topic Re: Automatically choose REST API version in Panorama Discussions

Automatically choose REST API version

T.Boess — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:42:00 GMT

Hi, I've been using the REST API for some months (and I like it). The base url (e.g. "/restapi/v11.2") I set from a config file. I've been thinking about how to avoid this and use the XML API to lookup the current version (e.g. using "<show><upgrade-history/></show>" or "<show><system><info/></system></show>"). Can I extract the API version ("major.minor") from the current Panorama version?

Regards
Tilmann

Re: Automatically choose REST API version

TomYoung — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:38:52 GMT

Hi @T.Boess ,

Yes, you can run the /api/?type=op&cmd=<show><system><info></info></system></show> XML API command and parse the <sw-version>11.2.4-h7</sw-version> string out of it.

Thanks,

Tom