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Can discovery be initiated via the API?

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Is it possible run auto-discovery on a device via the API after it's been added?

api auto-discovery device

Created on Oct 11, 2013 12:17:48 AM



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Hi,

yes it is possible.

Run Auto Discovery for an object: /api/discovernow.htm?id=objectid

objectid can be replaced with a group or device ID.

Further information can be found under "Setup -> PRTG API -> Object Manipulation"

How can I use the PRTG Application Programming Interface (API)?

Created on Oct 11, 2013 12:33:11 PM by Michael Schmidt [Paessler Support] (150) ●1 ●1



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Is there any way to run an auto-discovery on a scheduled basis on multiple devices?

Created on Nov 6, 2015 2:18:14 PM



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Dear jmoore

PRTG allows to configure the auto-discovery to be run daily or weekly. This is a per-device (or per-group) setting.

If you need more control, please use a scheduling software to run a script which calls multiple /discovernow.htm API calls.

Created on Nov 6, 2015 4:16:56 PM by Arne Seifert [Paessler Support]




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