http://www.cpwiki.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=fortinet_create_api_user_via_CLIfortinet create api user via CLI - Revision history2026-04-29T09:07:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.21.10http://www.cpwiki.net/index.php?title=fortinet_create_api_user_via_CLI&diff=935&oldid=prevNighthawk: Created page with " To create a REST API administrator in the CLI: config system api-user edit "api-admin" set comments <string> set api-key ************ set acc..."2025-04-28T17:20:15Z<p>Created page with " To create a REST API administrator in the CLI: config system api-user edit "api-admin" set comments <string> set api-key ************ set acc..."</p>
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To create a REST API administrator in the CLI:<br />
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config system api-user<br />
edit "api-admin"<br />
set comments <string><br />
set api-key ************<br />
set accprofile "API profile"<br />
set vdom "root"<br />
set peer-auth enable<br />
set peer-group <group><br />
config trusthost<br />
edit 1<br />
set ipv4-trusthost <class_ip&net_netmask><br />
next<br />
...<br />
end<br />
next<br />
end<br />
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Generate the API token:<br />
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# execute api-user generate-key <API username><br />
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