AWS WAF

AWS WAFV2 API

REST API for creating and managing web ACLs, rule groups, IP sets, regex pattern sets, and logging configurations across regional and CloudFront-scoped AWS WAF deployments. Requests are authenticated with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4) using AWS access keys or temporary IAM credentials.

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html

Other Resources

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Developer Guide
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-chapter.html
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Endpoints
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/waf.html
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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-waf/refs/heads/main/graphql/aws-waf-graphql.md
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-waf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: aws-waf:wafv2-api
name: AWS WAFV2 API
description: REST API for creating and managing web ACLs, rule groups, IP sets, regex pattern sets, and
  logging configurations across regional and CloudFront-scoped AWS WAF deployments. Requests are authenticated
  with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4) using AWS access keys or temporary IAM credentials.
humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
tags:
- WAF
- Web Security
- Rule Groups
- IP Sets
- AWS
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
- type: Developer Guide
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-chapter.html
- type: Endpoints
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/waf.html
- url: graphql/aws-waf-graphql.md
  type: GraphQL