check_rest_api

[mindspring]

Hi There,

I am using the plugin below but not sure if it's the correct one to be using for my needs.
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/P ... -API/visit

Basically what I want to do is an API call to a url using GET, it returns a Json result with the output below when I use PostMAN.

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{
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
        "url": "",
        "has_custom_certificate": false,
        "pending_update_count": 0
    }
}

I want to be able to validate the output of the fields using this plugin, but it doesn't seem to be working like that.

The command I was hoping would give me an "OK"

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./check_rest_api -H  hostname/getWebhookInfo -K has_custom_certificate false 

Gives me an error saying:
UNKNOWN - JSON key 'has_custom_certificate' not found!

Is there something i am doing wrong or is this maybe the incorrect plugin to use for my purposes?
Thanks

[ssax]

I'm pretty sure you can do this with Configure > Config Wizards > JSON wizard.

Run this from an SSH session and see if it works for you:

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php /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_json.php -u 'https://hostname/getWebhookInfo' -k 'result.has_custom_certificate' -s 'false' -r 0 -n 2

I'm looking at the plugin now as an alternative, I will post an update shortly.

[ssax]

I'm pretty sure you can do this with Configure > Config Wizards > JSON wizard.

Run this from an SSH session and see if it works for you:

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php /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_json.php -u 'https://hostname/getWebhookInfo' -k 'result.has_custom_certificate' -s 'false' -r 0 -n 2

EDIT: I don't think the plugin you found will work because the help section says the key needs to be a number:

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  -K, --key jsonKey
    Optional; a comma delimited list of JSON keys to check. The value of this key must be a number
     If not provided, check_rest_api will check the HTTP status code. Anything < 400 will return OK,
     Anthing >=400 and < 500 will return WARNING, and >= 500 will return CRITICAL.