Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cisco Identity Services Engine Tacacsexternalservers API

The tacacsexternalservers API from Cisco Identity Services Engine — 3 operation(s) for tacacsexternalservers.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ISE ERS Tacacsexternalservers API
  version: 3.1.0
  x-provenance:
    method: harvested
    authored_by: Cisco
    harvested_by: API Evangelist
    harvested_on: '2026-08-19'
    first_party: true
    provider_published: true
    source_host: pubhub.devnetcloud.com
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  x-evidence:
  - type: source
    url: https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/identity-services-engine-api-v1/docs/
  - type: source
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/identity-services-engine/
servers:
- url: https://{server}:{port}/ers/config
  description: Append /ctsapi/v2 or /ctsapi/v3 to above URL while accessing CTS APIs
  variables:
    server:
      description: The host where the API is rooted
      default: localhost
    port:
      description: The port no for CTS APIs is 9063 and for other APIs it is 443
      default: '443'
security:
- HTTPBasicAuthentication: []
tags:
- name: tacacsexternalservers
paths:
  /tacacsexternalservers/:
    get:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Get-All
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ppage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/psize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversListResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversListResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
    post:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Create
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/policy.tacacsexternalservers'
            example:
              TacacsExternalServer:
                hostIP: 1.1.1.1
                name: TacacsExternalServer1
                description: TacacsExternalServerForSDK
                id: dceff5c6-d4f2-48b7-92ae-87adcdd2777b
                connectionPort: 49
                sharedSecret: SharedSecret
                singleConnect: true
                timeout: 20
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
  /tacacsexternalservers/name/{name}:
    get:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Get-By-Name
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          title: name
          type: string
          example: null
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
  /tacacsexternalservers/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Get-By-Id
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          title: id
          type: string
          example: null
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
    put:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Update
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          title: id
          type: string
          example: null
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/policy.tacacsexternalservers'
            example:
              TacacsExternalServer:
                hostIP: 1.1.1.1
                name: TacacsExternalServer1
                description: TacacsExternalServerForSDK
                id: dceff5c6-d4f2-48b7-92ae-87adcdd2777b
                connectionPort: 49
                sharedSecret: SharedSecret
                singleConnect: true
                timeout: 20
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdatedFieldsResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdatedFieldsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
    delete:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Delete
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          title: id
          type: string
          example: null
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
    patch:
      tags:
      - tacacsexternalservers
      summary: Patch
      description: Update any attribute subset. Only attributes that sent will be affected.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          title: id
          type: string
          example: null
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/policy.tacacsexternalservers'
            example:
              TacacsExternalServer:
                hostIP: 1.1.1.1
                name: TacacsExternalServer1
                description: TacacsExternalServerForSDK
                id: dceff5c6-d4f2-48b7-92ae-87adcdd2777b
                connectionPort: 49
                sharedSecret: SharedSecret
                singleConnect: true
                timeout: 20
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
        '415':
          description: UnSupported Media Type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: null
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ERSResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
          example: self
          enum:
          - next
          - previous
          - self
          - status
        href:
          type: string
          example: https://{server}:{port}/ers/config
        type:
          type: string
          example: application/json
      example: null
    tacacsexternalserversResponseEntity:
      properties:
        hostIP:
          title: hostIP
          type: string
          description: The server IPV4 address
          example: null
        connectionPort:
          title: connectionPort
          type: number
          description: The port to connect the server
          example: null
        singleConnect:
          title: singleConnect
          type: boolean
          description: define the use of single connection
          example: null
        sharedSecret:
          title: sharedSecret
          type: string
          description: The server shared secret
          example: null
        timeout:
          title: timeout
          type: number
          description: The server timeout
          example: null
        name:
          title: name
          type: string
          description: name
          example: null
        id:
          title: id
          type: string
          description: Id
          example: null
        description:
          title: description
          type: string
          description: Description
          example: null
        link:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      example: null
    tacacsexternalserversResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        TacacsExternalServer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversResponseEntity'
      example:
        TacacsExternalServer:
          hostIP: 1.1.1.1
          name: TacacsExternalServer1
          description: TacacsExternalServerForSDK
          id: dceff5c6-d4f2-48b7-92ae-87adcdd2777b
          connectionPort: 49
          sharedSecret: SharedSecret
          singleConnect: true
          timeout: 20
    updatedField:
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
          example: null
        oldValue:
          type: string
          example: null
        newValue:
          type: string
          example: null
      example: null
    TacacsExternalServer:
      required:
      - hostIP
      - name
      - sharedSecret
      properties:
        hostIP:
          title: hostIP
          type: string
          description: The server IPV4 address
          example: null
        connectionPort:
          title: connectionPort
          type: number
          description: The port to connect the server
          example: null
        singleConnect:
          title: singleConnect
          type: boolean
          description: define the use of single connection
          example: null
        sharedSecret:
          title: sharedSecret
          type: string
          description: The server shared secret
          example: null
        timeout:
          title: timeout
          type: number
          description: The server timeout
          example: null
        name:
          title: name
          type: string
          description: name
          example: null
        id:
          title: id
          type: string
          description: Id
          example: null
        description:
          title: description
          type: string
          description: Description
          example: null
      example:
        TacacsExternalServer:
          hostIP: 1.1.1.1
          name: TacacsExternalServer1
          description: TacacsExternalServerForSDK
          id: dceff5c6-d4f2-48b7-92ae-87adcdd2777b
          connectionPort: 49
          sharedSecret: SharedSecret
          singleConnect: true
          timeout: 20
    ERSResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        operation:
          type: string
          example: Operation
        messages:
          type: array
          example: null
          items:
            properties:
              title:
                type: string
                example: title
              type:
                type: string
                example: type
              code:
                type: string
                example: code
            example: null
      example: null
    UpdatedFieldsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        UpdatedFieldsList:
          type: object
          properties:
            updatedField:
              type: array
              example: null
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/updatedField'
          example: null
      example: null
    tacacsexternalserversListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        SearchResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
              example: '2'
            resources:
              type: array
              example: null
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/tacacsexternalserversListResponseEntity'
          example: null
      example:
        SearchResult:
          total: 2
          previousPage:
            rel: previous
            href: link-to-previous-page
            type: application/xml
          nextPage:
            rel: next
            href: link-to-next-page
            type: application/xml
          resources:
          - name: name1
            link:
              rel: self
              href: <url to resource name1>
              type: application/xml
            description: description1
            id: id1
          - name: name2
            link:
              rel: self
              href: <url to resource name2>
              type: application/xml
            description: description2
            id: id2
    tacacsexternalserversListResponseEntity:
      properties:
        id:
          title: id
          type: string
          description: Id description
          example: null
        name:
          title: name
          type: string
          description: name description
          example: null
        description:
          title: description
          type: string
          description: description
          example: null
        link:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      example: null
    policy.tacacsexternalservers:
      required:
      - TacacsExternalServer
      type: object
      properties:
        TacacsExternalServer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TacacsExternalServer'
      example: null
  parameters:
    ppage:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page Number (0...N)
      allowReserved: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: null
      example: '1'
    psize:
      name: size
      in: query
      description: Items by Page
      allowReserved: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: null
      example: '20'
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBasicAuthentication:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
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