Set up the ESET PROTECT On-Prem REST API
Follow the steps below to set up the ESET PROTECT On-Prem REST API:
1.Enable the REST API in More > Settings.
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Ensure to open the API ports in your local firewall. |
2.Assign the API users the API permission set.
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The Administrator account cannot use the API. |
3.To automate interactions with the ESET PROTECT On-Prem API, implement API calls to your REST client application (for example, Postman) or you can use the command line (curl).
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The REST server runs locally on the ESET PROTECT Server. You cannot use ESET Connect with ESET PROTECT On-Prem REST API. |
4.Execute the GetTokens request to log in to the REST server:
Method |
POST |
Function |
getTokens |
URL |
https://protect_server:9443/GetTokens |
Body |
{ "username" : "api", "password" : "Admin.12345678", "grant_type" : 0 } |
5.The accessToken is returned in the response. You can subsequently use the accessToken in other API requests as a bearer token (Authorization: Bearer).
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See also the examples of API calls and the list of all API calls available in ESET PROTECT On-Prem. |