How to automate backup configuration settings for MD Core? (API)
This article applies to all MetaDefender Core V4 and V5 releases deployed on Windows.
This article provides a simple Bash script template that allows users to automate the export of MetaDefender Core configuration using the /admin/export/v2 API endpoint. For reference: GET - Export configurationAPI
Prerequisites
- A valid MetaDefender Core API key (
session_id), which the user has received from the post request for Login POST - LoginAPI
Export settings:
Response example
Bash script template:
Import settings
The prerequisites for this also required the login session_id to make the API call. For reference: POST - Import configurationAPI
Import request
Include the file
Bash scripts template:
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