topic Re: How to remove an address-group member via XML API in General Topics

How to remove an address-group member via XML API

Alextc — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:17:54 GMT

Hi,

I would like to remove a single member from an address-group, here is the query I am sending:

https://firewall1.it.mydomain.net/api/?type=config&action=delete&xpath=/config/devices/entry/vsys/entry[@name='vsys1']/address-group/entry[@name='NameOfTheGrpoup']/member[text()='NameOfTheMember']&key=MyKey

The query returns the following:

<msg>Object doesn't exist</msg>

</response>

I double-checked that both NameOfTheGroup and NameOfTheMember are correct.

What am I missing.

Thanks in advance.

Alex.

Re: How to remove an address-group member via XML API

goku123 — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:33:10 GMT

What version of PAN-OS are you using ?

On PAN OS 6.0.x, here is the command to remove an address object called 'MyAddress' from an address group called 'MyGroup' (notice the additional '/static' in the XPath):

https://IP/api/?type=config&action=delete&xpath=/config/devices/entry/vsys/entry[@name='vsys1']/address-group/entry[@name='MyGroup']/static/member[text()='MyAddress']&REST_API_TOKEN=671208282

<msg>command succeeded</msg>

</response>

For this test 'REST_API_TOKEN' was used for auth, that can be ignored since you are using a key (&key=MyKey) which works as well.

Re: How to remove an address-group member via XML API

Alextc — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:52:34 GMT

Thank you so much, that was it. Btw, where can I learn about REST_API_TOKEN, since sending my key in the query string seems insecure.

Alex.

Re: How to remove an address-group member via XML API

goku123 — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:44 GMT

The token is displayed in the browser address bar if you use first login to the UI & then navigate to API browser at https://firewall/api The token lifetime should be limited to the lifetime of the UI session you are logged in so the using the key may be the right way to go if you need to automate API requests unattended.