Technical Tip: How to Refresh the FortiClient EMS Fabric Connector in FortiManager using the API

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Description	This article describes how to update (apply and refresh) the FortiClient EMS Fabric Connector in FortiManager using API and Postman.
Scope	FortiManager.
Solution	Log in to FortiManager using the CSRF method mentioned in the article: Technical Tip: How to login to FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer using API with CSRF cookies. Create a new POST request with 'https://{{host}}/cgi-bin/module/flatui/json'. Under the 'header' tab of this request, add a new entry and use the variable {{csrf_token}}, which was created in step #3:  Key:  XSRF-TOKEN | Value: {{csrf_token}} In the body of this new request, add the following query: {     "id": "1",     "method": "exec",     "params": [         {             "data": {                 "flags": [                     "create_task",                     "nonblocking"                 ],                 "adom": "{{ADOM}}",                 "server_type": "ems",                 "connector": "{{NAME}}",                 "service_type": 0             },             "url": "/connector/update"         }     ] } After, send the request. Example response: In FortiManager -> Task Monitor, a new task is created with the description 'import from connector'.The task ID is in the output of step #7. Related documents: FortiClient EMS Connector Technical Tip: Using FortiManager API Fortinet Development Network (FNDN) - FortiManager