Using blackbox exporter with basic auth

[Nina Sc]

HI,

Assume that I've API which I need to probe via blackboxexporter, is there a way to use 

Any auth with the call, lets assume I call to an URL which require user and password or some OAuth , is it possible? if yes please provide a referance and if not is there any other option to to so as I assume this is some basic requirement .

Thannks!

[Brian Candler]

On Friday, 4 September 2020 19:39:14 UTC+1, Nina Sc wrote:

Assume that I've API which I need to probe via blackboxexporter, is there a way to use 

Any auth with the call, lets assume I call to an URL which require user and password or some OAuth , is it possible? if yes please provide a referance and if not is there any other option to to so as I assume this is some basic requirement .

blackbox exporter can do basic auth, bearer token and TLS client certificate authentication.  See:

https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/blob/master/example.yml#L46

https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/blob/master/CONFIGURATION.md#http_probe 

I don't believe that it will do the OAuth dance for you (of which there are many variations anyway).  One option is to write a script and run it from exporter_exporter.

[Nina Sc]

Thank you very much!