The REST API allows users to query the iQSonar results directly using the web client protocol. The results are returned in JSON format. This article is part of a series on how to make use of the Rest API.
This worked example uses Python to produce a list of hosts (devices) which have enterprise database applications. If the device has a database, we print off the host name, the total installed RAM and the CPU type; we then list the number and edition of the databases. The device name will be taken from the "device" results. For the CPU Type and the installed RAM we need to then go to the details page for the device; For the database details we then go into the applications page. Thus for each device we find, we make at least two and sometimes three REST API calls.
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