1. A computer-implemented method comprising: initializing a servlet to run on a centralized management server, wherein the centralized management server manages one or more computing machines that are coupled to the centralized management server; and expanding, by the centralized management server, capabilities of an application programming interface (API) accessible by a client of the centralized management server to allow the client to have data converted to a predetermined format when executing an automation script in order to perform an administrative task on multiple computing machines without user intervention.