Fastly WAF Rules API

Operations for managing WAF rules that define detection and response behaviors for web attacks.

Operations 2

GET /waf/rules List WAF rules #
GET /waf/rules/{waf_rule_id} Get a WAF rule #

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OpenAPI Specification

fastly-waf-rules-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Fastly Next-Gen WAF WAF Rules API
  description: The Fastly Next-Gen WAF API provides programmatic access to configure and manage web application firewall rules that protect applications delivered through Fastly's edge network. It enables developers to manage WAF firewall configurations, rule sets, and exclusions to defend against common web attacks including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. The API supports managing active rules, reviewing firewall events, and configuring response behaviors for detected threats.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Fastly Support
    url: https://support.fastly.com
  termsOfService: https://www.fastly.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.fastly.com
  description: Fastly API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: WAF Rules
  description: Operations for managing WAF rules that define detection and response behaviors for web attacks.
paths:
  /waf/rules:
    get:
      operationId: listWafRules
      summary: List WAF rules
      description: Retrieves a list of all available WAF rules.
      tags:
      - WAF Rules
      parameters:
      - name: page[number]
        in: query
        description: The page number to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        description: The number of items per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: filter[waf_tags][name]
        in: query
        description: Filter rules by tag name.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the list of WAF rules.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WafRule'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
  /waf/rules/{waf_rule_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getWafRule
      summary: Get a WAF rule
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific WAF rule.
      tags:
      - WAF Rules
      parameters:
      - name: waf_rule_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The alphanumeric string identifying the WAF rule.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the WAF rule.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/WafRule'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: WAF rule not found.
components:
  schemas:
    WafRule:
      type: object
      description: A WAF rule that defines detection logic for a specific type of web attack.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The alphanumeric string identifying the WAF rule.
        type:
          type: string
          description: The resource type.
          enum:
          - waf_rule
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            modsec_rule_id:
              type: integer
              description: The ModSecurity rule ID.
            type:
              type: string
              description: The type of the rule.
            severity:
              type: integer
              description: The severity level of the rule.
            source:
              type: string
              description: The source of the rule.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Fastly-Key
      description: API token used to authenticate requests to the Fastly API.
externalDocs:
  description: Fastly Next-Gen WAF API Documentation
  url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/waf/