How to: Generate an access token to authenticate with the BIG-IP Next Central Manager APIΒΆ

To authenticate with the BIG-IP Next Central Manager API:

  1. Get an access token by sending a POST request to the /api/login endpoint.

    POST https://<big-ip_next_cm_mgmt_ip>/api/login

    For the API body, use the following, substituting the username and password for the BIG-IP Next Central Manager you are accessing.

    {

"username": "username",

"password": "********"

}

    Response:

    {
 "access_token": "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",
 "refresh_token": "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"
}

  2. Add the generated access token to send the BIG-IP Next Central Manager API calls in one of two ways:

    1. Replace the access_token with the generated access token in the following code.

    --header 'Authorization: Bearer
access_token'

    1. In the API tool,
      a. Save the token in a variable such as {{bigip_next_cm_token}}. See the following example to use in Postman:

      pm.test("Login status code is 200", function () {
   pm.response.to.have.status(200);
});
var resp = pm.response.json();
pm.collectionVariables.set("bigip_next_cm_token", resp.access_token);

      b. Select Authorization tab and select Bearer Token from the Auth Type drop down.
      c. In the Token field, enter the access token variable as shown in the Step 1 example.

Note: Whenever the access token expires, resend the login API to generate a new token.