Search Hosts

Before you begin

Before attempting to search hosts from the host inventory, the user has to ensure the following:

Hosts must be added in AppViewX.

Request Structure


Endpoint:	`/ssh/search/hosts`
Type:	`POST`
Sample URL:	`https://<IP/HostName/TenantName>:<GWPORT>/avxapi/ssh/search/hosts?gwsource=external` To understand the elements of the sample URL, click here.
Headers:
Content-Type:	application/json

Table 1. Request Parameters
Name	Description
sessionId `Header`	(Mandatory) Session ID received after login. Type: String Constraints: Required if username and password are not provided.
username `Header`	(Mandatory) AppViewX login username Type: String Constraints: Required if sessionId is not provided.
password `Header`	(Mandatory) AppViewX login password Type: String Constraints: Required if sessionId is not provided.
Content-Type `Header`	(Mandatory) Specifies the nature of the data in the payload Type: String Constraints: The value of the param should be ‘application/json’.
gwsource `Query`	(Mandatory) Source from which the request is triggered. (E.g. external) Type: String
Payload `Body`	(Mandatory) Contains all the parameters to be sent in the request body for the post request Type: Payload

Payload


Name	Description
input	(Optional) Input parameters to find host information Type: Input
filter	(Mandatory) Filter parameters to find host information Type: Filter

Table 2. Input
Name	Description
freeSearch	(Optional) Search text to find host information Type: String

Table 3. Filter
Name	Description
sortColumn	(Mandatory) Column name to be sorted Type: String
sortOrder	(Mandatory) Order to be sorted Possible values: asc, desc
start	(Mandatory) Start count of the hosts to be fetched Type: String
max	(Mandatory) Count of the hosts to be fetched Type: String

Response Structure

200 OK returns string of type application/json with the following body params.

Table 4. Response Parameters
Name	Description
response	Contains the response attributes for the hosts Type: response
message	Success message of the action or failure description in case of error. Will be non-null for failure response Type: String
appStatusCode	Application-specific status code for the response. Will be non-null for failure response Type: String
tags	More info in case of failure response

Table 5. Response
Name	Description
data	List of host information which matches the search criteria Type: List
iTotalDisplayRecords	Total number of host available for the search criteria

Status Codes

Table 6. Status Codes and Description
HTTP Status code	appStatusCode	Message and Possible remediation
200 OK	NA	Host information retrieved successfully
401 Unauthorized	AVX_GW_003	Authentication failed, reason - Invalid Credentials Possible remediation: Ensure that valid username and password or valid sessionId is provided as the header param.
400 Bad Request	AVX-VLDTN-001	Mandatory field is missing or invalid values specified - <<field name>> Possible remediation: Check and ensure that valid value is provided for <<field name>> field in the request.

Sample Request/Response

Use Case

To search for hosts using search_hosts API.

Request URL

https://<IP/HostName/TenantName>:<GWPORT>/avxapi/ssh/search/hosts?gwsource=external

Sample Request

 {
  "input": {
    "freeSearch": "pe-cert-apvx-node05"
  },
  "filter": {
    "sortColumn": "none",
    "sortOrder": "desc",
    "start": "0",
    "max": "100"
  }
}

Sample Response

 {
  "response": {
    "data": [
      {
        "sshHost": {
          "credentialType": "Manual Entry",
          "fqdn": "pe-cert-apvx-node05.lab.appviewx.net.",
          "ipAddress": "192.168.60.133",
          "userName": "appviewx",
          "loginType": "password",
          "groupName": "Default_Host_Group",
          "deviceName": "pe-cert-apvx-node05",
          "port": "22",
          "accessElevation": "sudo",
          "hostName": "",
          "fingerPrint": "",
          "status": "Unresolved",
          "displayName": "192.168.60.133",
          "vendorType": "linux",
          "category": "Host",
          "keyWords": [
            "Unresolved",
            "22",
            "NA",
            "192.168.60.133",
            "pe-cert-apvx-node05",
            "appviewx",
            "Default_Host_Group",
            "Host",
            "sam"
          ],
          "groupIds": [
            "5767bcdc3465bfbf73e44726"
          ],
          "createdTime": 1716221229762,
          "adcAccess": false,
          "isClient": false,
          "isBastion": false,
          "deviceType": [
            "NA"
          ],
          "deviceStatusList": [
            {
              "title": "Network Status: Reachability Check",
              "message": "FQDN pe-cert-apvx-node05.lab.appviewx.net. resolution failed.",
              "status": "Failed",
              "timeStamp": 1716221234111
            }
          ],
          "isSudoUser": true,
          "isValidSudo": false,
          "lastSyncTime": 1716221229526,
          "sshKeysCount": 0,
          "certificatesCount": 0,
          "communicationMode": "SSH",
          "accessGroups": [
            "sam"
          ],
          "accessGroupDeviceType": "Host",
          "clientServerAccessGroups": [],
          "categoryType": "server",
          "userComplianceGroup": "Default_Key_Group",
          "inventoryAction": "manage",
          "sshSyncKeyDetail": {
            "autoCreateHPGroup": false,
            "sshSyncEnabled": false,
            "appInfraAccessGroup": [
              "sam"
            ],
            "sshScanType": "default",
            "sshScanDetails": [],
            "discoverKeyType": [
              "User Keys",
              "Host Keys"
            ],
            "fromSSHSubsystem": false
          },
          "dataCenter": "absecon",
          "accessType": "Certificate",
          "discoverySeqId": 0,
          "discoveryBatchNo": 0,
          "allowedPrincipalCount": 0,
          "sshOrigin": true,
          "update": false,
          "new": false,
          "selected": false,
          "active": true,
          "_id": "664b752d6c117a54017bc2f3"
        },
        "groups": [
          {
            "Default_Host_Group": "RW"
          }
        ],
        "displayName": "192.168.60.133",
        "fingerPrint": "",
        "permission": "RW",
        "groupPermissions": {
          "sam": "RW"
        },
        "_id": "664b752d6c117a54017bc2f3"
      }
    ],
    "iTotalDisplayRecords": 1
  },
  "message": "Host information retrieved successfully",
  "appStatusCode": null,
  "tags": {},
  "headers": null
}

Reference

Understanding the sample URL:

IP/HostName/TenantName: Replace with the actual IP address, hostname, or tenant name based on the specific configuration in AppViewX.
- IP: A unique identifier assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication
  The IP address will be included in the endpoint URL for an on-prem deployment.
- HostName: A human-readable label assigned to a device (host) on a network
  The hostname will be included in the endpoint URL for an on-prem deployment.
- TenantName: An identifier label for a tenant given to indicate which tenant's data the API request will access/modify
  The tenant name will be included in the endpoint URL for a SaaS deployment.
GWPORT: AppViewX gateway port
A gateway port refers to a network port through which data is sent and received to communicate with a gateway in an on-prem deployment.
Note: GWPORT is not required for SaaS setups.
Example: 31443
avxapi: Path parameter value (static) that is part of the endpoint's URL
Endpoint: Endpoint of the API, for example: /ssh/host/create
gwsource: Source or origin of a gateway, for example: external.