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SolarWinds Service Desk

With SolarWinds Service Desk modules in Make, you can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete:

  • users

  • hardware

  • problems

  • contracts

  • incidents

  • changes

  • releases

  • solutions

  • other assets

To get started with SolarWinds Service Desk, create an account at solarwinds.com.

Connect SolarWinds Service Desk to Make

To connect SolarWinds Service Desk app, you need to obtain the API Key.

  1. Log in to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

  2. Click Setup.

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  3. Click Users & Groups.

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  4. Click Name.

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  5. Click Show Token and copy it to a safe place.

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  6. Log in to your Make account, insert a SolarWinds Service Desk module in your scenario and click the Add button next to the Connection field.

  7. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  8. In the API Token field, enter the details copied in step 5, select whether you are a European-based customer, and click Save.

You have successfully connected the SolarWinds Service Desk app and can now build Make.

Users

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete users using the following modules.

Triggers when a new is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all users.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the user.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

User ID

Select or map the User ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing user.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

User ID

Select or map the User ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a user.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

User ID

Select or map the User ID you want to delete.

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete hardware using the following modules.

Triggers when new hardware is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of hardware Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all hardware.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of hardware Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the hardware.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Hardware ID

Select or map the Hardware ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates existing hardware.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Hardware ID

Select or map the Hardware ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes hardware.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Hardware ID

Select or map the Hardware ID you want to delete.

Problems

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete problems using the following modules.

Triggers when a new problem is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of problems Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all Problems.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of problems Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the problem.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Problem ID

Select or map the Problem ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing problem.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Problem ID

Select or map the Problem ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a problem.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Problem ID

Select or map the Problem ID you want to delete.

Contracts

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete contracts using the following modules.

Triggers when a new contract is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of contracts Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all contracts.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of contracts Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the contract.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Contract ID

Select or map the Contract ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing contract.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Contract ID

Select or map the Contract ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a contract.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Contract ID

Select or map the Contract ID you want to delete.

Incidents

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete incidents using the following modules.

Triggers when a new incident is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of incidents Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all incidents.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of incidents Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the incident.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Incident ID

Select or map the Incident ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing incident.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Incident ID

Select or map the Incident ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes an incident.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Incident ID

Select or map the Incident ID you want to delete.

Changes

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete changes using the following modules.

Triggers when a new change is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of changes Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all changes.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of changes Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the change.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Change ID

Select or map the Change ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing change.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Change ID

Select or map the Change ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a change.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Change ID

Select or map the Change ID you want to delete.

Releases

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete releases using the following modules.

Triggers when a new release is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of releases Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all releases.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of releases Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the release.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Release ID

Select or map the Release ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing release.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Release ID

Select or map the Release ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a release.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Release ID

Select or map the Release ID you want to delete.

Solutions

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete solutions using the following modules.

Triggers when a new solution is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of solutions Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all solutions.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of solutions Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the solution.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Solution ID

Select or map the Solution ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Updates an existing solution.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Solution ID

Select or map the Solution ID whose details you want to update.

For field descriptions, see the SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes a solution.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Solution ID

Select or map the Solution ID you want to delete.

Other Assets

You can watch, list, retrieve, create, update, and delete other assets using the following modules.

Triggers when a new other asset is created.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of other assets Make will return during one scenario execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Lists all other assets.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of other assets Make will return during one scenario execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Gets the details of the other asset.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Other Asset ID

Select or map the Other Asset ID whose details you want to retreive.

Updates an existing other asset.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Other Asset ID

Select or map the Other Asset ID whose details you want to update.

For the field descriptions, see SolarWinds Service Desk API reference.

Deletes another asset.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

Other Asset ID

Select or map the Other Asset ID you want to delete.

Other

You can call APIs using the following module.

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Note

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the SolarWinds Service Desk API documentation.

Connection

Establish a connection to your SolarWinds Service Desk account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.samanage.com. For example, /users.

Method

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of use - List Incidents

The following API call returns all incidents from your account.

URL: /incidents

Method: GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body

In our example 4 incidents were returned:

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