diff --git a/xos/api/examples/add_subscriber.sh b/xos/api/examples/add_subscriber.sh
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+++ b/xos/api/examples/add_subscriber.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+
+ACCOUNT_NUM=1238
+C_TAG=133
+S_TAG=33
+
+DATA=$(cat <<EOF
+{"identity": {"account_num": "$ACCOUNT_NUM"},
+ "features": {"uplink_speed": 2000000000}}
+EOF
+)
+
+curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u $AUTH -X POST -d "$DATA" $HOST/api/tenant/cord/subscriber/   
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/config.sh b/xos/api/examples/config.sh
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+++ b/xos/api/examples/config.sh
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+#HOST=apt187.apt.emulab.net:9999
+HOST=clnode076.clemson.cloudlab.us:9999
+
+AUTH=padmin@vicci.org:letmein
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/delete_subscriber.sh b/xos/api/examples/delete_subscriber.sh
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+++ b/xos/api/examples/delete_subscriber.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+source ./util.sh
+
+ACCOUNT_NUM=1238
+
+SUBSCRIBER_ID=$(lookup_account_num $ACCOUNT_NUM)
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+curl -u $AUTH -X DELETE $HOST/api/tenant/cord/subscriber/$SUBSCRIBER_ID/
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/update_subscriber.sh b/xos/api/examples/update_subscriber.sh
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+++ b/xos/api/examples/update_subscriber.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+source ./util.sh
+
+ACCOUNT_NUM=1238
+
+SUBSCRIBER_ID=$(lookup_account_num $ACCOUNT_NUM)
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+DATA=$(cat <<EOF
+{"features": {"uplink_speed": 4000000000}}
+EOF
+)
+
+curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u $AUTH -X PUT -d "$DATA" $HOST/api/tenant/cord/subscriber/$SUBSCRIBER_ID/
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/util.sh b/xos/api/examples/util.sh
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+++ b/xos/api/examples/util.sh
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+source ./config.sh
+
+function lookup_account_num {
+    ID=`curl -f -s -u $AUTH -X GET $HOST/api/tenant/cord/account_num_lookup/$1/`
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "function lookup_account_num with arguments $1 failed" >&2
+        echo "See CURL output below:" >&2
+        curl -s -u $AUTH -X GET $HOST/api/tenant/cord/account_num_lookup/$1/ >&2
+        exit -1
+    fi
+    # echo "(mapped account_num $1 to id $ID)" >&2
+    echo $ID
+}