Email servers (/smtpservers/)
URL: https://[server_name]/api/[api_version]/smtpservers/
This endpoint is used to set up email servers and senders.
Supported fields
Field | Display name | Type | Required | Other restrictions |
---|---|---|---|---|
name | SMTP server name | string | Yes | Must be unique. |
address | SMTP server IP address or SMTP server | string | Yes | Must be unique. |
port | SMTP server port | integer | No | Default is 25 when not specified. |
sender_name | Sender name for email "from" field | string | No | |
sender_email | Sender email for email "from" field | string | Yes | |
secure | Secured communication method | string | No | Either "none" for no encryption or "starttls" for STARTTLS encryption. Default is "none" when not specified. |
authentication | Use authentication | boolean | No | Default is disabled when not specified. When disabled, authentication name and password are set to None. |
authentication_name | Authentication username | string | No | Required if "authentication" is enabled. |
authentication_password | Authentication password | string | No | Required if "authentication" is enabled. |
default | Default SMTP server | boolean | No | Default is "disable". Only one SMTP server can be the default. Setting to "enable" for an SMTP server will cause this server to be the default. Setting to false will cause the server with ID 1 to become the default. |
Allowed methods
HTTP method | Resource URI | Action |
---|---|---|
GET | /api/v1/smtpservers/ | Get all SMTP servers. |
GET | /api/v1/smtpservers/[id]/ | Get a specific SMTP server with ID. |
POST | /api/v1/smtpservers/ | Create a new SMTP server. |
PATCH | /api/v1/smtpservers/[id]/ | Update specified fields of an existing SMTP server with ID. |
DELETE | /api/v1/smtpservers/[id]/ | Delete an SMTP server. |
Examples
Get all servers: curl -k -v \ -u "webadmin:[hash]" \ https://[FAC_IP]/api/v1/smtpservers/
Post a server:
curl -k -X POST \
https://[FAC_IP]/api/v1/smtpservers/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-u "webadmin"[hash]" \
-d '{
"address": "mail.server-test.com",
"authentication" true,
"authentication_name": "username",
"authentication_password": "supersecretpassword",
"default": true,
"name": "fortitest25",
"secure": "starttls",
"sender_email": "email@fortinet.com",
"sender_name": "email_sender name",