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How to save the API Key and make proper use of the REST API calls

c.huang — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 21:08:38 GMT

Not sure if this makes sense -- plan to use Palo Alto's REST APIs for automated script tasks and health checks.

Is there a way to save the key into a variable string -- therefore you can make multiple API calls and reference to the output key?

Want to automate some of the daily health checks (HA status, available free space logs, critical event errors, etc.)

If you have any best practice or have developed scripts already for automating the FW/Panorama tasks, that's greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Re: How to save the API Key and make proper use of the REST API calls

BPry — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 04:05:07 GMT

@c.huang,

It would help if you included what program/language you plan on using for the scripts. Anything you use is going to have an option as saving a variable for the api key.

Re: How to save the API Key and make proper use of the REST API calls

c.huang — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:17:11 GMT

Disregard -- found the answer here: http://api-lab.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-python.html

It's nice to pull the stats directly from the firewalls and use API reference calls.

If you have any best practice or tips using Python scripts -- please let me know. Thanks.