Rest-Extractor plugin tips

From Geneos GA4.11 there is a new REST-Extractor plugin.

Here are the plugin requirements:

1. Netprobe, Gateway and License Daemon v4.11 or higher
2. Rest-Extractor license
3. Set up correct Java environment for the netprobe. You can refer to this link: https://docs.itrsgroup.com/docs/geneos/5.2.0/Netprobe/configure/configure-the-java-environment.html

Here is an example:

If you put the address into a browser, here is the output:

Output in Rest-Extractor dataview:

Common errors while setting up Rest-Extractor (other than missing requirements):

1.  - Make sure the connection can be established from the server which has netprobe installed. You can test the connection by using curl command.
2.  - Make sure your JSON output follows the Response format as described in this page: https://docs.itrsgroup.com/docs/geneos/5.2.0/Netprobe/api/rest-extractor-plug-in-tr.html#response-format . A common mistake is missing the brackets: [ <JSON body> ] at the beginning and end of JSON body.
3.  - Wrong query in the Query field:If you put down an unsupported query, you will get that error. Test your query in https://jqplay.org/ before putting it into Rest-Extractor. 

You can always reach out to ITRS support if you have any Geneos questions.