API Details

For complete ASM API documentation, follow this link.

Supporting documentation will be referenced in the content below.

The ASM API allows developers to collect performance data programmatically or manage their account from an external service.The Synthetic Monitoring API uses a RESTful JSON implementation that allows you programmatically get and set data in Synthetic Monitoring.

 

Required data

Requests must be provided with particular data to access the API.

Base URL

The base URL for all operations is https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help

Authorization

You can authorize your requests either with either a basic authorization header or an authentication ticket parameter.

Header

Content

Example

Header

Content

Example

Authorization

Basic + Base64 encoded value of string username:password
Where username is user name with access to the check and password is the user password.

dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=

 

Parameter

Content

Example

Parameter

Content

Example

auth_ticket

Authentication ticket from API tool.

 9C94CBC4-C64E-4AEA-BBB2-8241445B06CC

API Usage Example

The following is an example of how you can use the API to trigger a check run, wait for the result and then get the result once it is available.

  1. Get the latest check results based on check ID.

https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help/Route/GET-checks-checkId-results_mostrecent_detail_level\

  1. Save

timestamp_utc

  1. Trigger a check run based on check ID:

https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help/Route/POST-checks-checkId-job\

  1. Get the latest result by continuously getting the latest result by the check-ID until

timestamp_utc has been changed.
https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help/Route/GET-checks-checkId-results_mostrecent_detail_level=1\
Note: use detail_level=1

  1. Get and save

identifier

  1. You can now get the detailed result for the check based on

identifier.
a. Browser:
https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help/Route/POST-checks-browser-checkId-results-urldata\
b. ProxySniffer/ZebraTester:
https://api-asm1.apica.io/v3/Help/Route/POST-checks-proxysniffer-checkId-results-urldata\

Generate GET Calls

The API tool allows you to select a check to generate GET calls for.

View

Generate Check Operations
  • Click Select Check

  • Choose the check you want from the dropdown list

The Check Operations Table is displayed, containing a list of calls and descriptions of each.

Apica Synthetic Monitoring API Java Library

Apica Synthetic Monitoring API Java Library

Java Library for Accessing the Apica Synthetic Monitoring API: Access and use the ASM API to work with checks and check runs.

API Key

This app requires an API key for the Apica Synthetic Monitoring service. If you have an ASM account you can find your key on the Tools>API Settings page: https://wpm.apicasystem.com/Tools/ApiSettings

The API Key is called auth_ticket.

Download

https://github.com/patwakeem/Asm

This app is considered to be a beta. Please report any crashes or feature requests. If you have a problem, your WPM username would be helpful in tracking down the cause.

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