Python script to delete asset by providing the hostname

To use this python script, place the API credentials json file and this script in the same folder and run this script from that folder.

Inputs to this script :

1. fileName of the JSON Credentials file
2. HostName of asset to be deleted

External modules used (command to install):

1. requests (pip install requests)
2. jwt (pip install jwt)

Note : if you encounter this error "JWT has no attribute encode", please run below commands :

1. pip uninstall jwt pyJWT
2. pip install pyJWT

Script : 

1. import requests

   import json

   import time

   import datetime as dt

   import jwt

   import os

   
   

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   """

   
   

   def read_file(path):

       try:

           with open(path, 'r') as f:

               return json.loads(f.read())

       except FileNotFoundError:

           print(path, "Not found")

           exit(-1)

       except:

           print('Error: something went wrong')

           exit(-1)

   
   

   
   

   
   

   # main

   
   

   print(heading, end='\n\n\n')

   
   

   filePath = input('Enter the fileName of json file that have API keys (store json file in current folder)\n')

   data = read_file(path=os.getcwd() + "\\" + filePath)

   
   

   seconds_to_expiry = 3600

   exp = time.time() + seconds_to_expiry

   expiry = dt.datetime.fromtimestamp(exp).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')

   domain = data['domain']

   customerId = data['customerId']

   key = data['key']

   secret = data['secret']

   domainSuffix = data['domainSuffix']

   token = jwt.encode({'iss':key, 'exp':exp}, secret, algorithm='HS256')

   auth = f'Bearer {token}'

   
   

   
   

   
   

   creds = {'domain':domain,'customerId':customerId}

   creds['Expiration'] = expiry

   creds['Authorization'] = auth

   
   

   hostName = input("Enter the Host Name of asset to be deleted \n")

   filters = "{%22hostName%22%3A{%22equals%22%3A%22" + hostName +"%22}}"

   
   

   print("\nAuth Token is ready")

   print("\nCalling API...")

   
   

   # Format the URL

   assetInfoURL = f'https://{domain}{domainSuffix}/public/api/customers/{customerId}/assets?filters={filters}'

   response = requests.get(assetInfoURL, headers=creds)

   
   

   if(response.status_code == 200):

       data = response.json()

       assetId = data['items'][0]['id']

       print("\nSuccess!!!")

       print(f"\nAssetId Received: {assetId}")

   
   

       print("\nDeleting Asset...")

       # Format the URL

       assetDeletionURL = f'https://{domain}.uptycs.io/public/api/customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}'

       response = requests.delete(assetDeletionURL, headers=creds)

       

       if(response.status_code == 200):

           print("\nAsset Deletion Completed!!!")

       else:

           print("\nError while deleting asset")

           print(response.json())

   else:

       print("\nError!!!")

       print(response.json())
   
   

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