Strategic Group API
  • 11 Jan 2023
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Article summary

Netreo's API system must be enabled to use this API. See How to Enable Netreo API Access

Calls to this API are made using HTTP/HTTPS and must be sent as key/value pairs in a POST request.

Resource

The resource accessed by this API is the list of Netreo strategic groups.

This resource offers the following endpoints:

  • Strategic Group ID List
  • Strategic Group Device List

Resource URL

{your.netreo.ip.or.name}/fw/index.php?r=restful

Endpoints

Strategic Group ID List

POST
/strategic-group/list
Retrieves the current list of Netreo strategic groups and their ID numbers.

Parameters

The parameters for this endpoint must be included as request body parameters in a POST request.

password
String/Required if authentication is enabled.
The API key set in Netreo’s API Administration. Case-sensitive.

pin
String/Required when using Netreo SaaS-based APIs. Not applicable to on-premise deployments.
The pin number supplied in Netreo’s API Administration.

Request Examples

Curl using POST with API Authentication Disabled

curl -X POST \
  'http://38.2.11.62/fw/index.php?r=restful/strategic-group/list' \

Curl using POST with API Authentication Enabled

curl -X POST \
  'http://38.2.11.62/fw/index.php?r=restful/strategic-group/list' \
  -F password=pass123

Response

Supplying an incorrect password, or no password with API authentication enabled, will return an "Incorrect password" error.

A successful call to this API will return a standard JSON object array.

Note: The output will be returned as standard JSON without indentation or line breaks. It is formatted here to make the example easier to read.

Response Examples

Successful list retrieval.

[
    {
        "id": "10006",
        "name": "Database",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 100
    },
    {
        "id": "10001",
        "name": "Infrastructure",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 98.303333333333
    },
    {
        "id": "10016",
        "name": "New SG test Points",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 96.12
    },
    {
        "id": "10015",
        "name": "Router Devices",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 98.749866666667
    },
    {
        "id": "10021",
        "name": "Routers",
        "business_workflow": "0",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 98.383333333333
    },
    {
        "id": "10019",
        "name": "Test Add New SG ",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 96.24
    },
    {
        "id": "10020",
        "name": "Test Add New SG 2",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "0",
        "Impact": 82.043277777778
    },
    {
        "id": "10014",
        "name": "Test Host Devices",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 100
    },
    {
        "id": "10011",
        "name": "Unix/Linux Servers",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 71.98
    },
    {
        "id": "10010",
        "name": "Windows Servers",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 100
    },
    {
        "id": "10007",
        "name": "Wireless",
        "business_workflow": "1",
        "function_group": "1",
        "Impact": 100
    }
]

Response Schema

OutputTypeDescription
idstringThe Netreo internal identification number for the strategic group name returned below.
namestringThe name of the strategic group as seen in the Netreo UI.
business_workflowstringIndicates if this strategic group is set as a business workflow. 0 = no, 1 = yes.
function_groupstringIndicates if this strategic group is set as a functional group. 0 = no, 1 = yes.
ImpactstringThe current health score for this group at the time of retrieval.

Strategic Group Device List

POST
/strategic-group/strategic-group-devices
Retrieves the list of devices and associated information from the strategic group specified in the parameters.

Parameters

The parameters for this endpoint must be included as request body parameters in a POST request.

password
String/Required if authentication is enabled.
The API key set in Netreo’s API Administration. Case-sensitive.

pin
String/Required when using Netreo SaaS-based APIs. Not applicable to on-premise deployments.
The pin number supplied in Netreo’s API Administration.

strategic_group_id
The ID number of an Netreo strategic group. Retrieve the list of strategic group IDs using the "Strategic Group List" endpoint.

Request Examples

Curl using POST with API Authentication Disabled

curl -X POST \
  'http://38.2.11.62/fw/index.php?r=restful/strategic-group/strategic-group-devices' \
  -F strategic_group_id=10001

Curl using POST with API Authentication Enabled

curl -X POST \
  'http://38.2.11.62/fw/index.php?r=restful/strategic-group/strategic-group-devices' \
  -F password=test123 \
  -F strategic_group_id=10001

Response

A successful call to this API will return a standard JSON object array.

Supplying an incorrect password, or no password with API authentication enabled, will return an "Incorrect password" error. Failing to specify a correct strategic group ID will return an empty array.

Note: The output will be returned as standard JSON without indentation or line breaks. It is formatted here to make the example easier to read.

Response Examples

Successful list retrieval.

[
    {
        "dev_index": "19",
        "name": "Austin-R1.austinr1.netreo.net",
        "ip": "10.200.37.1",
        "description": "",
        "category": "6",
        "site": "4",
        "model": "",
        "poll": "1",
        "report": "1",
        "monitor": "1",
        "poll_intvl": "5",
        "template_persist": "0",
        "template": "0",
        "create_time": "1513113802",
        "snmp_version": null,
        "auto_config": "0"
    },
    {
        "dev_index": "69",
        "name": "Houston-R1.netreo.net",
        "ip": "10.200.38.1",
        "description": "",
        "category": "6",
        "site": "7",
        "model": "",
        "poll": "1",
        "report": "1",
        "monitor": "1",
        "poll_intvl": "5",
        "template_persist": "1",
        "template": "26",
        "create_time": "1521216743",
        "snmp_version": null,
        "auto_config": "0"
    }
]

Response Schema

OutputTypeDescription
dev_indexstringThe Netreo internal identification number for the device.
namestringThe name of the device as seen in the Netreo UI.
ipstringThe IP address of the device.
descriptionstringThis is the contents of the "Note" field seen in the HOST INFORMATION section of the device dashboard for this device.
categorystringThe ID number of the category to which this device belongs.
sitestringThe ID number of the site to which this device belongs.
modelstringThe device model designation as supplied by the device. This information is not found in the Netreo UI.
pollstringIndicates if the device is currently being polled for performance data. Treat as a boolean.
reportstringIndicates whether or not the device will be included in reports. Treat as a boolean.
monitorstringIndicates if the device is being monitored for host and service alarms. Treat as a boolean.
poll_intvlstringThe delay between performance polls for the device, in minutes.
template_persiststringIndicates if the device is set to use device templates. Treat as a boolean.
templatestringThe ID number of the device template assigned directly to this device in its "Main" device administration page.
create_timestringThe time this device was added to Netreo, as a UNIX timestamp.
snmp_versionstringThe version of SNMP being used to communicate with this device, as set in its "Authentication" administration page.
auto_configstringIndicates whether or not autoconfiguration rules will be run on the device during a repoll. If set to 1, the rules will be run on the next repoll and the flag set back to 0.

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