Api Examples: Mikrotik

The MikroTik RouterOS API is a powerful gateway for network administrators seeking to transcend manual configuration. By allowing external software to communicate directly with RouterOS, the API enables sophisticated automation, custom monitoring dashboards, and seamless integration with third-party billing or management systems. Enabling the Gateway

func main() { client := &http.Client{} url := "https://ROUTER_IP/rest/ip/address" payload := map[string]string"address":"192.0.2.40/24","interface":"ether1" b, _ := json.Marshal(payload) req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(b)) req.SetBasicAuth("admin","yourpass") req.Header.Set("Content-Type","application/json") resp, err := client.Do(req) if err != nil panic(err) defer resp.Body.Close() fmt.Println("Status:", resp.Status) } mikrotik api examples

The raw API requires handling of trap messages and multi-line responses. Better to use librouteros or mikrotik-api libraries. The MikroTik RouterOS API is a powerful gateway

curl -k -s -X PUT "https://$HOST:$PORT/rest/ip/firewall/filter" -b cookies.txt -H "content-type: application/json" -d '"chain":"input","protocol":"tcp","dst-port":"22","action":"drop","comment":"API added"' Better to use librouteros or mikrotik-api libraries

Update a Cloudflare DNS record with the router's public IP every 5 minutes.