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API call to Panorama to get active Firewall and Management IP Address?

BrannenTaylor — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:16:15 GMT

I am working on a Python automation project that will accept a user entering an IP address, then making API calls to Panorama to find the IP in the network.

So far, I'm able to call the Panorama API call to get aggregate interfaces and ethernet interfaces - and build a dictionary of where subnets are - with their site. Now that I know the subnetwork, I want to call the active firewall at that site, and get the ARP entry for the IP the user entered.

I'd like to know which firewall is active at the site, and the management IP of it, to make a call directly to it, to retrieve the ARP information.

I cannot find where to get the firewall status or the management IP - through the Panorama API. Is it even available through the API? Or would I need to use the pan-os-python SDK?

Re: API call to Panorama to get active Firewall and Management IP Address?

adeliomoreira — Mon, 16 May 2022 09:33:01 GMT

Hi,

I would say pan-os-python SDK is the best option, and there is a method, refresh_devices, inside of panorama module which should give the HA peer relationships. I've tried to write a simple script to get that information but until now i didn't understood how.

Re: API call to Panorama to get active Firewall and Management IP Address?

JimmyHolland — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:36:53 GMT

Hi @BrannenTaylor,
The XML API call https://{{host}}/api?key={{key}}&type=op&cmd=<show><devices><all/></devices></show> will get you an XML response for you to parse, which includes the hostname, management IP and HA status (active/passive). You could do the same OP command with pan-os-python with this, or use the suggestion from @adeliomoreira, which uses the same XML API call under the hood.

Hope that helps!