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API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

PA-User — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:16:00 GMT

Is anyone aware of a way to remotely trigger a Minemeld Miner refresh.

Does MineMeld have it's own API?

I'm familiar with using PA API and Dynamic Address Groups for instant addititions of IPs. This is for a usecase where EDLs are used and we'd like to trigger MineMeld and then PA refreshes. I can refresh the PA EDL via API; however, I'm not sure how to trigger a refresh on the MineMeld Miner.

As a workarround for now, I may just adjust the Miner prototype update frequency to something small. No more than a few minutes and then just delay the PA refresh until outside the Miner refresh interval I go with.

With all of that said, I'm curious whether MineMeld has it's own API wherein I can trigger events such as a miner refresh remotely.

Re: API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

xhoms — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:34:32 GMT

Hi @PA-User,

yes MineMeld does have its own API.

To trigger a miner refresh you can use the following entryPoint

<MineMeld URL>/status/<nodename>/hup

Re: API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

PA-User — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:02:49 GMT

xhoms,

Thanks! Getting closer.

Looks like that works well once authenticated; however, is there a way to generate an API key to trigger these from a remote scripting platform?

Re: API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

xhoms — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:28:29 GMT

I'm afraid MineMeld's API only supports basic auth at this time. You know you can create additional system accounts, right?

Re: API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

PA-User — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:00:35 GMT

Yep,

Not a problem, I'll setup an API account and include the crediantials in my curl request. This is certainly workable. Thanks for all your help!

Re: API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

shehram — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:53:15 GMT

Does the minemeld expose an API that can be used to control overall configuration of minemeld?

For example:

An API that could be used to create miner, process, output etc from remote location.