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adams8907_36321
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Oct 17, 2018

How to add nodes in bulk using RestAPI?

I am trying to generate add multiple nodes using RestAPI, but I have not been able.   Wondering if this is possible, if so, can you give me an example?  
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youssef1
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Oct 17, 2018

Hello,

First of you have to generate your Authentication token using this command:

curl -k -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"username":"restapiuser","password":"restapiuser","loginProviderName": "tmos"}' https://management-IP/mgmt/shared/authn/login

You will receive a json, which includes a token. we will use it later for all our other rest API call.

..............{"token":"2MBFDOIJEFEKJ97DSDSDDSETU"...............

node creation: 

curl -k -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "X-F5-Auth-Token:2MBFDOIJEFEKJ97DSDSDDSETU" -d '{"name":"","address":""}' https://management-IP/mgmt/tm/ltm/node

Monitor creation: 

curl -k -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "X-F5-Auth-Token:2MBFDOIJEFEKJ97DSDSDDSETU" -d '{"name":"my-monitor-api","send":"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: mymonitor.domain.com\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n","recv":""}' https://management-ip/mgmt/tm/ltm/monitor/http

Pool Creation:

curl -k -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "X-F5-Auth-Token:2MBFDOIJEFEKJ97DSDSDDSETU" -d '{"name":"my-pool-api","monitor":"/Common/my-monitor-api"}' https://management-IP/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool

For more information you have a good doc below:

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51731137p1

let me know if you need more details.

regards,