toggle-globalprotect-v6.2.applescript

(*
Toggle GlobalProtect VPN with AppleScript
Tested using macOS Ventura 13.4.1 and GlobalProtect version 6.2.0-89
Written by Trevor Manternach, August 2023.
*)

tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
	set statusText to name of static text 1 of window 1
	if statusText is "Not Connected" then
		# GlobalProtect is disconnected, so let's connect
		click button "Connect" of window 1
		set entireContents to entire contents of window 1
	else if statusText is "Connected" then
		# GlobalProtect is connected, so let's disconnect
		set windowText to entire contents of window 1
		repeat with theItem in windowText
			if (class of theItem is button) then
				if (value of attribute "AXTitle" of theItem is "Disconnect") then
					# We found a Disconnect button on the main page, let's click it.
					click theItem
					exit repeat
				else
					# We did not find a Disconnect button on the main page, let's hope there is one in the Settings Menu.
					click button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1
					click menu item "Disconnect" of menu "Global Protect Options Menu" of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1
					exit repeat
				end if
			end if
		end repeat
	end if
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
end tell

toggle-globalprotect.applescript

(*
Toggle GlobalProtect VPN with AppleScript
Tested using macOS 10.14 and GlobalProtect version 5.2.3-22
Tested using macOS Ventura 13.4.1 and GlobalProtect version 6.0.1-19
Written by Trevor Manternach, July 2021.
*)

tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 -- Activates the GlobalProtect "window" in the menubar
	click button 2 of window 1 -- Clicks either Connect or Disconnect
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 -- This will close the GlobalProtect "window" after clicking Connect/Disconnect. This is optional.
end tell

Works great, thank you for sharing!

Works great, thank you for sharing!

Appreciate the comment, cheers!

Awesome!

Could you help me, how do I add my access credentials to this code?

Are you talking about the username/password prompt that appears after you click Connect?

username/password prompt that appears before click Connect

username/password prompt that appears before click Connect
You could try this. Not sure how this behaves on disconnects, though. I will keep playing and report back any improvements.

tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke tab
		delay 0.2
		keystroke "username"
		delay 0.2
		keystroke tab
		delay 0.2
		keystroke "password"
		delay 0.2
	end tell
	click button 2 of window 1
end tell

awesome!!! thanks

username/password prompt that appears before click Connect
You could try this. Not sure how this behaves on disconnects, though. I will keep playing and report back and improvements.

tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke tab
		delay 0.2
		keystroke "username"
		delay 0.2
		keystroke tab
		delay 0.2
		keystroke "password"
		delay 0.2
	end tell
	click button 2 of window 1
end tell

Doesn't seem to work anymore on Ventura, does anyone have an updated version?
Thanks

Later edit:
Seems sometimes it is working, other times it says:

 execution error: System Events got an error: Can’t get window 1 of process "GlobalProtect". Invalid index. (-1719)

@WladyX This script still works for me on Ventura. What version of GlobalProtect do you have installed? Click the icon in the menu bar, then the "3 lines icon" and then About. I can try to test (and tweak) with whatever version you have.

That System Events error makes it look like GlobalProtect is just not running when you sometimes run the AppleScript. I'm not sure why that might be, mine runs on my Mac all the time (but isn't always connected to my VPN).

I have 6.0.1-19
Same in my case, GP runs all the time, but it is connected to VPN only on demand.
Another thing i noticed on ventura, the script used to be very fast before, now on ventura it's very slow, does it behave the same for you?

Also i have a popup after i connect and i don't know how to get rid of from the apple script, do you have any pointers?

@WladyX I have upgraded to 6.0.1-19 (on Ventura 13.4.1) and my script still works every time. Sorry I'm not more helpful there!

Also i have a popup after i connect and i don't know how to get rid of from the apple script, do you have any pointers?

I can't replicate this message, so I am unable to figure out how to click that close button using Applescript. If you are the admin of your firewall, though, I believe this App Config setting will hide these messages for all end-users: Display IPSec to SSL Fallback Notification (set to "No" to hide).

I am not admin unfortunatly :)
Thank you for your support!
Seems like the script is working, just slowly.

@WladyX I forgot to address that question, sorry. My script is running immediately. My VPN itself might take a couple of seconds to connect, but that happens after the AppleScript completes.

for me after i launch the alfred script, it takes about 7s for the menubar GP to become visibile and another 7s for the script to click on the button.
any ideea what could cause this?
I have also tried from the script editor and it is the same, so it's not your script or alfred that is causing this.

for me after i launch the alfred script, it takes about 7s for the menubar GP to become visibile and another 7s for the script to click on the button. any ideea what could cause this? I have also tried from the script editor and it is the same, so it's not your script or alfred that is causing this.

@WladyX Can you open "Script Editor" on your Mac and paste the AppleScript above into a new document; then run it right inside Script Editor and see if the slowness is still there or not?

you missed my last sentence :))

Dang, I need more ☕️ this morning! I am out of ideas then.

cool, no worries, i'll have to see if other apple scripts are also slow, or only this one and start digging.
Thank you for your support!

Update: looks like there was a MacOS, i suspect some DNS issues, long story short after a reboot all was working (fast) as expected.

Hi,
First, this is awesome I was wondering how to manage this for a long time now. Not having much experience in applescript, this is really useful thanks!

On my side using Ventura 13.5 and GlobalProtect 6.2.0-89 it works very well for connecting, but not for disconnecting. I assume the UI has changed since there is not 'disconnect' button in place of the 'connect' button when the VPN is active. Instead I need to click on the three lines button on top right and select the last option.
I managed to activate the top right button with click button 1 of window 1 but I can't figure out how to select the last menu item with apple script. Any chance you can help?

Hi, First, this is awesome I was wondering how to manage this for a long time now. Not having much experience in applescript, this is really useful thanks!

On my side using Ventura 13.5 and GlobalProtect 6.2.0-89 it works very well for connecting, but not for disconnecting. I assume the UI has changed since there is not 'disconnect' button in place of the 'connect' button when the VPN is active. Instead I need to click on the three lines button on top right and select the last option. I managed to activate the top right button with click button 1 of window 1 but I can't figure out how to select the last menu item with apple script. Any chance you can help?

Any chance you would be able to email me a couple of screenshots of your disconnect process? My email is on my github profile if you want to keep it private.

@orizonlabs I've added a new applescript to this gist that might work for you. I updated to 6.2.0-89, but mine does not behave the same way as yours so I had to do a little guessing.

Please report back if this works or not. ;-)

Hi!
Many thanks for your feedback.

Running the updated script does not much, and has the following output:
menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 of application process "GlobalProtect" of application "System Events"

Here is a screenshot of the disconnect button, it's the last one which says 'Déconnecter', in French :)

https://dsc.cloud/angeswadman/globalprotect.jpg

EDIT: I was eager to answer, and didn't test it deeply enough. I translated the items menus in the script, and it works now. The only item I didn't translate was "Global Protect Options Menu".

@orizonlabs Sorry for the delayed response! I came to suggest you translate those items to French, but it looks like you beat me to it! I'm glad it works for you! Come back if it ever breaks, happy to help. 🍻

@tmanternach Thanks so much for posting!

In case it's helpful for anyone else, I modified this script to deal with multiple VPN connections:

tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
	click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
	set statusText to name of static text 2 of window 1
	if statusText is "Not Connected" then
		tell pop up button "Portal" of window 1
			click
			delay 0.2
			click menu item "[NAME OF VPN]" of menu 1
		end tell
	end if
end tell

I have one of these scripts for each of my VPN connections and trigger them with an Alfred workflow using a keyword.

@mello You are welcome; I'm glad it's working for you, I like the idea for multiple connections. Thanks for the kind words.