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Stefan_Klotz
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Jun 29, 2023

REST API authorization in a cronjob, recommendation

I'd like to run an automatic script via cronjob to trigger REST API calls on a BIG-IQ (the script is located on the BIG-IQ itself). What possibilities are available in regards to authorization, espe...
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Stefan_Klotz
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Jul 03, 2023

Thanks Nikoolayy1 , sound promising. And from what I read so far this also works automatically with requests-function in python. But can I also put the credentials into variables to use it somewhere else other then in the Basic Authorization header? I'm asking, because the credentials need to be included in the json-body of the token-request and not as part of the Authorization header.

Regards Stefan 🙂