private function getCPUUsage() $query = new Query('/system/resource/print'); $response = $this->api->query($query)->read(); return isset($response[0]['cpu-load']) ? $response[0]['cpu-load'] : 0;
def monitor_interface(interface='ether1', interval=1): cmd = '/interface/monitor-traffic' while True: data = api(cmd, 'interface': interface, 'once': '') print(f"RX: data[0]['rx-bits-per-second'] bps TX: data[0]['tx-bits-per-second'] bps") time.sleep(interval)
Create specific user groups with restricted rights.
queues = api.get_resource('/queue/simple') queues.add( name="user-PC-01", target="192.168.88.10", max_limit="5M/5M" # 5Mbps Upload/Download )
import routeros_api
// 2. Create a Request (e.g., Get active hotspot users) $request = new RouterOS\Request('/ip/hotspot/active/print');
if ros.system.resource.cpu_load > 90: print(f"ros.system.identity's CPU > 90%")
Automating IP reservations is a common task for ISP provisioning and office device onboarding.
To build your own scripts, you need to know where the data lives. Here are the most used paths: /interface/monitor-traffic Manage Users /tool/user-manager/user DHCP Leases /ip/dhcp-server/lease Hotspot Active /ip/hotspot/active Reboot Router /system/reboot 6. Best Practices for MikroTik API
Create a real-time monitoring system:
$result = curl_exec($response); curl_close($response);
If you have a you want to automate, such as managing hotspot users or configuring queues, let me know. I can provide the exact payload and script you need to get it done.
: When passing parameters containing special characters (like names with spaces or complex symbols) to the API, ensure your library properly formats them to prevent unexpected command parsing.
MikroTik provides two primary API interfaces:
Example A: Fetching System Resource Information (Standard API)