Package: pyFortiManagerAPI
pyFortiManagerAPIA Python wrapper for the FortiManager JSON RPC API.*** Video Tutorial to use the package is available onYouTube***InstallationUse the package managerpipto install pyFortiManagerAPI.pipinstallpyFortiManagerAPIGetting StartedCreating Instance of the ModuleimportpyFortiManagerAPIfortimngr=pyFortiManagerAPI.FortiManager(host="",username="",password="")Required settings:host: Management Ip address of your FortiManagerusername/password: Specify your credentials to log into the device.Optional settings:adom: Default is adom=root.protocol: Default is protocol=https. If set to protocol=http, then verify=False is set automatically.verify: Default is verify=True. If your Fortimanager has a self-signed certificate, set verify=False.proxies: Default is an empty dictionary (which means: use the environement variables). If you dont' want to use proxies, even if they are defined in your environment variables, then set 'proxies' to false. If you want to use other proxies than defined in your environment then you go like this:proxies={'http':'http://10.10.1.10:3128','https':'http://10.10.1.10:1080'}User Operations : Adoms1) Get all adoms from the FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_adoms()>>>fortimngr.get_adoms(name="root")Parametersname: Can get specific adom using name as a filter.2) Set to different Adom>>>fortimngr.set_adom("adom_name")Parametersname of the admon you want to switch to.3) Lock Adom (in workspace mode)>>>fortimngr.lock_adom()>>>fortimngr.lock_adom(name="root")Parametersname: Can lock specific adom using name as a filter.4) Unlock Adom (in workspace mode)>>>fortimngr.unlock_adom()>>>fortimngr.unlock_adom(name="root")Parametersname: Can lock specific adom using name as a filter.User Operations : Policy Package5) Get all the policy packages configured on FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_policy_packages()>>>fortimngr.get_policy_packages(name="default")Parametersname: Can get specific package using name as a filter.6) Add your own policy package in FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.add_policy_package(name="TestPackage")Parametersname: Specify the Package Name.User Operations : Address Objects7) Get all address objects from FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_address_objects()7bis) Get all v6 address objects from FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_address_v6_objects()8) Get specific address object from FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_address_objects(name="YourObjectName")>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_address_v6_objects(name="YourObjectName")Parametersname: Specify object name that you want to see.9) Create an address object.>>>fortimngr.add_firewall_address_object(name="TestObject",associated_interface="any",subnet=["1.1.1.1","255.255.255.255"])Parametersname: Specify object name that is to be createdassociated_interface: Provide interface to which this object belongs if any. {Default is kept any}subnet: Specify the subnet in a list format eg.["1.1.1.1", "255.255.255.255"]9bis) Create an v6 address object.>>>fortimngr.add_firewall_address_v6_object(name="TestObject",subnet6="2001:0001:0001::2/128"])Parametersname: Specify object name that is to be createdassociated_interface: Provide interface to which this object belongs if any. {Default is kept any}subnet: Specify the subnet in a list format eg.["1.1.1.1", "255.255.255.255"]subnet6 : Specify the subnet IPv6 in a string format eg. "2001:0001::1/128"10) Update address object.>>>fortimngr.update_firewall_address_object(name="TestObject",associate_interface="port1",comment="Updated using API",subnet=["2.2.2.2","255.255.255.255"])>>>fortimngr.update_firewall_address_v6_object(name="TestObject",comment="Updated using API",subnet6="2001:0001::1/128")Parametersname: Enter the name of the object that needs to be updateddata: You can get the **kwargs parameters with "show_params_for_object_update()" method or "11) Delete address object.>>>fortimngr.delete_firewall_address_object(object_name="TestObject")Parametersobject_name: Specify the Object name you want to delete.User Operations : Address Groups12) Get all address groups.>>>fortimngr.get_address_groups()>>>fortimngr.get_address_v6_groups()13) Get specific address group.>>>fortimngr.get_address_groups(name="TestGroup")>>>fortimngr.get_address_v6_groups(name="TestGroup")Parametersname: Specify the name the address group.14) Create your own address group.>>>fortimngr.add_address_group(name="Test_Group",members=["TestObject1"])>>>fortimngr.add_address_v6_group(name="Test_Group",members=["TestObject1"])Parametersname: Enter the name of the address group. eg."Test_Group"members: pass your object names as members in a list eg. ["TestObject1", "TestObject2"]Note: An address group should consist atleast 1 member.15) Update the address group.>>>fortimngr.update_address_group(name="Test_Group",object_name="TestObject3",do="add")>>>fortimngr.update_address_v6_group(name="Test_Group",object_name="TestObject3",do="add")Parametersname: Specify the name of the Address group you want to updateobject_name: Specify name of the object you wish to update(add/remove) in Members Listdo: Specify if you want to add or remove the object from the members list
do="add" will add the object in the address group
do="remove" will remove the object from address group16) Delete the address group.>>>fortimngr.delete_address_group(name="Test_group")>>>fortimngr.delete_address_v6_group(name="Test_group")Parametersname: Specify the name of the address group you wish to deleteUser Operations : VirtualIP Objects17) Get all VIP objects from FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_vip_objects()User Operations : Add Devices18) Add devices to FortiManager.Add an existing device:>>>fortimngr.add_device(ip_address="192.168.0.100",username="admin",password="",name="FortiGateVM64",description=False)or model a device that is to be deployed:>>>fortimngr.add_model_device(serial_no="FGTxxxxxxxx",name="FortiGateVM64")username="admin",password="",Required arguments:serial_nonameOptional arguments:username (default=admin)password (default="")os_type (default="fos")os_ver (default=6)mr (default=4)platform_str (default "", "FortiGate-VM64" for virtual Fortigate)19) Get devices From FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_devices()User Operations : Meta Data20) Get Meta Data From FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.get_meta_data()21) Add Meta Data to FortiManager.>>>fortimngr.add_meta_data(name="Meta_Data_1",status=1)Parameters:param name: name of the meta tag:param status: status of meta tag whether it should be active(1) or disabled(0)22) Assign Meta Data to a FortiGate.>>>fortimngr.assign_meta_to_device(device="FortiGateVM64",meta_name="Meta_Data_1",meta_value="192.168.0.1/24")Parameters:param device: name of the device:param meta_name: name of the meta tag:param meta_value: value of the meta tagUser Operations : Policies23) Assign Meta Data to a FortiGate VDOM.>>>fortimngr.assign_meta_to_device_vdom(device="FortiGateVM64",vdom="vdom",meta_name="Meta_Data_1",meta_value="192.168.0.1/24")Parameters:param device: name of the device:param vdom: Specify the Vdom:param meta_name: name of the meta tag:param meta_value: value of the meta tagUser Operations : Policies24) Get all the policies in your Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_policies(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName")Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the policy package name.25) Get specific policiy in your Policy Package using PolicyID filter.>>>fortimngr.get_firewall_policies(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName",policyid=3)Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the policy package name.policyid: Can filter and get the policy you want using policyID26) Get global header policyfortimngr.get_global_header_policies27) Get header policyfortimngr.get_firewall_header_policies28) Get global footer policyfortimngr.get_global_footer_policies29) Get footer policyfortimngr.get_firewall_footer_policies30) Create your own policy in your Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.add_firewall_policy(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName",name="YourPolicyName",source_interface="port1",source_address="all",destination_interface="port2",destination_address="all",service="ALL_TCP",logtraffic=2)>>>fortimngr.add_firewall_policy_with_v6(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName",name="YourPolicyName",source_interface="port1",source_address="all",source_address6="all",destination_interface="port2",destination_address="all",destination_address6="all",service="ALL_TCP",logtraffic=2)Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the name of the policy package eg. "default"name: Enter the policy name in a string format eg. "Test Policy"source_interface: Enter the source interface in a string format eg. "port1"source_address: Enter the src. address object name in string format or listsource_address6: Enter the src. address v6 object name in string format or listdestination_interface: Enter the source interface in a string format eg. "port2"destination_address: Enter the dst. address object name eg. "WAN_100.25.1.63_32"destination_address6: Enter the dst. address v6 object name in string format or listservice: Enter the service you want to permit or deny in string eg. "ALL_UDP"schedule: Schedule time is kept 'always' as default.action: Permit(1) or Deny(0) the traffic. Default is set to Permit.logtraffic: Specify if you need to log all traffic or specific in int format.logtraffic=0  Means No Log
             logtraffic=1  Means Log Security Events
             logtraffic=2  Means Log All Sessions31) Update the policy in your Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.update_firewall_policy(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName",policyid=10,source_interface="port2",action=1,)Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the policy package name in which you policy belongs.policyid: Enter the Policy ID you want to editdata: You can get the **kwargs parameters with "show_params_for_policy_update()" method32) Delete the policy in your Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.delete_firewall_policy(policy_package_name="YourPolicyPackageName",policyid=10)Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the policy package name in which you policy belongspolicyid: Enter the policy ID of the policy you want to delete33) Move Firewall Policy.>>>fortimngr.move_firewall_policy(policy_package_name="LocalLab",move_policyid=10,option="after",policyid=2)Parameterspolicy_package_name: Enter the policy package name in which you policy belongs.move_policyid: Enter the policy ID of the policy you want to move.option: Specify if you want to move the policy above("before") the target policy or below("after") {default: before}.policyid: Specify the target policy.User Operations : Installing the Policy Package.34) Installing the Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.install_policy_package(package_name="Your Policy Package name")35) Adding Installation Targets to a Policy Package.>>>fortimngr.add_install_target(device_name="FortiGateVM64",pkg_name="Test_Policy_Pakage",vdom="root")Parameters:param device_name: name of the device:param pkg_name: name of the policy package:param vdom: name of the vdom (default=root)Show Params for updation of Policies and Objects.36) Parameters for updating Address Object.>>>fortimngr.show_params_for_object_update()Parameters to create/update address object:

    PARAMETERS                   FIREWALL OBJECT SETTINGS
    allow_routing(int)          : Static Route Configuration
    associated_interface(str)   : Interface
    comment(str)                : Comments
    object_name(str)            : Address Name
    subnet[list]                : IP/Netmask
    object_type(int)            : Type37) Parameters for updating Policy.>>>fortimngr.show_params_for_policy_update()Parameters to create/update Policy:

    PARAMETERS                       FIREWALL POLICY SETTINGS
    name(str)                       : Name
    source_interface(str)           : Incoming Interface
    source_address(str)             : Source Address
    destination_interface(str)      : Destination Interface
    destination_address(str)        : Destination Address
    service(str)                    : Service
    schedule(str)                   : Schedule
    action(int)                     : Action
    logtraffic(int)                 : Log Traffic
    comment(str)                    : CommentsUser Operations : Adding scripts in Fortimanager.38) Add a script in FortiManager's Database.>>>fortimngr.create_script(name="Test Script Template",script_content="config system interface\nedit port 1\nset ip 1.1.1.1/24",target=0)Parameters:param name: Specify a name for the script:param script_content: write the cli commands:param target: Set the targetIf Target = 0 than script runs on Device database
      If Target = 1 than script runs on Remote FortiGate CLI
      If Target = 2 than script runs on Policy package or Adom Database
      Default value is set to 039) Get all scripts from FortiManager's Database.>>>fortimngr.get_all_scripts()40) Delete a script from FortiManager's Database.>>>fortimngr.delete_script(name="Test Script Template")Parameters:param name: Specify a name for the script tha need to be deleted.41) Run a script on FortiManager's Database/ FortiGate's Remote CLI.>>>fortimngr.run_script_on_single_device(script_name="test_script",device_name="FortiGate-VM64",vdom="root")Parameters:param device_name: Specify device name.:param vdom: Specify the Vdom:param script_name: Specify the script name that should be executed on the specified devices>>>fortimngr.run_script_on_multiple_devices(script_name="test_script",devices=[{"name":"FortiGate-VM64","vdom":"root"},{"name":"Test-FortiGate-VM64","vdom":"global"},{"name":"Test-2-FortiGate-VM64","vdom":"Test"}])Parameters:param devices: Specify devices in a list of dictionaries.eg. devices=[{"name": "FortiGateVM64-1", "vdom": "root"},
                           {"name": "FortiGateVM64-2", "vdom": "test"}
                           {"name": "FortiGateVM64-3", "vdom": "root"}]:param script_name: Specify the script name that should be executed on the specified devices42) Backup FortiGate's configuration from FortiManager and store it in TFTP server.>>>fortimngr.backup_config_of_fortiGate_to_tftp(tftp_ip="1.1.1.1",path="/FortiGate_backups",filename="FortiGate.conf",device_name="FortiGate-VM64",vdom="root")####A small function to back up configuration on FortiGates from FortiManager and store it in TFTP Server.
This function leveragescreate_script()andrun_script_on_single_device()methods from this package to backup the config.Parameters:param tftp_ip: Specify TFTP Server IP:param path: Specify the path to store the config:param filename: Specify the name of the backup file:param device_name: Specify the name of the device:param vdom: Specify the VdomContributingBeing new to Python and this being my first publish, to get this module fully working for all of us, the Pull requests are welcome.LicenseMIT