topic Re: License Management Automation in Network Platform API

License Management Automation

IronBones — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:18:53 GMT

Does anyone have a strategy for License management that they use to stay on top of multiple networks with multiple devices?

Asking for a Very disorganized friend...that may have ADHD...

IronBones

Re: License Management Automation

mloraditch — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:54:57 GMT

We are an MSP and developed a system with the API to manage our clients.

Boundless Digital has a product as well: https://www.boundlessdigital.com/product/licensing/

Re: License Management Automation

jopolloc — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:12:43 GMT

Hi @IronBones!

Depending on how much data you need, or the method of consuming said data, it can be as simple as monitoring inbound dashboard e-mail alerts and reacting to any expired licenses prior to the grace period.

On the other hand, you could run a script that makes the API call getOrganizationLicenses and pull each expirationDate against each licenseKey, comparing them against the current date and alerting on proximity to that expiration date, or parsing the output to a CSV file for review elsewhere. There's a useful three-part guide on the community forums here that details how to use the API with Python.

Re: License Management Automation

IronBones — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:12:59 GMT

This was what I am looking for is a script someone has used to find and compare expiration to current dates. We are an MSP as well but have just enough that it is hard to keep up so I was hoping someone had tried to use the API to consolidate the info in a CSV file or email or maybe both.

ironBones

Re: License Management Automation

IronBones — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:13:52 GMT

Mloraditch,

Do you have any code you can share?

IronBones

Re: License Management Automation

mloraditch — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:40:31 GMT

I don't do the development myself and can't share our code. Sorry!

Re: License Management Automation

IronBones — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:53:42 GMT

No worries and completely understand.

IronBones