Datto RMM

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Filter → Get Custom Filters

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Overview

This node operation retrieves custom filters from the Datto RMM API. It is useful for users who want to manage or utilize their custom-defined filters within Datto RMM, such as for organizing monitoring, maintenance, reporting, automation, or other custom categories. For example, a user can fetch all active custom filters or include inactive ones to review or apply them in automation workflows.

Use Case Examples

  1. Retrieve all active custom filters for monitoring purposes.
  2. Include inactive custom filters to audit or update them.

Properties

Name Meaning
Include Inactive Whether to include inactive/disabled custom filters in the results.
Category Filter category for organization and grouping, such as monitoring, maintenance, reporting, automation, or custom.
Retrieve All Whether to retrieve all results automatically using pagination, or manually specify page and max results.
Page Page number (1-based) to retrieve when not retrieving all results.
Max Results Maximum number of results to return per page when not retrieving all results.
Fields to Include Select which fields to include in the response, allowing customization of the returned data.

Output

JSON

  • uid - Unique identifier of the custom filter.
  • name - Name of the custom filter.
  • category - Category of the custom filter.
  • active - Indicates if the custom filter is active or inactive.
  • otherFields - Additional fields included based on the selected resource mapper settings.

Dependencies

  • Datto RMM API with appropriate API key credentials

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the API credentials are correctly configured and have permissions to access custom filters.
  • If no filters are returned, verify the category and includeInactive parameters to ensure they match existing filters.
  • Pagination parameters (page and max) must be valid numbers when Retrieve All is false.

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