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Sending CUPI requests to Cisco Unity using Postman
Sending CUPI requests to Cisco Unity using Postman
The Cisco Unity Provisioning Interface (CUPI) allows a UC Administrator to programmatically perform moves, adds, and changes to various entries in Cisco Unity (users, contacts, distribution lists, and call handlers) through a simple REST API.
The following SlideShare will provide step-by-step instructions on how to perform a request to the CUPI API using Postman.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco UnityPrerequisite: Administrator Account in Cisco Unity.
Step 1.1: Login to the Cisco Unity Connection Administration page.
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Step 1.2: Go to Users.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.3: Click on Add New.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.4: Click on the User Type dropdown and select the User Without Mailbox type.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.5: Click on the Based on Template dropdown and select the administratortemplate.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.6: Provide a new user alias.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.7: Click Save.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Step 1.8: Now that the user has been created, ensure to Edit -- Change Password to provide credentials for your newly created account.
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Section 1: Creating an administrator account in
Cisco Unity
Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanFor our example, we will request a user’s information using an account alias.
Refer to the Cisco Unity Connection Provisioning Interface (CUPI) API for the full list of possible transactions.
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Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanStep 2.1: Open Postman (Available at http://www.getpostman.com/)
Step 2.2: Select GET from the request dropdown menu.
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Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanStep 2.3: In the URL tab, provide the URL to query the user by
alias (replace the IP and alias with your values)https://<ip-or-hostname-to-cuc>/vmrest/users/?
query=(alias is alias)
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Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanStep 2.4: Go to the Authorization tab and select Basic Auth.
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Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanStep 2.5: Provide the credentials for
the System Administrator user you created in Unity and click Update request.
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Section 2: Sending a CUPI request to Cisco Unity with
PostmanStep 2.6: Press Send and then review the returned XML response containing the details of the voicemail account.
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Congratulations! You have successfully sent a CUPI API request to your CUC using Postman. If you are interested in building solutions to help your organization with their UC environment using CUPI, please feel free to reach out to our Software Solutions Team. Our team of experts uses AXL and CUPI extensively for a variety of software products, including SMACS our Stack8, Moves, Adds, and Changes Solution.
Sending CUPI requests to Cisco Unity using Postman
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