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How can I access the availability reports or SLA reports programmatically from outside the nagios server.

It seems that the JSON API's are missing this.

The sessions cookie 'nagiosxi' are preventing me ( naturally). Is there a way around ?

BR,

Reidar

You can use the backend ticket, which will log you in. However, your session will remain open until you log out when using this.

Got to Admin > Manage Components > Backend API URL > select the user you want the backend ticket for and click "Apply Settings"

You will get a page with a bunch of URLS. The way to authenticate is shown in the GET variables: ?cmd=gethoststatus&username=<username>&ticket=<ticket>
You must have both the username and ticket passed to be able to authenticate. Treat the ticket like a password though since it can authenticate you to your system.

Thank you for the attention

I use the latest nagiosxi version and in the Backend APU URL it show me this: : Deprecated API This feature is now deprecated. Please use the new REST API that is documented here.

And I have used the standard REST JSON objects. But they dont give me what I need. I need reports.

BR, Reidar

The authentication method (username & ticket combo) is not being removed, it's just that those endpoints that use the "backend" URL will eventually be removed in some later version of Nagios XI.

I have created a user. But in the Backend API URL page the dropdown does not list any user at all. Does this mean that the function is depreaciated ?

Thank you. I found the backend ticket in the database for the user.

Awesome, are we good to mark this thread as resolved?

Yepp

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