Overview

This Getting Started Guide takes you through the steps required to query data via the Infoblox
Portal. See the Infoblox Portal API Guide for detailed information on the API calls and terms used in this document.

API Access

The issuance of an API key is required to query and submit data to the platform via API. The API key is
passed in the username field and is used for authentication. The password field should be set to an
empty string.

Example of a Infoblox Portal API token: <MY TOKEN>

Note: API key expiration notification: You will receive notification when your API key is about to expire. A new API key will need to be created to replace the expiring key. To create a new API key, select the expiring API key from the list of API keys and remove it by clicking Disable followed by Delete. Create a new API key as outlined in the above instructions.

Legacy system API keys never expire.

User Interface Access

The issuance of a username and password is required to access the Infoblox Portal. User interface access is not required for API access, but certain
functions, including the creation of data profiles, are simpler to do with the user interface.

Example of Infoblox Portal credentials:
Username: your user name
Password: your password

Querying Data

These scenarios in this guide make use of multiple API calls to query available data or information, based on the parameters passed.