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Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration

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How to connect Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate (using the HTTP Request node)

You can find Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate nodes in the nodes panel and drag them onto your workflow canvas. Cockpit node comes with pre-built credentials and supported actions. Fortinet FortiGate can be set up with the HTTP Request node using a pre-configured credential type. The HTTP Request node makes custom API calls to Fortinet FortiGate. Configure Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration: Add and configure Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate nodes

Step 3: Connect Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate

A connection establishes a link between Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration: Connect Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate

Step 4: Customize and extend your Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration: Customize and extend your Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Cockpit to Fortinet FortiGate or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration: Test and activate your Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate workflow

Build your own Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate integration

Create custom Cockpit and Fortinet FortiGate workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Cockpit supported actions

Create an Entry
Create a collection entry
Get Many Entries
Get many collection entries
Update an Entry
Update a collection entry
Submit a Form
Store data from a form submission
Get
Get a singleton

Supported methods for Fortinet FortiGate

Delete
Get
Head
Options
Patch
Post
Put

Requires additional credentials set up

Use n8n’s HTTP Request node with a predefined or generic credential type to make custom API calls.

FAQs

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