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Mel_339767
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Nov 09, 2017

What kind of account do I need to access the REST API?

I'm having issues in accessing the API, I think. I got Error 401 whenever I use my credentials that I believe has admin privileges already. Is there a way to access the API without using the "admin" ...
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Leonardo_Souza's avatar
Leonardo_Souza
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Nov 09, 2017

If you login to the F5 via HTTPS (GUI), it will tell at the top your user and the type of your account.

I remember a friend saying that REST initially required admin role account when released in 11.5.0, but in 11.6.0 (I think) other users could access. I tried to confirm that looking the release notes, but I could not find anything in relation to that.

Anyway, just try to login to REST via HTTPS, using a browser.

https:///mgmt/toc

That will tell you if your account will work with REST or not.