Getting Started with the N-sight API

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In addition to viewing data collected by N-able in the N-able N-sight user interface, you can also extract and use the data with our Data Extraction API. For example, you can:

Directly import API data into a spreadsheet for analysis and manipulation
Extract the data to a database to run your own reports
Populate your customer's asset database
Integrate the monitoring system with a third-party vendor

To use the Data Extraction API, you enter URL queries in the following format:

https://{server}/api/?apikey={yourAPIkey}&service={service_name}&parameter={parameter-value}

When you enter a URL query, you customize the URL with your information and the :

Item	Description
server	The server URL for your N-sight account territory. See Determine server for API query.
yourAPIkey	Generate an API Key
service_name	Each API Call has a unique service name. For example, the service name for Listing Clients is list_clients.
parameters and their values	Each API Call can have required and optional parameters. For example, Listing Clients has the following parameters: describe and devicetype

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API Call Frequency
Each API call uses system resources to query and return data. To avoid performance issues, limit automated API requests to a maximum of 60 calls per minute. We may contact you if we detect API activity that negatively impacts system performance.

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Our Data Extraction API is not OData (Open Data Protocol) compatible.