Datacore monitoring over the Rest-Api

Hi there,

The error message "400 Bad Request" indicates no authentication issue but that the call was invalid or consisted of bad parameters (headers for example). Could you post the current configuration of the REST Sensor? What Headers have you defined?

Best regards.

I dont have any headers defined to be honest, i hoped that it is not needed because i am not sure what to enter there. As you might guessed already i am an bloody beginner when it comes to use PRTG / REST - Datacore-API. The documentation from Datacore is not 100% correct so i am fighting with Datacore and with PRTG at the same time. ;)

My settings are:

Hi there,

As the linked PowerShell Example shows, you have to use certain headers for the request:

PS D:\> $headers.Add("ServerHost", "Server1")
PS D:> $headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic Administrator MyPassword!")

Please enable the "Eigene Header verwenden"-Option and try the following:

ServerHost: Server1
Authotization: Basic Administrator MyPassword!

Please change the values after the ":" accordingly (Server1..)

Does the call work afterwards?

Best regards.

aaah great .. kinda easy if you know it ... its workin now ...

Now i am getting a lot of channels back.
I am using these syntax:

As i dont understand the datacore-api-syntax completly i am asking myself how to get only one value specific value back instead of all at once.
For example: https://servername/RestService/rest.svc/object?id=6af98c60d2af430da8e70a63fd4742a8"&"type=Offline is not working.

Another problem which if have is a little bit more complicated to describe.

I've installed the DataCore Support software on an seperated server which is called "rest-server" (for example). When i try now to add an REST-Sensor on one of our DataCore-Server i am getting an error cause the url is wrong. PRTG is adding the devicename of the device where i add the REST-Sensor so the url looks like:

Thats of course not workin cause the datacore-rest-software is running on an different server.

If i add the rest-server name to the field "Rest-Abfrage" the result is completly wrong:

So how do i solve the problem to tell the prtg sensor that he dont take the devicename where i add the sensor?

Hi there,

To only get specific values you have to define a Rest-Custom Template as the "channelDiscovery" will create a channel for all found values. Within the template you can also define certain operations, logic and maths. To create this template please check the default templates on the Core Server under "C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\Custom Sensors\rest\". Please also check the manual of the Rest Sensor:
https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/rest_custom_sensor

To solve the second issue, you have to create a new device where you define the correct connection address in the device settings. Please note that the sensor always uses the entered IP/DNS in the device settings.

Best regards.