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Technical Tip: Moving and Cloning policy package to different folders via the JSON API

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May 2, 2025
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Description

This article describes how to move a policy package and folder to a different folder using the JSON API.

Scope

FortiManager.

Solution

Here is the initial policy package and folder location before any changes:

Scenario 1: Move policy package.

Following the JSON API will move 'policy-package-002' from 'folder-001' to 'folder-002'. Make sure dst_name, dst_parent & pkg is mentioned correctly:

{
"method": "exec",
"params": [ {
"data": {
"adom": "ADOM-001",
"dst_name": "policy-package-002",
"dst_parent": "folder-002",
"pkg": "folder001/policy-package002"
},
"url": "/securityconsole/package/move"
}],
"session": "{{session}}",
"verbose": 1,
"id": 1
}

To clone the package, change the URL to: '/securityconsole/package/clone'.

Here is the policy package location after the API runs successfully:

Scenario 2: Move folder.

Following the JSON API will move 'folder-002' under 'folder-001'. Make sure dst_name, dst_parent & pkg is mentioned correctly:

{
"method": "exec",
"params": [ {
"data": {
"adom": "ADOM-001",
"dst_name": "folder-002",
"dst_parent": "folder-001",
"pkg": "folder-002"
},
"url": "/securityconsole/package/move"
}],
"session": "{{session}}",
"verbose": 1,
"id": 1
}

Here is the folder location after the API runs successfully:

Scenario 3: Move folder/policy package to root folder:

Following the JSON API will move 'folder-002' back to the 'root folder'. Make sure dst_name, dst_parent & pkg is mentioned correctly:

{
"method": "exec",
"params": [ {
"data": {
"adom": "ADOM-001",
"dst_name": "folder-002",
"dst_parent": "",
"pkg": "folder-001/folder-002"
},
"url": "/securityconsole/package/move"
}],
"session": "{{session}}",
"verbose": 1,
"id": 1
}