How do I archive active records using the API?

Certeros current API supports writeback functionality to support archiving of Computer Systems and Network Devices in your platform.

To get started with the API, you will need a username/password which can be configured using the following article

When archiving in Certero, we require the ObjectId of a record to correctly allow us to identify which entry needs to be archived.

ObjectId’s can be retrieved using existing API queries, if you require assistance with defining API queries and getting started, you can reference article

How to archive Computer Systems

Replace “ObjectID” with the ComputerSystemObjectId

POST api/ComputerSystem/ObjectId/archive

How to archive Network Devices

Replace “ObjectID” with the SnmpDeviceObjectId

POST api/SnmpDevice/ObjectId/archive