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Automated adding group and devices using API (Getting group ID)

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Hi all,

Is it possible to retrieve "group id" only from JSON right after I used POST API to duplicate and add group into PRTG? As I would like to add sub group into the group and after that add device by GET API.

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Created on Oct 2, 2019 9:44:56 AM



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Hi yychai97,

You can receive the group ID from a certain group via an API call filtered with the group name (which you define during the clone process). I recommend to use an API call like this one:

/api/table.json?content=groups&output=json&columns=objid,group,name&filter_name=*Group Name*
(you need to replace "*Group Name*)

Please note that you can create such a API call via the "PRTG HTTP API: XML Table Query Builder". This query builder is located under "Setup > PRTG API > Live Data"

Best Regards,
Moritz Heller
Paessler Tech Support Team

Created on Oct 2, 2019 10:51:31 AM by Moritz Heller [Paessler Support]

Last change on Oct 2, 2019 10:52:06 AM by Moritz Heller [Paessler Support]




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