Simple ZSH script showing how to list Jamf Pro departments and create a new department using Jamf Pro API and an API client.

create_jamf_pro_department.sh

#!/bin/zsh

# This script will do the following:
#  - Generate a bearer token for Jamf Pro
#  - List all Jamf Pro departments in the instance
#  - Create a new department

# Get Jamf Pro variables
URL="https://YOUR_INSTANCE.jamfcloud.com"
API_CLIENT=""
API_SECRET=""

# New department name
NEW_DEPT="My New Department"


# Generate Bearer Token
tokenCommand=$(curl --request POST \
    --url ${URL}/api/oauth/token \
    --header "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
 	--data-urlencode "client_id=${API_CLIENT}" \
 	--data-urlencode "grant_type=client_credentials" \
 	--data-urlencode "client_secret=${API_SECRET}"
)

bearerToken=$(grep token <<< "$tokenCommand" | cut -d \" -f 4)

# List existing departments
listDeptCommand=$(curl --request GET \
    --silent \
    --url ${URL}/api/v1/departments \
    --header "accept: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $bearerToken" \
    )

echo "$listDeptCommand"

# Create JSON data
read -r -d '' jsonData <<EOF
    {
        "name": "$NEW_DEPT"
    }
EOF

# Create a new department
createDeptCommand=$(curl --request POST \
    --silent \
    --url ${URL}/api/v1/departments \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "accept: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $bearerToken" \
    --data "${jsonData}"
    )

echo "$createDeptCommand"

exit 0