Get Sensor ID Flow Action

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • The Get Sensor ID flow action gathers sensor identifiers to use in the flow.

    The Get Sensor ID flow action can be used with any flow to gather sensor information to use in the flow.

    Results

    Possible results for this flow action are:

    Table 1. Results
    Result Description
    Success Found sensor identifiers.
    Failure No sensors found. 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.
    use_mid_server Determines whether the REST activity uses the MID server to interact with Carbon Black or not.
    endpoint_base Base URL of the Carbon Black API.
    ci_ip_address Configuration item IP address.

    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.
    Array Element type API variables.
    sensor_detail Description of the Carbon Black sensor in JSON format.