Portainer icon

Portainer

Work with Portainer API data to manage Docker

Edge Stack → Get Many

AI-generated

Overview

This node operation retrieves a list of all edge computing stacks managed by Portainer. It is useful for scenarios where you need to monitor, manage, or display all edge stacks in your environment, such as in dashboards or automation workflows that require information about deployed edge stacks.

Use Case Examples

  1. Listing all edge stacks to display their status and details in a monitoring dashboard.
  2. Automating the retrieval of edge stacks to trigger updates or maintenance tasks based on their current state.

Properties

Name Meaning
Request Options Options to control request behavior such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy settings, and request timeout.

Output

JSON

  • body - The JSON response body containing the list of edge stacks retrieved from the Portainer API.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for authenticating with the Portainer API.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the API key credential is valid and has sufficient permissions to access edge stacks.
  • If SSL certificate validation is disabled, be aware of potential security risks.
  • Check proxy settings if requests fail to reach the Portainer server.
  • Timeout errors may occur if the server is slow or unresponsive; consider increasing the timeout setting.

Links

Discussion