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Create Bulk Address Objects using the XML API

jobik_PaloALto — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:07:55 GMT

For IP sets which have 1000+ IP objects, we need to create each of the ip objects individually using the XML API. This process takes long execution time of API. In Palo, any XML API references for bulk creation of IP objects. Please help

Re: Create Bulk Address Objects using the XML API

batd2 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:55:21 GMT

@jobik_PaloALto Are you creating API call for each individual object?

You can configure multiple address objects in a single API call.

Re: Create Bulk Address Objects using the XML API

JimmyHolland — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:07:59 GMT

The Python SDK also has a methodology for bulk object creation: https://pan-os-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howto.html#optimize-with-bulk-operations

Re: Create Bulk Address Objects using the XML API

jobik_PaloALto — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:37:54 GMT

yes . I am creating API call for each individual object. How to configure multiple address objects in a single API call?

Iam currently performing below steps to create address objects and corresponding address group

- Check Address object exist?

- If not exist create address object.

- create the address group by adding above created object as member.

P.S i need to create address objects using XML API.

In addition, can we create bulk address group with its members.

Any easy steps to bulk create all the address objects and then bulk create the address groups with corresponding address objects. Can be 2 step approach but bulk creation.

https://firewallhostname/api/?type=config&action=edit/config/devices/entry[@name='localhost.localdomain']/device-group/entry[@name='devicegroupname']/address-group/entry[@name='testAddressGrp'] <entry name='testAddressGrp'><description>Created by ServiceNow</description><static><member>10.0.0.0_8</member></static></entry>