Create Session Flow Action

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • The Create Session flow action establishes a Carbon Black session to use in the flow.

    The Create Session flow action can be used with any flow to create a Carbon Black session within the flow.

    Results

    Possible results for this flow action are:

    Table 1. Results
    Result Description
    Success Session created.
    Failure Session not created. More error information is available in the flow action output error.

    Input variables

    Input variables determine the initial behavior of the flow action.

    Variable Description
    api_token Carbon Black API key.
    endpoint_base Base URL of the Carbon Black API.
    sensor_id Sensor identifier.
    use_mid_server Determines whether the REST activity uses the MID server to interact with Carbon Black or not.

    Output variables

    The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent activities.

    Table 2. Output variables
    Variable Description
    status_code Determines if the request was successful. If not, displays an HTTP error code and message.
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