Support SNMP users endpoint overview

10/14/2025

Overview

Defines, retrieves and adds new SNMP users. An SNMP user can be an SNMPv1/SNMPv2c user or an SNMPv3 user. SNMPv1/SNMPv2c user is also called a "community" user. Use a "community" user to query ONTAP SNMP server over SNMPv1/SNMPv2c protocol. An SNMPv3 user, also called a User-based Security Model (USM) user, can be a local SNMPv3 user or a remote SNMPv3 user. Use a local SNMPv3 user to query ONTAP SNMP server over SNMPv3 and/or to send SNMPv3 traps. A remote SNMPv3 user is configured in ONTAP as well as on a remote switch. ONTAP SNMP client uses a remote SNMPv3 user to query the switch over SNMPv3.

Examples

Retrieves a list of SNMP users in the cluster, sorted by SVM UUID

# The API:
GET "/api/support/snmp/users"

# The call:
curl -H "accept: application/hal+json" -X GET "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/snmp/users?order_by=owner.uuid"

# The response:
{
"records": [
  {
    "engine_id": "80000315052d7d2c4410b8e911bc9f005056bb942e",
    "name": "snmpv1user1",
    "owner": {
      "uuid": "442c7d2d-b810-11e9-bc9f-005056bb942e"
    },
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/support/snmp/users/80000315052d7d2c4410b8e911bc9f005056bb942e/snmpv1user1"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "engine_id": "80000315058e02057c0fb8e911bc9f005056bb942e",
    "name": "snmpv3user1",
    "owner": {
      "uuid": "7c05028e-b80f-11e9-bc9f-005056bb942e"
    },
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/support/snmp/users/80000315058e02057c0fb8e911bc9f005056bb942e/snmpv3user1"
      }
    }
  }
],
"num_records": 2,
"_links": {
  "self": {
    "href": "/api/support/snmp/users?order_by=owner.uuid"
  }
}
}

Creates an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c community user

# The API:
POST "/api/support/snmp/users"

# The call
curl -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/snmp/users" -d '{"owner":{"uuid":"02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7", "name":"cluster1"}, "name":"public", "authentication_method":"community"}'

# The response:
201 Created
{}

Creates a local SNMPv3 user

# The API:
POST "/api/support/snmp/users"

# The call
curl -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/snmp/users" -d '{"owner":{"uuid":"02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7", "name":"cluster1"}, "name":"snmpv3u1", "authentication_method":"usm", "snmpv3":{"authentication_protocol":"sha", "authentication_password":"jelly22fi$h", "privacy_protocol":"aes", "privacy_password":"a11Black$"}}'

# The response:
201 Created
{}

Creates a remote SNMPv3 user

# The API:
POST "/api/support/snmp/users"

# The call
curl -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/support/snmp/users" -d '{"owner":{"uuid":"02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7", "name":"cluster1"}, "engine_id":"8000031505b67667a26975e9118a480050568e6f74", "name":"switchuser1", "authentication_method":"usm", "switch_address":"fdf8:f53b:82e4::53", "snmpv3":{"authentication_protocol":"md5", "authentication_password":"TfhIeliw601lS.Rw$3pm"}}'

# The response:
201 Created
{}