CreateAssetInLibrary

This method can be used for the following: Create an asset in the library (must have Assets Module enabled in your tenant configuration!);

Parameters

The following URL, Headers and Parameters are required for requests to this API endpoint. Where a parameter is optional, it will be indicated. Otherwise treat all parameters as mandatory.

Headers

POST /api/ss/library/asset HTTP/1.1
Host: demo.attackforge.com
X-SSAPI-KEY: APIKey
Content-Type: application/json
Connection: close

Query

name (string)

Name of the asset.

Example:

{
   "name": "..."
}

type (string)

Type of asset. Must be one of the following: Web App, API, Mobile, Cloud, Infrastructure, Network, Wifi, Hardware, Other or another custom type enabled in Global Configuration.

Example:

{
   "type": "Web App"
}

external_id (string) (optional)

External id for the asset. For example id associated with the asset in Configuration Management Database.

Example:

{
   "external_id": "..."
}

asset_library_ids (array of strings) (optional)

Asset libraries to map asset against.

Example:

{
   "asset_library_ids": ["6569608e55bc00bacc67b417", "...", "..."]
}

details (string) (optional)

Details or notes relating to the asset.

Example:

{
   "details": "..."
}

groups (array of strings) (optional)

List of AttackForge Groups to associate the asset with. Must include the Group Id.

Example:

{
   "groups": ["5f31f2f1ccb8be08c49803d5", "5f9f5a5505c52f09833fa4e3"]
}

custom_fields (array of objects) (optional)

Custom fields. Must include a key and value. Key must be unique and letters, numbers and underscores only.

For more information visit https://support.attackforge.com/attackforge-enterprise/getting-started/custom-fields-and-forms#using-custom-fields-with-apis

Example:

{   "custom_fields": [{"key": "...", "value": "..."}]}

Example

The following example is a cURL request to create an asset in the library.

Request

Include API Token instead of stars in 'X-SSAPI-KEY: ***************************************' parameter.

curl -X POST 'https://demo.attackforge.com/api/ss/library/asset' -H 'Host: localhost:3000' -H 'X-SSAPI-KEY: ***************************************' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Connection: close' -d '{
  "name": "attackforge.com",
  "type": "Web App",
  "external_id": "ASSET001",
  "details": "This is the web site for AttackForge corporation.",
  "groups": ["5f31f2f1ccb8be08c49803d5", "5f9f5a5505c52f09833fa4e3"],
  "custom_fields": [{"key": "asset_owner", "value": "Bruce Wayne"}]
}'

Response

Response contains an asset library object.

{
   "asset": {
      "id": "...",
      "created": "...",
      "modified": "...",
      "name": "...",
      "type": "...",
      "external_id": "...",
      "details": "...",
      "groups": [
        {
          "name": "...", 
          "id": "..."
        }
      ],
      "asset_library_ids": [
        {
          "id": "...",
          "name": "..."
        }
      ],
      "custom_fields" : [
         {
            "key" : "...",
            "value" : "..."
         }
      ]
   }   
}

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