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PDQ provides a suite of management tools to automate software deployment, manage patches, and track inventory across a company’s networks.

Use the PDQ component to manage deployments, devices, groups, and packages.

API Documentation

The component was built using the PDQ V1 API

Connections

API Key

Authenticate requests using an API key

Follow these steps to generate a new API key in PDQ:

  1. Log in to the PDQ Connect account and select the settings icon represented by a cog located in the lower left corner.
  2. Navigate to the API keys section and select Create API Key.
  3. Provide a unique name for the API key and select Create.
  4. Copy and save the generated API key as it will not be shown again.
  5. Enter the generated API key into the connection configuration of the integration.
Input Comments Default
API Key The API key generated from the PDQ Connect settings page. See PDQ Connect API.

Triggers

New Records

Checks for new Devices or Groups added to PDQ on a configured schedule.

Input Comments Default
Connection The PDQ connection to use.
Resource Type Select the PDQ resource to poll for newly added records. Choose Devices or Groups. Required. Devices

Actions

Create Deployment

Deploy a package version to target devices or groups.

Input Comments Default
Package ID The package id to deploy.
Targets Comma-delimited Device IDs or Group IDs.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

Get Device

Retrieve a device by ID.

Input Comments Default
Device ID The ID of the device to retrieve.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

Get Package

Retrieve a package by ID.

Input Comments Default
Package ID The unique identifier for the package to retrieve.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

List Devices

Retrieve a list of devices.

Input Comments Default
Fetch All When true, automatically fetches all pages of results using pagination. false
Pagination Page number and page size to control result paging.
Page The page number to return. Page numbering starts at 1.
Page Size The number of records to return per page. Maximum is 100.
Filters Optional query controls to sort and refine the results.
Sort Sort by a field in camel case. By default a field name sorts with 'Asc'. Add the suffix 'Desc' to sort by that field in descending order.
Filter String filter values will filter on exact values unless a supported operator is provided.
Custom Query Params Additional query parameters to include in the request.
Includes Include related resources.
Group ID The id of the group to filter by.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

List Groups

Retrieve a list of groups.

Input Comments Default
Fetch All When true, automatically fetches all pages of results using pagination. false
Pagination Page number and page size to control result paging.
Page The page number to return. Page numbering starts at 1.
Page Size The number of records to return per page. Maximum is 100.
Filters Optional query controls to sort and refine the results.
Sort Sort by a field in camel case. By default a field name sorts with 'Asc'. Add the suffix 'Desc' to sort by that field in descending order.
Filter String filter values will filter on exact values unless a supported operator is provided.
Custom Query Params Additional query parameters to include in the request.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

List Packages

Retrieve a list of packages.

Input Comments Default
Fetch All When true, automatically fetches all pages of results using pagination. false
Pagination Page number and page size to control result paging.
Page The page number to return. Page numbering starts at 1.
Page Size The number of records to return per page. Maximum is 100.
Filters Optional query controls to sort and refine the results.
Sort Sort by a field in camel case. By default a field name sorts with 'Asc'. Add the suffix 'Desc' to sort by that field in descending order.
Filter String filter values will filter on exact values unless a supported operator is provided.
Custom Query Params Additional query parameters to include in the request.
Connection The PDQ connection to use.

Raw Request

Send raw HTTP request to the PDQ API.

Input Comments Default
Connection The PDQ connection to use.
URL Input the path only (/deployments), The base URL is already included (https://app.pdq.com/v1/api). For example, to connect to https://app.pdq.com/v1/api/deployments, only /deployments is entered in this field. e.g. /deployments
Method The HTTP method to use.
Data The HTTP body payload to send to the URL.
Form Data The Form Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data File Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data File Names File names to apply to the file data inputs. Keys must match the file data keys above.
Query Parameter A list of query parameters to send with the request. This is the portion at the end of the URL similar to ?key1=value1&key2=value2.
Header A list of headers to send with the request.
Response Type The type of data you expect in the response. You can request json, text, or binary data. json
Timeout The maximum time that a client will await a response to its request
Retry Delay (ms) The delay in milliseconds between retries. This is used when 'Use Exponential Backoff' is disabled. 0
Retry On All Errors If true, retries on all erroneous responses regardless of type. This is helpful when retrying after HTTP 429 or other 3xx or 4xx errors. Otherwise, only retries on HTTP 5xx and network errors. false
Max Retry Count The maximum number of retries to attempt. Specify 0 for no retries. 0
Use Exponential Backoff Specifies whether to use a pre-defined exponential backoff strategy for retries. When enabled, 'Retry Delay (ms)' is ignored. false