POSTMAN multiple pool creation

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Good day,We are looking at using POSTMAN to "script" pool creations.I am able to submit one pool at a time to the device but when I attempt multiple pools it fails with a 400 error."code":&nbsp;400,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"message":&nbsp;"Found&nbsp;invalid&nbsp;JSON&nbsp;body&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;request.",Sample:{&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"name":"x10779",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"partition":"x",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"monitor":"/Common/tcp",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"members":[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:10779"}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]}&nbsp;&nbsp;{&nbsp;"name":"x10778",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"partition":"x",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"monitor":"/Common/tcp",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"members":[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:10778"}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]}

mihaic · Answer

I've managed to create pools via Postman. You will need to a collection and under it the post request.
Then you need a file containing your configuration of the pools, under your user ~/Postman/files/ folder.
here is an example of a file:

[&nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "pool1", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "loadBalancingMode": "least-connections-node", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "monitor": "/Common/tcp", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "members": [ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "8.8.8.8:10779"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; } ,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "1.1.1.1:80"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ] &nbsp; &nbsp; },&nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "pool2", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "loadBalancingMode": "round-robin", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "monitor": "/Common/tcp", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "members": [ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "9.9.9.9:10779"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "name": "2.2.2.2:443"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; } &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ] &nbsp; &nbsp; }] &nbsp; 
You also need to put this under the&nbsp; Pre-request Script:

pm.variables.set(`requestBody`,&nbsp;JSON.stringify(pm.iterationData.toObject()))
Under the body, select raw and JSON type and put this:

Then you have to run the Collection and select the above file.
And that's it.
I've also created a collection for creating a VIP.
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mihaic · Answer

those are 2 json objects.
It should be one so you need to put those 2 in a list of dictionaries, something like this:

&nbsp;

[ { "name":"x10779", "partition":"x", "loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node", "monitor":"/Common/tcp", "members":[ {"name":"x.x.x.x:10779"} ] },{"name":"x10778","partition":"x","loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node","monitor":"/Common/tcp","members":[{"name":"x.x.x.x:10778"}]}]
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chause1 · Answer

HiThanks for the feedback, however still no luck.{&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"code":&nbsp;400,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"message":&nbsp;"Found&nbsp;invalid&nbsp;JSON&nbsp;body&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;request.&nbsp;The&nbsp;expected&nbsp;JSON&nbsp;type&nbsp;is&nbsp;object.&nbsp;The&nbsp;received&nbsp;JSON&nbsp;type&nbsp;is&nbsp;array.",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"errorStack":&nbsp;[],&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"apiError":&nbsp;1}&nbsp;[&nbsp;{&nbsp;"name":"y_PROD","partition":"y",&nbsp;"loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node",&nbsp;"monitor":"/Common/tcp",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"members":[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:11"},&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:11"}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]},{"name":"x_PROD","partition":"y,&nbsp;"loadBalancingMode":"least-connections-node",&nbsp;"monitor":"/Common/tcp",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"members":[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:10"},&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{"name":"x.x.x.x:10"}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]}]

mihaic · Answer

Probably you need an API request for each pool you create.

mihaic · Answer

I don't know about Postman but it would be easier to use python or Ansible for this.
There is a way to add a data file&nbsp; ( where&nbsp; you have a list of json dictionaries) to Postman and get data&nbsp; from it but it did not work for me for some reason.&nbsp;

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