Example Jamf Pro API call process

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# Get username and password encoded in base64 format and stored as a variable in a script:
encodedCredentials=$(printf username_here:password_here | /usr/bin/iconv -t ISO-8859-1 | /usr/bin/base64 -i -)

# Use encoded username and password to request a token with an API call and store the output as a variable in a script:
authToken=$(/usr/bin/curl https://server.name.here/api/v1/auth/token --silent --request POST --header "Authorization: Basic ${encodedCredentials}”)

# Read the output, extract the token information and store the token information as a variable in a script:
api_token=$(/usr/bin/plutil -extract token raw -o - - <<< “$authToken”)

# Verify that the token is valid and unexpired by making a separate API call, checking the HTTP status code and storing status code information as a variable in a script:
api_authentication_check=$(/usr/bin/curl --write-out %{http_code} --silent --output /dev/null https://server.name.here/api/v1/auth --request GET --header "Authorization: Bearer ${api_token}")

#Assuming token is verified to be valid, use the token information to make an API call:
/usr/bin/curl --silent -H "Accept: application/xml" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${api_token}" https://server.name.here/JSSResource/packages/id/2