Workspace ONE UEM (AirWatch) Discovery
Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), formerly known as AirWatch, is a mobile device management platform. Device42 discovery retrieves data about the devices and apps managed by your Workspace ONE UEM account, keeping your CMDB updated as a central source of truth.
This page covers the items discovered, credential setup, and how to create and schedule a Workspace ONE UEM (WS1) discovery job.
Workspace ONE UEM Discovery Items
Currently, the following data is retrieved:
- Computers
- Mobile devices
- IP and MAC addresses
- Installed software and applications
Create a Workspace ONE UEM Discovery Job
Before creating the job, create an API key for the user account on the WS1 console.
To create the job in Device42:
- Navigate to Discovery > Cloud and click Create at the top right of the Cloud Autodiscovery list page.
- Select Workspace One from the Type dropdown.
- Provide your account URL and paste your WS1 API key in the Tenant field.

Add Credentials
Provide your WS1 username and password by creating a secure Secret. Click the plus icon next to Basic credentials to add a new Secret.

Workspace ONE UEM Discovery Job Options
Choose how to associate vendor metadata to the discovered items. Under Add device vendor metadata as, select Custom Fields, Tags, or Do Nothing.

Choose an Object Category for discovered devices. To update the object category of existing devices to match the newly selected category, check the Overwrite existing object categories box.
Add Tags for discovered devices to categorize and filter the discovered devices.

Schedule the Discovery Job
You can automate the discovery process by choosing the day(s) and time(s) that the job will run.
Add multiple schedules using the + Add another Autodiscovery Schedule button.

Run the Discovery Job
After saving, you can run the job immediately.

You can also run the job later from the Cloud Autodiscovery list page by clicking the Run Now button next to the job.