Nexthink

Nexthink Remote actions API

The Remote actions API from Nexthink — 3 operation(s) for remote actions.

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Operations 3

POST /api/v1/act/execute Trigger a remote action #
GET /api/v1/act/remote-action List remote actions #
GET /api/v1/act/remote-action/details Get remote action details #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

nexthink-remote-actions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Campaigns Remote actions API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.api.{region}.nexthink.cloud
  description: Nexthink Infinity instance API host
  variables:
    instance:
      default: instance
      description: Your Nexthink instance name
    region:
      default: us
      enum:
      - us
      - eu
      - pac
      - meta
      description: Nexthink cloud region
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Remote actions
paths:
  /api/v1/act/execute:
    post:
      tags:
      - Remote actions
      summary: Trigger a remote action
      description: Triggers the execution of a remote action for a set of devices.
      operationId: executeRA
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      requestBody:
        description: The configuration of the execution.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - Successful execution.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid request, see the error code for details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: 'Unauthorized - No valid authentication credentials.

            '
        '403':
          description: No permission - Not authorized to execute the remote action.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /api/v1/act/remote-action:
    get:
      tags:
      - Remote actions
      summary: List remote actions
      description: Retrieves the remote actions, including their configuration information.
      operationId: getAllRemoteActions
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - Successful listing.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteAction'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid request, see the error code for details.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - No valid authentication credentials.
        '403':
          description: No permission - Not authorized to get remote action information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /api/v1/act/remote-action/details:
    get:
      tags:
      - Remote actions
      summary: Get remote action details
      description: Retrieve the configuration of a specific remote action.
      operationId: getRemoteActionByNqlId
      parameters:
      - name: nql-id
        in: query
        description: The nql-id of the remote action
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK - Remote action configuration retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteAction'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - no valid authentication credentials.
        '403':
          description: No permission - Not authorized to get that information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found - No remote action associated with that NQL ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    RunAsOption:
      type: string
      enum:
      - LOCAL_SYSTEM
      - INTERACTIVE_USER
      - DELEGATE_TO_SERVICE
    ExecutionRequest:
      required:
      - devices
      - remoteActionId
      type: object
      properties:
        remoteActionId:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
          description: The ID of the remote action to execute
        params:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: 'Any parameters to send to the script. Leave the object empty if there are none. Example: {StartType: "Automatic", StatusChange: "On", SetStartTypeTo: "Manual"}'
        devices:
          maxItems: 10000
          minItems: 1
          type: array
          description: Nexthink Collector IDs of the devices that the remote action should be executed on
          items:
            type: string
        expiresInMinutes:
          maximum: 10080
          minimum: 60
          type: integer
          description: The amount of time in minutes before the execution will expire if a targeted device does not come online to process it.
          format: int32
        triggerInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerInfoRequest'
    ExecutionResponse:
      required:
      - requestId
      type: object
      properties:
        requestId:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
          description: The Nexthink ID of the request created that spawned the executions. Use this ID to query remote action executions in NQL.
        expiresInMinutes:
          maximum: 10080
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
          description: The amount of time in minutes before the execution will expire if a targeted device does not come online to process it.
          format: int32
    Input:
      required:
      - allowCustomValue
      - description
      - id
      - name
      - options
      - usedByMacOs
      - usedByWindows
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        usedByWindows:
          type: boolean
        usedByMacOs:
          type: boolean
        options:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        allowCustomValue:
          type: boolean
    Purpose:
      type: string
      enum:
      - DATA_COLLECTION
      - REMEDIATION
    TriggerInfoRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        externalSource:
          type: string
          description: The external application/tool name from where the action was triggered
        reason:
          maxLength: 500
          type: string
          description: 'The reason behind triggering the action '
        externalReference:
          type: string
          description: The external ticket reference ID for which this action was taken
    Output:
      required:
      - description
      - id
      - name
      - type
      - usedByMacOs
      - usedByWindows
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        usedByWindows:
          type: boolean
        usedByMacOs:
          type: boolean
    RemoteAction:
      required:
      - builtInContentVersion
      - description
      - id
      - name
      - origin
      - purpose
      - scriptInfo
      - targeting
      - uuid
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        uuid:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        origin:
          type: string
        builtInContentVersion:
          type: string
        purpose:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Purpose'
        targeting:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Targeting'
        scriptInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScriptInfo'
    ErrorResponse:
      required:
      - code
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
          description: error code
        message:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
          description: error message
    Targeting:
      required:
      - apiEnabled
      - manualAllowMultipleDevices
      - manualEnabled
      - workflowEnabled
      type: object
      properties:
        apiEnabled:
          type: boolean
        manualEnabled:
          type: boolean
        workflowEnabled:
          type: boolean
        manualAllowMultipleDevices:
          type: boolean
    ScriptInfo:
      required:
      - executionServiceDelegate
      - hasScriptMacOs
      - hasScriptWindows
      - inputs
      - outputs
      - runAs
      - timeoutSeconds
      type: object
      properties:
        executionServiceDelegate:
          type: string
        runAs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunAsOption'
        timeoutSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        hasScriptWindows:
          type: boolean
        hasScriptMacOs:
          type: boolean
        inputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Input'
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Output'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: jwt
x-apievangelist-source: https://docs.nexthink.com/api/llms.txt
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x-apievangelist-generated: '2026-07-20'