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This script connects to a MikroTik router, retrieves hardware utilization details (CPU, memory, uptime), prints them cleanly, and safely closes the connection. Use code with caution. Node.js: Creating a DHCP Server Lease
# Retrieve device information info = api.get_resource('/system/identity').get()
MikroTik offers two primary ways to interact with its devices programmatically: the legacy binary API (for high-performance tasks) and the modern introduced in RouterOS v7. 1. Modern REST API (RouterOS v7+) mikrotik api examples
Never expose plain API (port 8728) over the internet. Always use API-SSL (port 8729) with proper certificates.
The API uses a sentence-based structure where each line represents a word. This script connects to a MikroTik router, retrieves
Command: /ip/firewall/address-list/add =list=Blacklist =address=192.168.1.50 Integration Libraries
pip install librouteros
// Typed helpers for common operations const resources = await client.system.resource(); const interfaces = await client.interfaces.print();
Before any interaction can occur, the API service must be active on the device. By default, MikroTik listens on for standard API traffic and Port 8729 for encrypted API-SSL traffic. You can enable these services via the terminal or Winbox: Standard API : /ip service enable api Encrypted API (Recommended) : /ip service enable api-ssl The API uses a sentence-based structure where each
The API operates on a sentence-based protocol where commands and arguments are sent as a series of strings. Here are common use cases and their conceptual command structures:
The community.routeros.api Ansible module allows you to manage RouterOS devices declaratively: