How the API works

About the API

The API facilitates calls from the client and responses from the server. The API service communicates with the application. The application also has access to the application's database. This separation helps to secure the communication process by not exposing the database to requests directly.

API call types

There are several types of API calls: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE. The GET and POST calls are available in ESET MSP Administrator 2 API.

•GET calls do not consist of any input parameters. The request call cannot be modified; only executed.

•POST call is the call type used most frequently in the ESET MSP Administrator 2 API.

 

Each call consists of:

•Call type

•Request URL

•Request header (can consist of the authentication token)

•Request body (contains data, especially with POST calls)

Server response structure

Each API call receives a response from the server. The response consists of the server response code and the response itself formatted as data in JSON or XML.

The response consists of:

•Server code

•Response body

•Response headers

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