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    Public Cloud API Endpoints for REST API v1
    Update an Azure Instance

    Update an Azure Instance

    This endpoint updates a Microsoft Azure instance.

    Request

    POST https://<tenant-URL>/api/v1/introspection_instance?token=<token>&op=update

    Valid payload parameters are:

    KeyTypeValueDescription
    appstring"azure"Required.  When  azure, all required fields below must be are supplied.  The combined IaaS instances must not exceed 200, the default max. To have the max increased, contact Netskope Support.
    instance_namestring<instance_name>

    Example: "MYAZURE_GOSKOPE"

    Required. The Azure instance name in the Netskope UI.
    directory_idstring<azure_directory_id>

    Example: "a264c47-9f50-4a22-88ce-92a49eb84"

    Required. The directory ID for the Azure account.
    application_idstring<azure_application_id>

    Example: "c43aa400-1959-45b0-a8a5-c31c5e309"

    Required.  The application ID for the Azure account.
    client_keystring<azure_client_key>

    Example: "DfghjafHh9ZjcoBoLmi+ZTckRnBZgqTyiygZda23JA="

    Required. The client key for the Azure account.
    admin_emailstring<emailaddress@company.com>

    Example: admin@neskope.com

    Required. The admin’s email address.
    use_forarray"introspection" | "malware" | "securityscan"

    Example: ["malware","introspection"]

    Required. Must not be empty array. Items in the array must be supported by Azure. If it contains "malware", "introspection" must be also supplied.

    Note

    To use introspection, malware and securityscan, first contact Netskope Support to have this feature enabled.

    securityscan_intervalintegerIn minutes. Example: 1440When used for “securityscan”, must be a value allowed by available intervals.

    If omitted, default value is the internally defined default value based on the app.

    Response

    Responses for Azure are:

    KeyValue
    appazure
    instanceinstance_name<instance_name> (Instance name in Netskope UI)
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