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REST API Presence call

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July 29, 2022
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We created a REST API Administrator on a FortiGate 80E (6.4.6) to monitor certain access point data. The programmer trying to make this work has requested the following:

"We need the proper syntax for a remote server making a REST API call to retrieve an active list of devices (by mac address) from the Fortinet controller. Some systems call this a “presence API” call."

I hope that makes sense. Can anyone help?

Thank you!!

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Best answer by abelio

Hi,

I don't know nothing about 'presence api call' , but you could start with the basics, retrieving the devices and the filter the output by mac address

i.e:

https://<your_FGT_IP:port>/api/v2/monitor//wifi/client/?access_token=<your_API_token>

If you want filter by MAC: &format=mac

That should do the job

abelioAnswer

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Hi,

I don't know nothing about 'presence api call' , but you could start with the basics, retrieving the devices and the filter the output by mac address

i.e:

https://<your_FGT_IP:port>/api/v2/monitor//wifi/client/?access_token=<your_API_token>

If you want filter by MAC: &format=mac

That should do the job

Visitor III

Thank you, Abel! I have forwarded on your response on to the programmer. I'll let you know if that is what he needed.