How to utilize PAM's API to create devices with Group Membership

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager - Cloakware Password Authority (PA)
• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

PAM Admin looking to create target devices with group membership and was looking for an example.

Environment

PAM All Versions

Resolution

Supplied the following successful example to our customer:

Use the following method:

POST /api.php/v1/devices.json

{ 
"description":"CreateDeviceAPI", 
"deviceName":"devicename", 
"domainName":"x.x.x.x", 
"location":"Test", 
"os":"Windows 2019", 
"deviceAccessMethods":[ 
{"id": "5", "type": "RDP", "customName": "", "port": "3389"}
], 
"deviceGroupMembershipIds":[####,####], 
"typeAccess": "t", 
"typePassword": "t", 
"typeA2A": "f", 
"provisionType": "Local" 
} 

Advised -> 

You can get the deviceGroupMembershipIds -> by running the:

• GET /api.php/v1/devices.json

or to create new one:

• POST /api.php/v1/deviceGroups.json