Manager: Control API Guide describes the Traffic Manager SOAP-based Control API.

This guide introduces you to the syntax and constructs used in the Traffic Manager’s Control API, and is intended as a complete reference to all SOAP object types and methods available in the Traffic Manager.

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