Sophos UTM API Network groups creation via Python

Question

Hello!

I am working with Sophos UTM9 API. I am trying to create Network Group and assign members there via Python and requests.

I was able to easily get all objects/groups from device, but as soon as I try create simply from https://<url>:4444/api (POST /objects/network/group/) it gives me:

"name": "The network group object requires a Perl array for the members list attribute." (400 code).

I entered only Group name, as I want for start only create one without assigning, but also interested with member assign.

I didn't find anything across documentation what exactly api needs to create Groups. As I understand I need to add something X-Restd-Insert
any idea what exactly? P.S. maybe someone know how then request of creating group and assigning members can be translated to web URL link?

curl looks like this:

curl -X POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header 'X-Restd-Insert: network.group' --header 'Authorization: Basic <key>' -d '{"comment":"","name":"TEST"}' 'https://<url>:4444/api/objects/network/group/'
output:
[
 {
 "name": "The network group object requires a Perl array for the members list attribute.",
 "rights": "",
 "attrs": [],
 "Oattrs": [
 "class",
 "type"
 ],
 "objname": "",
 "del_object": "",
 "ref": "",
 "msgtype": "DATATYPE_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE",
 "format": "The %_O object requires %_d for the %_A attribute.",
 "class": "network",
 "type": "group",
 "perms": "",
 "never_hide": 0,
 "fatal": 1
 }
]%

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Mark Pakeltis · Answer

Well, I didn't find option to create empty group, but only with objects inside. 
 Looks something like this (maybe someone will need): 
 
 def sophos_create_network_groups(NETWORK_GROUP,NETWORK_GROUP_MEMBERS): 
 try: 
 URL = ("https://<url>:4444/api/objects/network/group/") 
 headers = {"Authorization": "Basic %s" % SOPHOS_TOKEN, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'} 
 obj = {"name":NETWORK_GROUP,"members":NETWORK_GROUP_MEMBERS} 
 html = requests.post(URL, headers=headers, json=obj, verify=False).content.decode("utf-8") 
 except urllib.error.URLError as error: 
 print ('There are error creating Groups on Sophos: '+error) 
 sys.exit(0)