API

The Application Programming Interface (API) in Cobra lets you run one or more processes automatically and without user intervention, from beginning to end.

Execution Guidelines

When using the API, keep the following points in mind:

• Cobra supports up to 999 processes within a single API script.
• You can run API processes on batch servers, allowing for scheduled, unattended execution.
• An API script is a simple ASCII text file. To run a process, specify the script on the API command line.
• The Settings section in the script defines configurations that apply to all processes within that script.
• Cobra automatically saves all logs to the database, making it easier to retrieve information and troubleshoot errors.
• You need multiple Cobra licenses to run an API process. Running it while logged into Cobra with the same user ID will prevent execution.
• To run an API process, ensure you have access to both the API script file and any import files required.

Authentication Behavior

When using the API with Cobra configured for Windows Authentication, SYSADMIN users can also log in using Basic Authentication with their username and password credentials.

Attention: For more information on the authentication modes, see Login and Authentication.