Device42 Resources API

The Resources API from Device42 — 6 operation(s) for resources.

Operations 7

GET /api/2.0/resource/ Get cloud resource #
POST /api/2.0/resource/ Update cloud resource #
DELETE /api/2.0/resource/{id}/ Delete cloud resource #
POST /api/2.0/resource/{id}/archive/ Archive resource by ID #
PUT /api/1.0/custom_fields/resource/ Cloud resource custom fields #
GET /api/2.0/resource_relationship/ Get cloud resource relationships #
DELETE /api/2.0/resource_relationship/{id}/ Delete cloud resource relationship #

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OpenAPI Specification

device42-resources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Device42 Resources API
  version: '2.0'
  description: 'API Overview


    RESTful APIs are supported in Device42 as one of the primary methods of entering, editing and retrieving data.'
  contact:
    name: Device42
    email: support@device42.com
servers:
- url: https://<host>
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Resources
paths:
  /api/2.0/resource/:
    get:
      operationId: getCloud_resource
      summary: Get cloud resource
      description: Retrieves cloud resources for AWS discovery
      tags:
      - Resources
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  description: Cloud resource id.
                  type: integer
                name:
                  description: Resource name (partial match).
                  type: string
                identifier:
                  description: Resource identifier.
                  type: string
                device:
                  description: Device name.
                  type: string
                vendor_define_type:
                  description: Vendor definition type.
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  total_count:
                    example: 128
                  resource:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      properties:
                        category:
                          example: Device
                        zones:
                          example: usa-east-2a
                        identifier:
                          example: i-0d90158f3cf3e7e19
                        tags:
                          example: ''
                        name:
                          example: d42-internal
                        notes:
                          example: oracle cloud
                        last_changed:
                          example: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                        subtype:
                          example: []
                        cloud_infra_id:
                          example: 2
                        region:
                          example: usa-east-2
                        root_resource_id:
                          example: 2
                        root_resource:
                          example: wbd42pstgr1
                        last_edited:
                          example: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                        first_added:
                          example: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                        id:
                          example: 3
                        resource_storage:
                          example: []
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    post:
      operationId: postCloud_resource
      description: Modify cloud resource for AWS discovery
      summary: Update cloud resource
      tags:
      - Resources
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  description: Cloud resource id (search only).
                  type: string
                identifier:
                  description: Cloud resource identifier (search only).
                  type: string
                notes:
                  description: Resource notes.
                  type: string
                tags:
                  description: Comma-separated list of resource tags.
                  type: string
                tags_remove:
                  description: Remove existing tags - yes/no.
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  msg:
                    example:
                    - resource added/updated
                    - 11
                    - d42_internal
                    - true
                    - false
                  code:
                    example: 0
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /api/2.0/resource/{id}/:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteCloud_resource
      summary: Delete cloud resource
      description: Deletes cloud resource ID and all attached cloud resources
      tags:
      - Resources
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the resource to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  deleted:
                    example: 'true'
                  id:
                    example: '11'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /api/2.0/resource/{id}/archive/:
    post:
      operationId: archiveResourceIdv2
      description: This API archives a resource by ID
      summary: Archive resource by ID
      tags:
      - Resources
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Resource id.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  msg:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/objectArchive'
                  code:
                    example: 0
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /api/1.0/custom_fields/resource/:
    put:
      operationId: putCustom_FieldCloud_resource
      description: Create/updated custom fields for cloud resource
      summary: Cloud resource custom fields
      tags:
      - Resources
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  description: ID of the cloud resource.
                  type: string
                key:
                  description: Can be new or existing. This is the custom field name.
                  type: string
                type:
                  description: this is the custom field type. If left blank, default is text. Date should be formatted as YYYY-MM-DD
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - text
                  - number
                  - date
                  - related_field
                  - boolean
                  - url
                  - picklist
                  - json
                  - markup
                mandatory:
                  description: Is custom field mandatory? yes/no
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                filterable:
                  description: Is custom field filterable? yes/no
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                log_for_api:
                  description: Log custom field? yes/no
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                related_field_name:
                  description: Required if type = related_field. The existing field to relate this custom field to. Below are details for some of the fields that have been renamed or require further clarification. appcomp (for application components), businessapp (for Business Service), circuit (for Telco Circuit), cloudinfrastructure (for Cloud Account),  hardware (for device hardware model), netport (for Switch Port), organisation (for Vendor), pdu (for Power Unit), pdu_model (for Power Unit Model), purchase (for Purchase Order), software (for Software Component), vlan (for Subnet)
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - appcomp
                  - building
                  - businessapp
                  - certificate
                  - circuit
                  - cloudinfrastructure
                  - costcenter
                  - customer
                  - device
                  - dns_zone
                  - endusers
                  - hardware
                  - ip_address
                  - netport
                  - organisation
                  - os
                  - pdu
                  - pdu_model
                  - powercircuit
                  - purchase
                  - rack
                  - room
                  - servicecategory
                  - software_category
                  - software
                  - vlan
                add_to_picklist:
                  description: Comma separated values to add to picklist. If type is picklist and custom field is new, this is a required field. Duplicates will be ignored.
                  type: string
                remove_from_picklist:
                  description: Comma separated values to be removed from picklist. Duplicates will be ignored. Values that are in use will Not be deleted, unless <b>delete_in_use</b> parameter is provided and set to <b>yes</b>
                  type: string
                delete_in_use:
                  description: pass in <b>yes</b> if you want to delete Picklist value that is in use. Used in conjunction with <b>remove_from_picklist</b>.
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                related_field_value_by_id:
                  description: Select yes if you want to set the related field value by ID.
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                value:
                  description: This will set the value of the custom field for the specific object.
                  type: string
                clear_value:
                  description: yes to clear existing value for that field
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                notes:
                  description: Any additional notes
                  type: string
                clear_notes:
                  description: Yes to clear any existing notes
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
                bulk_fields:
                  description: comma separated key value pairs, with key and value separated by colon. e.g.key1:value1, key2:value2
                  type: string
                multi_select:
                  description: Applies only to Picklist fields. Is custom field multi select? yes/no
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - 'yes'
                  - 'no'
              required:
              - id
              - key
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  msg:
                    example:
                    - custom key pair values added or updated
                    - 2
                    - 'CPU NA, PN: 1000base-lx-sfp'
                    - true
                    - false
                  code:
                    example: 0
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /api/2.0/resource_relationship/:
    get:
      operationId: getResource_relationship
      summary: Get cloud resource relationships
      description: Retrieves cloud resource relationships for AWS
      tags:
      - Resources
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  description: Cloud resource id.
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  total_count:
                    example: 128
                  resource_relationships:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      properties:
                        from_resource:
                          example: []
                        category:
                          example: Volume
                        vendor_custom_fields:
                          example: []
                        last_edited:
                          example: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                        name:
                          example: d42-internal
                        tags:
                          example: []
                        notes:
                          example: new notes
                        cloud_infra:
                          example: []
                        account:
                          example: AW90746321
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
  /api/2.0/resource_relationship/{id}/:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteResource_relationship
      summary: Delete cloud resource relationship
      description: Deletes cloud resource relationship ID and attached resource relationships
      tags:
      - Resources
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ID of the resource relationship to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'The above command returns results like this:'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  deleted:
                    example: 'true'
                  id:
                    example: '11'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden (The resource requested is hidden)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 403
              reason: Forbidden
              title: Forbidden
              detail: The resource requested is hidden
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request (A validation exception has occurred.)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 400
              reason: BAD_REQUEST
              title: The error response code title.
              detail: Details of the error response.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized (Invalid credentials.)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 401
              reason: Unauthorized
              title: Unauthorized
              detail: Invalid credentials.
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error (A required parameter is missing or there is an issue with the server. Check the returned 'msg' field from the call.)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 500
              reason: Internal Server Error
              title: Internal Server Error
              detail: A required parameter is missing or there is an issue with the server. Check the returned 'msg' field from the call.
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found (The specified resource could not be found)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 404
              reason: Not Found
              title: Not Found
              detail: The specified resource could not be found.
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service Unavailable (Please check if your Device42 instance is working normally.)
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            errors:
            - code: 503
              reason: Service Unavailable
              title: Service Unavailable
              detail: Please check if your Device42 instance is working normally.
  schemas:
    objectArchive:
      example:
      - Object archived
      - 46
      - db-080-westport
      - true
      - true
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Basic authentication using a Device42 user's username and password.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token obtained from POST /tauth/1.0/token/ using an API Client's key/secret as Basic auth credentials.