Akamai API Security Evasive path match API
Manage the evasive path match for your security configurations.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: 'Manage your configurations for Kona Site Defender,
Web Application Protector, and Client Reputation.
'
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
title: 'Akamai: Application Security Activation history Evasive path match API'
version: v1
servers:
- url: https://{hostname}/appsec/v1
tags:
- description: Manage the evasive path match for your security configurations.
name: Evasive path match
paths:
/configs/{configId}/versions/{versionNumber}/advanced-settings/evasive-path-match:
parameters:
- description: A unique identifier for each configuration.
example: '{{configId}}'
in: path
name: configId
required: true
schema:
example: 77653
format: int64
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/config-id-path.yaml
- description: A unique identifier for each version of a configuration.
example: '{{versionNumber}}'
in: path
name: versionNumber
required: true
schema:
example: 25
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/version-number-path.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/config-evasive-path-match.yaml
path-info: /configs/{configId}/versions/{versionNumber}/advanced-settings/evasive-path-match
get:
description: Lists the evasive path match setting for a configuration. Evasive path match is off by default. This setting applies at the configuration level and applies to all policies within a configuration. If you want to view this setting for a specific policy, run [Get evasive patch match settings](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/get-evasive-path-match). _Product:_ Web Application Protector, Kona Site Defender.
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Application Security API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/get-evasive-path-match-per-config
operationId: get-evasive-path-match-per-config
parameters:
- description: For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).
example: '{{accountSwitchKey}}'
in: query
name: accountSwitchKey
required: false
schema:
example: 1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
enablePathMatch: true
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: The GET Response JSON for Evasive Path Match.
properties:
enablePathMatch:
description: When enabled, evaluates requests with the following list of characters removed ` & ! $ ' ( ) + , [ ] * @ ^ \ "` and `.` only when it appears as a trailing character at the end of the URL.
type: boolean
required:
- enablePathMatch
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/evasive-path-match-get-200.yaml
description: Successfully retrieved the evasive path match settings.
'400':
content:
application/json:
example:
detail: The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 400
title: Bad Request
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/BAD-REQUEST
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Invalid](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/400). Client error, such as invalid or malformed input.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/400-client-read-errors.yaml
'404':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: The requested resource is not found
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 404
title: Not Found
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/NOT-FOUND
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Not found](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/404). The named security policy doesn''t exist, doesn''t carry application layer controls, or no rule with this ID is available for use in this policy.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/404-client-read-errors.yaml
'500':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: Internal Server Error
instance: 12ab3c45-789d-01ef-2gh3-ijk4l56m78no
status: 500
title: Internal Server Error
type: internal_server_error
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Internal server error](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/500). Something went wrong on our side. Try again in a few minutes, and contact support if the error persists.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/500-server-errors.yaml
summary: Akamai API Security Get Evasive Path Match Settings for a Configuration
tags:
- Evasive path match
put:
description: Enable, disable, or update evasive path match settings for a configuration. This operation applies at the configuration level and applies to all policies within a configuration. If you want to override these settings for a specific policy, run [Modify evasive path match settings](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/put-evasive-path-match). _Product:_ Web Application Protector, Kona Site Defender.
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Application Security API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/put-evasive-path-match-per-config
operationId: put-evasive-path-match-per-config
parameters:
- description: For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).
example: '{{accountSwitchKey}}'
in: query
name: accountSwitchKey
required: false
schema:
example: 1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX
type: string
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
example:
enablePathMatch: true
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: The PUT Request JSON for Evasive Path Match.
properties:
enablePathMatch:
description: When enabled, evaluates requests with the following list of characters removed ` & ! $ ' ( ) + , [ ] * @ ^ \ "` and `.` only when it appears as a trailing character at the end of the URL.
example: '{{enablePathMatch}}'
type: boolean
required:
- enablePathMatch
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/evasive-path-match-put.yaml
required: true
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
enablePathMatch: true
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: The PUT Response JSON for Evasive Path Match.
properties:
enablePathMatch:
description: 'When enabled, evaluates requests with the following list of characters removed ` & ! $ '' ( ) + , [ ] * @ ^ \ "` and `.` only when it appears as a trailing character at the end of the URL. This feature does not match on characters that are an integral part of URL requests, like: ``` : / # & ; = ``` and `.` when it appears inside the URL string.'
type: boolean
required:
- enablePathMatch
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/evasive-path-match-put-200.yaml
description: Successfully updated the evasive path match settings:.
'400':
content:
application/json:
example:
detail: The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 400
title: Bad Request
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/BAD-REQUEST
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Invalid](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/400). Client error, such as invalid or malformed input.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/400-client-read-errors.yaml
'403':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: You do not have the necessary access to perform this operation or the requested resource cannot be modified
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 403
title: Forbidden
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec-resource/error-types/ACCESS-DENIED
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Forbidden](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/403). You don''t have permission to write to this resource.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/403-client-write-errors.yaml
'404':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: The requested resource is not found
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 404
title: Not Found
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/NOT-FOUND
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Not found](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/404). The named security policy doesn''t exist, doesn''t carry application layer controls, or no rule with this ID is available for use in this policy.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/404-client-read-errors.yaml
'500':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: Internal Server Error
instance: 12ab3c45-789d-01ef-2gh3-ijk4l56m78no
status: 500
title: Internal Server Error
type: internal_server_error
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Internal server error](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/500). Something went wrong on our side. Try again in a few minutes, and contact support if the error persists.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/500-server-errors.yaml
summary: Akamai API Security Modify Evasive Path Match Settings for a Configuration
tags:
- Evasive path match
/configs/{configId}/versions/{versionNumber}/security-policies/{policyId}/advanced-settings/evasive-path-match:
parameters:
- description: A unique identifier for each configuration.
example: '{{configId}}'
in: path
name: configId
required: true
schema:
example: 77653
format: int64
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/config-id-path.yaml
- description: A unique identifier for each version of a configuration.
example: '{{versionNumber}}'
in: path
name: versionNumber
required: true
schema:
example: 25
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/version-number-path.yaml
- description: A unique identifier for a security policy.
example: '{{policyId}}'
in: path
name: policyId
required: true
schema:
example: boBF_19288
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/policy-id-path.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/policy-evasive-path-match.yaml
path-info: /configs/{configId}/versions/{versionNumber}/security-policies/{policyId}/advanced-settings/evasive-path-match
get:
description: Lists the evasive path match setting for a security policy. Evasive path match is off by default. This setting applies at the security policy level and overrides the setting at the configuration level on a per-policy basis. _Product:_ Web Application Protector, Kona Site Defender.
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Application Security API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/get-evasive-path-match
operationId: get-evasive-path-match
parameters:
- description: For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).
example: '{{accountSwitchKey}}'
in: query
name: accountSwitchKey
required: false
schema:
example: 1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
enablePathMatch: true
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: The GET Response JSON for Security Profile Evasive Path Match.
properties:
enablePathMatch:
description: When enabled, evaluates requests with the following list of characters removed ` & ! $ ' ( ) + , [ ] * @ ^ \ "` and `.` only when it appears as a trailing character at the end of the URL.
type: boolean
required:
- enablePathMatch
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/policy-evasive-path-match-get-200.yaml
description: Successfully retrieved the evasive path match settings.
'400':
content:
application/json:
example:
detail: The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 400
title: Bad Request
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/BAD-REQUEST
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Invalid](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/400). Client error, such as invalid or malformed input.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/400-client-read-errors.yaml
'404':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: The requested resource is not found
instance: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
status: 404
title: Not Found
type: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/appsec/error-types/NOT-FOUND
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
detail:
description: The detailed error message.
type: string
fieldErrors:
additionalProperties:
description: Fields that provide additional details about the problem.
type: string
description: Pointers to fields for which invalid input was provided, whose values are messages detailing the reason this input was invalid for this field.
type: object
instance:
description: The non-referenceable URI that indicates the error instance.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-instances/d54686b5-21cb-4ab7-a8d6-a92282cf1749
type: string
status:
description: The HTTP status code.
example: 404
type: integer
title:
description: The error title.
example: Not Found
type: string
type:
description: The URL for the error type.
example: https://problems.luna.akamaiapis.net/api-definitions/error-types/NOT-FOUND
type: string
required:
- title
- type
- detail
- instance
- status
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/problem-details.yaml
description: '[Not found](https://techdocs.akamai.com/application-security/reference/404). The named security policy doesn''t exist, doesn''t carry application layer controls, or no rule with this ID is available for use in this policy.'
x-akamai:
file-path: errors/404-client-read-errors.yaml
'500':
content:
application/problem+json:
example:
detail: Internal Server Error
instance: 12ab3c45-789d-01ef-2gh3-ijk4l56m78no
status: 500
title: Internal Server Error
type: internal_server_error
schema:
additionalProperties: true
description: Details the errors you can receive.
properties:
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