Delete duplicate assets using the API

Delete duplicate assets using the API

Duplicate asset (hostname) on Uptycs platform could be a result of particular asset being in rotation or being used a a loaner laptop in which case, uuid of the asset remains the same and the asset is recorded under different hostnames.


Following procedure outlines the process to identify and delete duplicate records (same hostname, different uuids).


Prerequisite tools


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urestapi


Procedure


Download api key from Uptycs UI


Identify and verify duplicate assets


It is always safe to identify duplicate assets and verify assetIds that are being deleted.

Attached script, duplicate_asset_details.sh can be used to list all duplicate assets.

    Usage : ./duplicate_asset_details.sh <api_key_file>

    e.g. ./duplicate_asset_details.sh my_api_key_file.json


Delete duplicate assets


Attached script, delete_duplicate_assets.sh can be used to confirm uids of assets (in conjunction with above list) and delete duplicate assets. delete_duplicate_assets.sh deletes assets with duplicate host_names and last_activity_at lower than the highest record.

    Usage : delete_duplicate_assets.sh <api_key_file>

    e.g. : ./delete_duplicate_assets.sh my_api_key_file.json

 

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