Are IDs returned from REST API stable?

RouterOS Scripting
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Hi,

I am looking to use the REST API in order to delete items, and understand I need to use the .id field previously returned from a GET request in order to do so. My question is is this ID guaranteed to be the same for as long as the item exists? As far as I understand, when using regular RouterOS scripting, the IDs you get are only valid during the execution of that command or something.

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Internal ID stays the same as long as object exists. It doesn’t matter if it is api, rest api or console ID, is the same.

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@mrz is right about REST. And you’re right about the CLI’s “print” command - but those are “numbers=”, not “.id=”. To see the “*XX” form in .id in CLI, just add “show-ids” to any print to see same as REST.

/ip address print show-ids

The .id’s can be also be used in CLI with “*” any place the 1… based numbers would work.

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Alright. That explains it. Thanks!

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FWIW, the .id in REST are also the output of a “find” in CLI:

:put [/ip/address/find]
*2;*2b;*2c;*81;*93;*9d;*a2;*ab;*b1;*b2;*b3;*b4;*b5;*b6

as REST:

curl -k -s -u $USER -X POST https://$ROUTER/rest/ip/address/find --json '' | jq '.ret'



“*2;*2b;*2c;*81;*93;*9d;*a2;*ab;*b1;*b2;*b3;*b4;*b5;*b6”

Basically it’s print that has a “helper” to use relative numbers at CLI. I think since using *2b stuff for interactive use would get annoying.