You can manage resource elements with several operations.
Forcepoint Security Management Center (SMC) is part of the Forcepoint Network Security Platform solution. You can access the SMC in two ways: through the Management Client or through the SMC application programming interface (API).
The Application Programming Interface (API) of SMC allows external applications to connect with the SMC.
You can use WebSockets with the SMC API to monitor status information and browse log data.
The SMC API is a RESTful API that includes these features.
Each entry point contains an operation verb and other information to direct the user to a URI.
You can retrieve elements from the API in JSON format.
You can filter each element entry point based on a specified part of a name, comment, or IP address.
You can use a GET request on the specific API Client element's URI to retrieve the content of the element.
To create an element, you need the associated element entry-point to execute a POST on it.
When updating an element, the REST operation is a PUT.
When you want to delete an element, the REST operation is a DELETE.
The API makes it possible to execute specific searches, such as unused elements or duplicate IP addresses.
As you begin working with the SMC API, see these examples as a reference.