Device Action v3.2

API version	3.2
Last Update	08/02/2019
Authentication	YES
HTTP Method	POST
Content Type	application/json
Rate limited	YES
Requests per rate limit	10/min
Response Format	JSON
Change History	08/02/2019: add one more action type, scan_threats, to support scan threat

Use to do an action on multiple devices on your account

API URL

Request Parameters

Key	Datatype	Parameter Type	Required	Description	Default
access_token	string	URL	Yes	access token which archived from OAuth authentication step
types	string	Body	Yes	Action Type: exempt: exempt a device completely. Apply: all devices exclude Unknown, Ignored, Out-of-license-usage devices, Domain controller unexempt: unexempt device Apply: all devices exclude Unknown, Ignored, Out-of-license-usage devices, Domain controller ignore: ignore an unknown device Apply: unknown devices only unignore: undo ignore action. Apply: ignored devices only delete: delete devices Apply: all devices dhcprenew: force ME call a DHCP request Apply: devices which installed a persistent agent only re-identify: force ME re-identify the device Apply: This action is only applicable for Windows persistent agent version 7.6.71.0+ and macOS persistent agent 10.4.123.0+ and Mobile agent assign_to_group: assign devices to a group Apply: all devices exclude devices with domain controller agent installed fetch_agent_log: request to retrieve MetaDefender IT-OT Access agent log on devices scan_threats: perform an on-demand threats scan on devices. This action is only applicable for Windows persistent agent version 7.6.206.0+ and macOS persistent agent 10.4.205.0+
ids	array<string>	Body	Optional	Device IDs of devices to be applied the action. The request body must have ids parameter or macs parameter, but not both.
macs	array<string>	Body	Optional	MAC addresses of devices to be applied the action The request body must have ids parameter or macs parameter, but not both.
params	object	Body	Optional	Required parameters for a specific action.
params.exempt_time	int	Body	Optional	Specify how long you want to exempt devices in hour. Value should be less than 65000 if this parameter equals 0, MetaDefender IT Access will exempt devices forever	0
params.group_id	string	Body	Optional	Specify which group (group id) you want to assign devices to This parameter should be specified when action type is assign_to_group	default
params.full_scan	int	Body	Optional	Only apply for scan_threats action 0: custom scan, 1: full scan
params.scan_types	array<int>	Body	Optional	Only apply for scan_threats action Specify which types of custom scan agent will perform the scanning. Types are defined as below 0: Memory 1: System Volume 2: Portable Volumes 3: Additional Volumes 4: Specific Path 5: Boot Records
params.path	string	Body	Optional	Only apply for scan_threats action Specify a location where agent will perform the scanning

Response HTTP Code

See APIs

Response Parameters

Key	DataType	Description
id	string	Device ID or MAC address of a device
status	integer	action status. Value can be -1: the action is not supported for a specified device 0: failed to apply the action 1: apply action successfully
command_id	string	Apply for fetch_agent_log action and scan_threats action Command ID of the action. This will be used in Get Report v3.0+. This parameter will be empty if the action is failed/not supported (status is -1/0) or the action type is not fetch_agent_log, scan_threats

Example

Example Request: using Device ID

Example Response

Example Request: using Device MAC address

Example Response

Example Request: scan_threats action

Example Response

History

Action	Version	URL
Device Action	3.1	Device Action v3.1
Device Action	3.0	Device Action v3.0
Delete	2.0	Delete Devices v2.0
Renew IP Exempt Unexempt	2.0	Devices Action v2.0 Device Action v2.0

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