topic Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation in API / CLI Discussion

Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Ismar_Efendic — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:33:08 GMT

Hello

We recently started with R80 Management.

One thing we would like to use is api scripts. we would like to create script that can read from csv/txt file and create network/host/group object. we have dynamic environment and new rules are requested all the time. this would reduce our time creating objects.

Is this something possible to create and could we have some example?

Thank you

Ismar

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Uri_Lewitus — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:44:18 GMT

Check out the the Management API guide:

Check Point - Management API reference

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Ismar_Efendic — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:52:39 GMT

yes i have seen that and use many command to run manual from smartconsole cli.

would you be able to address to this automated object creation from template?

what scripting language is advised to be used etc...

some basic example would be great

thank you

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

crys_marye — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:29:29 GMT

In this PHP code example, we are making a call to the search endpoint and searching for the string 'Toy Story'. With the search results, we then echo out an html list of the movies and their year.

01 <?php

`02`	`$apikey` `=` `'insert_your_api_key_here';`

`03`	`$q` `= urlencode('Toy Story');` `// make sure to url encode an query parameters`

04

`05`	`// construct the query with our apikey and the query we want to make`

`06`	`$endpoint` `=` `'http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?apikey='` `.` `$apikey` `.` `'&q='` `.` `$q;`

07

`08`	`// setup curl to make a call to the endpoint`

`09`	`$session` `= curl_init($endpoint);`

10

`11`	`// indicates that we want the response back`

`12`	`curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);`

13

`14`	`// exec curl and get the data back`

`15`	`$data` `= curl_exec($session);`

16

`17`	`// remember to close the curl session once we are finished retrieveing the data`

`18`	`curl_close($session);`

19

`20`	`// decode the json data to make it easier to parse the php`

`21`	`$search_results` `= json_decode($data);`

`22`	`if` `($search_results` `=== NULL)` `die('Error parsing json');`

23

`24`	`// play with the data!`

`25`	`$movies` `=` `$search_results->movies;`

`26`	`echo` `'<ul>';`

`27`	`foreach` `($movies` `as` `$movie) {`

`28`	`echo` `'<li><a href="'` `.` `$movie->links->alternate .` `'">'` `.` `$movie->title .` `" ("` `.` `$movie->year .` `")</a></li>";`

29 }

`30`	`echo` `'</ul>';`

31

32

33 ?>

Once you load up this code, you should see something similar to the following:

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Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Jim_Oqvist — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:59:42 GMT

Hi Ismar,

In the mgmt_cli there is a batch mode flag [-b] allowing you to specify a csv file to read the arguments from

All the mgmt_cli commands can use csv files instead if arguments using the -b flag

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Raj_Khatri — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:07:05 GMT

When performing an import from CSV, how do you bypass the warning message for duplicate object (same IP, but different host name)?

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

James_Taylor — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:02:11 GMT

yes, i have seen that and use many commands to run manually from smartconsole cli.

would you be able to address to this automated object creation from a template?

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Tomer_Sole — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:14:32 GMT

add this to your API request:

ignore-warnings true

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Eric_Beasley — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:28:28 GMT

Check out this post for bash script examples: CLI API Example for exporting and importing different objects to a CSV file for later import

You can also find latest on my GITHUB: GitHub - mybasementcloud/R8x-export-import-api-scripts: Check Point R8x Export, Import, [and more] API scripts for bash …

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

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Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Tim_Koopman — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:20:38 GMT

HI,

I am writing a PowerShell module to interface with the API. One of the examples I have already written using this module is for importing group, hosts & networks into Check Point from a Excel file (Could by CSV or anything else PowerShell supports)

Links:

R80 PowerShell Module

GitHub psCheckPoint Module

Import from Excel example

Hope it helps.

Regards

Tim

Re: Script for multiple network/host/group object creation

Licensing_Manag — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:36:40 GMT

Hi Guys

Just wondering if somebody knows how to add groups with group members by importing a csv file.

So for example I need to create loads of UDP and TCP services which is no problem using mgmt_cli and csv file, but how do you add these newly created services to groups?

Let me know if further clarification to the question is needed.