API Connection Guide

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide instructions to apply API (Application Programming Interface) connection to GYTPOL server from a third-party tools.

Overview

Gytpol API v1.0 covers the following use cases:

  • Getting misconfigurations for a given computer

  • Getting misconfigurations for all computers

  • Getting the list of all computers that had misconfigurations

These use cases are addressed accordingly by the following REST API functions:

  • get_miscon_by_computer

  • get_misconfigurations_start to set a filter and get a token for following calls to get_misconfigurations_next

  • get_miscon_computers_start to set a filter and get a token for following calls to get_miscon_computers_next

  • add_to_group - to add computers to your custom group

 

All methods are POST.

The on-prem server API permits only 100 reads per minute. To prevent surpassing this limit, it's recommended to integrate a timeout or pause within the PS1 script between loops.

 

For example:

# Your existing code here # Add a pause of 2 seconds (adjust as needed) between each iteration Start-Sleep -Seconds 2

API Keys

All HTTPS requests for REST API functions must include the x-api-key parameter in the request header, as illustrated in the examples below.

SaaS customers are advised to reach out to their customer success manager to obtain the necessary x-api-key.

 

On-Prem Customers:

To generate an API key in the GYTPOL UI, navigate to the gear icon > Settings > GYTPOL API Keys. To create a new key, click the + (Plus) icon and assign a name that corresponds to the system. The key will expire after 1 year by default.

 

API Port

For On-Prem customers, the default port for API access is 9191. If you wish to use a different port, you can make the adjustment by modifying the port in the file located at c:\gytpol\data\webserv_config.json.

After changing the port, be sure to restart the gytpol Web UI service to apply the modifications.

 

For SaaS customers, there is no need to specify a port, as the URL utilizes port 443.

Base URL

The Base URL variable in both the scripts and the examples provided below should be set to your GYTPOL URL.

For on-premises customers, it's necessary to append the port after the GYTPOL server URL, like so: https://gytpol.domain.local:9191/gytpolapi/v2.0/<function-name>.

However, SaaS customers can simply utilize the URL of their tenant without the port: https://gytpol.eu.cloud.gytpol.com/gytpolapi/v2.0/<function-name>.

get_miscon_by_computer

This REST API function returns misconfigurations given a computer name and optionally Windows domain name.

Request Structure

JSON string of the following structure:

 

computer

string

mandatory

Computer name

domainName

string

optional

For windows computers, Windows domain name

Response Structure

JSON string of the following structure:

 

computers

object array

 

 

 

 

latestHostReportingDt

datetime

 

Latest date and time the computer reported to Gytpol

 

latestScanDt

datetime

 

Gytpol sensor scans computers for misconfigurations and sends the report to Gytpol backend. This is the date and time of the latest misconfiguration scan reported for this computer.

 

computer

string

 

Computer name

 

computerOu

string

 

Name of organizational unit define on this computer

 

domainName

string

 

For windows computers, Windows domain name

 

clientVer

string

 

Gytpol sensor version currently installed on this computer

 

ipAddress

string

 

Computer’s IP address

 

os

string

 

Computer’s operating system

 

isVdi

bool

 

Is this computer a VDI

 

isServer

bool

 

Is this computer a server

 

isDC

bool

 

Is this computer a domain controller

 

miscon

object array

 

Array of misconfigurations reported for this computer

 

 

topicCode

string

 

 

 

user

string

Username logged into the computer when this misconfiguration had been found

 

 

severity

string

Specifies minimal severity of returned misconfigurations. Supported values are:

Low

Medium

High

 

 

addInfo

string

Additional information describing this misconfiguration (this is json string) with \ before “ in order to prevent breaking the structure of the response json

 

 

param

string

Parameter providing more details for the misconfiguration

 

 

paramExtra

string

Parameter providing even more details for the misconfiguration

 

 

isRemediable

bool

Is this misconfiguration remediable

 

 

isMuted

bool

Is this misconfiguration muted by one of the mute rules

 

 

mutedByRuleId

number

The Id of the mute rule that muted this misconfiguration

 

 

hostReportingDt

datetime

Datetime when computer reported this misconfiguration to Gytpol backend

 

 

scanTimeDt

datetime

Datetime when Gytpol sensor installed on the computer found this misconfiguration

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_miscon_by_computer" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{ \"computer\": \"YOUR-COMPUTER-NAME\"}"

 

Powershell:

$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]" $headers.Add("x-api-key", "{API KEY}") $body = "{`"computer`": `"{PCName}`"}" $response = Invoke-RestMethod 'https://{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_miscon_by_computer' -Method 'POST' -Headers $headers -Body $body $response | ConvertTo-Json

 

Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

Response Example

{

"computers": [

{

"latestHostReportingDt": "2023-01-17T18:25:05.5389826+02:00",

"latestScanTimeDt": "2023-01-17T18:24:47.4503679+02:00",

"computer": "YOUR-COMPUTER-NAME",

"computerOu": "COMPUTER-OU",

"domainName": "YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME",

"clientVer": "2.26.1.0",

"ipAddress": "10.67.137.160",

"os": "Win 10 Enterprise",

"isVdi": false,

"isServer": false,

"isDC": false,

"miscon": [

{

"topicCode": "gytPSVerIssue",

"user": null,

"severity": "Medium",

"addInfo": "{\"PSversions\":\"2; 5.1.19041.2364\",\"occurrences\":1}",

"param": "2; 5.1.19041.2364",

"paramExtra": null,

"isRemediable": true,

"isMuted": false,

"mutedByRuleId": 0,

"hostReportingDt": "2023-01-17T18:25:05.5389826+02:00",

"scanTimeDt": "2023-01-17T18:24:47.4503679+02:00"

},

{

"topicCode": "gytSmbAnonymous",

"user": null,

"severity": "Medium",

"addInfo": "{\"Current Value\":0,\"Expected Value\":\"1\",\"Registry Name\":\"RestrictAnonymous\",\"Registry Path\":\"HKLM:\\\\System\\\\CurrentControlSet\\\\Control\\\\Lsa\",\"Shares with Everyone\":\"N/A\",\"Shares without Everyone\":\"N/A\",\"occurrences\":1}",

"param": "No shares; The configured value is not secure",

"paramExtra": null,

"isRemediable": true,

"isMuted": false,

"mutedByRuleId": 0,

"hostReportingDt": "2023-01-17T18:25:05.5389826+02:00",

"scanTimeDt": "2023-01-17T18:24:47.4503679+02:00"

}

]

}]

}

 

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests

get_misconfigurations_start

Use this function to initiate a series of calls to get misconfigurations by computer.

Request Structure

Request body should contain json object of the following structure:

 

computer

string

optional

Computer name

domainName

string

optional

For windows computers, Windows domain name

selTarget

string

optional

Narrows down returned computers to a specified type. One of following possible values can be passed:

All Windows Computers

Windows Endpoints

Windows Servers

Windows Non-VDI

Endpoints Windows VDI

Endpoints Windows DC Servers

Windows Non-DC Servers

Debian Linux Computers

Red Hat Linux Computers

SUSE Linux Computers

Linux Unknown Computers

MAC Computers

 

severity

string

optional

Specifies minimal severity of returned misconfigurations. Supported values are:

Low

Medium

High

computerOu

string

optional

Return only computers that belong to the provided Organization Unit

topicCodes

string array

optional

Restrict returned misconfigurations only to specify misconfiguration types. The parameter has a form of: [

"gytHostsFile",

"gytSmbAnonymous",

"gytTLSSSLClient"]

fromHostReportingDt

string

optional

Return only computers with latest misconfigurations reported after a given date and time. Example: "2023-01-10T19:43:46+02:00" or just “2023-01-01”

toHostReportingDt

string

optional

Return only computers with latest misconfigurations reported before a given date and time. Example: "2023-01-10T19:43:46+02:00" or just “2023-01-01”

returnMutedTopics

bool

optional

Gytpol product allows to mute misconfigurations meaning that they will not visually appear in the application.

 

Default value is false meaning that muted misconfiguration will not be returned.

 

Json in the request body looks like in the following example:

{

"computer": "<string> Optional",

"domainName": "<string> Optional",

"selTarget": "<string> Optional",

"severity": "<string> Optional",

"computerOu": "<string> Optional",

"topicCodes": ["<string> topic code", "<string> topic code"],

"fromHostReportingDt": "<string> that contains datetime Optional",

"toHostReportingDt": "<string> that contains datetime Optional",

"returnMutedTopics": "boolean default is false Optional"

}

 

Response Structure

token

string

 

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_misconfigurations_start" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{ \"computer\": null, \"domainName\": null, \"selTarget\": null, \"severity\": \"Medium\", \"computerOu\": null, \"topicCodes\": null, \"fromHostReportingDt\": \"2023-01-10T19:43:46+02:00\", \"toHostReportingDt\": null, \"returnMutedTopics\": false}"

 

Powershell:

$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]" $headers.Add("x-api-key", "{API KEY}") $headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") $body = "{`"severity`":`"High`"}" $response = Invoke-RestMethod 'https://{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_misconfigurations_start' -Method 'POST' -Headers $headers -Body $body $response | ConvertTo-Json

 

Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

Response Example

{"token":"7h5vmgiKQgvFiTb3xhrSyum52cbfh77xexcus8kGtOP03mliJxbJL99q8wfC2d8kwpNGXa0QF1VuycY6xnosSJePUkaGGUgCQ61rBmVcJI1J6RkUZMWmmGGD3R/+e9b2SrRlamRNusqUBOCphAeyDpBGb7uliNLpfn7wB2JiDGDJRu73Im6UIt3V7ITZDehfsb+JkWXVLlKNIv9+RvxrBCxVa/7StHvyW10cpGF67P9HfLZFbQOCjFsFOs8Mn6amZJrh1bkpasAblUWI0toXZVrlLHr6lfEYZMRnTadcBNTNIUBBWr6ptLUvdcWqEukmdaBublWIQBpAI++Seqc9rMF2WEex9o2n+5NyQBp8+OnuvsUcUybW/MfjG6J/06d07Tf/ks9mQJgZO2vnuJQAPA=="}

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests

get_misconfigurations_next

Use this function to initiate a series of calls to get misconfigurations by computer

Request Structure

token

string

Mandatory

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

Json in the request body looks like in the following example:

{

"token": "<string> Mandatory

}

Response Structure

computers

object array

 

Same structure as presented in get_miscon_by_computer Response Structure

 

Keep calling to get_misconfigurations_next each time with the new token until returned computers array is empty, e.g. []

token

string

 

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_misconfigurations_next" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{ \"token\": \"7h5vmgiKQgvFiTb3xhrSyum52cbfh77xexcus8kGtOP03mliJxbJL99q8wfC2d8kwpNGXa0QF1VuycY6xnosSJePUkaGGUgCQ61rBmVcJI1J6RkUZMWmmGGD3R/+e9b2SrRlamRNusqUBOCphAeyDpBGb7uliNLpfn7wB2JiDGDJRu73Im6UIt3V7ITZDehfsb+JkWXVLlKNIv9+RvxrBCxVa/7StHvyW10cpGF67P9HfLZFbQOCjFsFOs8Mn6amZJrh1bkpasAblUWI0toXZVrlLHr6lfEYZMRnTadcBNTNIUBBWr6ptLUvdcWqEukmdaBublWIQBpAI++Seqc9rMF2WEex9o2n+5NyQBp8+OnuvsUcUybW/MfjG6J/06d07Tf/ks9mQJgZO2vnuJQAPA==\"}"

 

Powershell:

 


Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

Response Example

{

"computers": “same structure as show in Response Example”,

“token” : “new encrypted string for the following call to get_misconfigurations_next”

}

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests

Example script to extract a list of all reporting devices and their misconfigurations

get_miscon_computers_start

Use this function to initiate a series of calls to get the list of computers that have misconfigurations. Computers will be returned in alphabetical order:

Request Structure

Request body should contain json object of the following structure:

 

computer

string

optional

Computer name

domainName

string

optional

For windows computers, Windows domain name

selTarget

string

optional

Narrows down returned computers to a specified type. One of following possible values can be passed:

All Windows Computers

Windows Endpoints

Windows Servers

Windows Non-VDI

Endpoints Windows VDI

Endpoints Windows DC Servers

Windows Non-DC Servers

Debian Linux Computers

Red Hat Linux Computers

SUSE Linux Computers

Linux Unknown Computers

MAC Computers

 

computerOu

string

optional

Return only computers that belong to the provided Organization Unit

Json in the request body looks like in the following example:

{

"computer": "<string> Optional",

"domainName": "<string> Optional",

"selTarget": "<string> Optional",

"computerOu": "<string> Optional

}

 

Response Structure

token

string

 

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_miscon_computers_start" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{ \"computer\": null, \"domainName\": null, \"selTarget\": \"Windows Servers\"}"

 

Powershell:


Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

Response Example

{"token":"7h5vmgiKQgvFiTb3xhrSyum52cbfh77xexcus8kGtOP03mliJxbJL99q8wfC2d8kwpNGXa0QF1VuycY6xnosSJePUkaGGUgCQ61rBmVcJI1J6RkUZMWmmGGD3R/+e9b2SrRlamRNusqUBOCphAeyDpBGb7uliNLpfn7wB2JiDGDJRu73Im6UIt3V7ITZDehfsb+JkWXVLlKNIv9+RvxrBCxVa/7StHvyW10cpGF67P9HfLZFbQOCjFsFOs8Mn6amZJrh1bkpasAblUWI0toXZVrlLHr6lfEYZMRnTadcBNTNIUBBWr6ptLUvdcWqEukmdaBublWIQBpAI++Seqc9rMF2WEex9o2n+5NyQBp8+OnuvsUcUybW/MfjG6J/06d07Tf/ks9mQJgZO2vnuJQAPA=="}

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests

get_miscon_computers_next

Use this function to continue getting results for the list of computers:

Request Structure

token

string

Mandatory

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

 

Json in the request body looks like in the following example:

 

{

"token": "<string> Mandatory

}

Response Structure

computers

object array

 

Keep calling to get_miscon_computers_next until empty computers array is returned, e.g. computers[]

 

 

 

latestHostReportingDt

datetime

Latest date and time the computer reported to Gytpol

 

 

latestScanDt

datetime

Gytpol sensor scans computers for misconfigurations and sends the report to Gytpol backend. This is the date and time of the latest misconfiguration scan reported for this computer.

 

 

computer

string

Computer name

 

 

computerOu

string

Name of organizational unit define on this computer

 

 

domainName

string

For windows computers, Windows domain name

 

 

clientVer

string

Gytpol sensor version currently installed on this computer

 

 

ipAddress

string

Computer’s IP address

 

 

os

string

Computer’s operating system

 

 

isVdi

bool

Is this computer a VDI

 

 

isServer

bool

Is this computer a server

 

 

isDC

bool

Is this computer a domain controller

 

token

string

 

Encrypted string to use for following calls to the get_misconfigurations_next function

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/get_miscon_computers_next" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{ \"token\": \"7h5vmgiKQgvFiTb3xhrSyum52cbfh77xexcus8kGtOP03mliJxbJL99q8wfC2d8kwpNGXa0QF1VuycY6xnosSJePUkaGGUgCQ61rBmVcJI1J6RkUZMWmmGGD3R/+e9b2SrRlamRNusqUBOCphAeyDpBGb7uliNLpfn7wB2JiDGDJRu73Im6UIt3V7ITZDehfsb+JkWXVLlKNIv9+RvxrBCxVa/7StHvyW10cpGF67P9HfLZFbQOCjFsFOs8Mn6amZJrh1bkpasAblUWI0toXZVrlLHr6lfEYZMRnTadcBNTNIUBBWr6ptLUvdcWqEukmdaBublWIQBpAI++Seqc9rMF2WEex9o2n+5NyQBp8+OnuvsUcUybW/MfjG6J/06d07Tf/ks9mQJgZO2vnuJQAPA==\"}"

 

Powershell:

 

Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests

add_to_group

Use this function to add a computer to a computer group.

Note 1: Ensure that the computer group is created in the UI with at least one device included before running the command.

Note 2: The device name should be added exactly as it appears in the UI, without the FQDN, and the device must have reported to the GYTPOL console previously. Devices that have never reported cannot be added.

Request Structure

groupName

string

Mandatory

Group name

computerName

string

Mandatory

Computer name, case-insensitive

Json in the request body looks like in the following example:

{

"groupName": “Exchange Servers”

"computerName": “WIN-A951IBBEJC2”

}

error

string

 

Error string, returned only on error

Request Example

curl --location --request POST "{BASE-URL}/gytpolapi/v2.0/add_to_group" --header "x-api-key: jyUbUQNuVjClzQ5f6sXgmcgGzyoFiaYXA+OvxObvLV8=" --data-raw "{\"groupName\":\"Exchange Servers\",\"computerName\":\"WIN-A951IBBEJC2\"}"

 

Powershell:

If you wish to use CSV for faster load of devices, please create a CSV file in the below format:

Powershell example:

Note: Change BASE-URL to your base URL. Change x-api-key to your API key.

For On-prem customers, please incorporate your port (i.e., 9191) into the BASE-URL as follows: BASE-URL:PORT.

HTTP Return Codes

200 Ok

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

429 Too Many Requests