Forcepoint

Forcepoint DLP REST API

REST API for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention policy management; JSON over HTTP(S).

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 12

POST /dlp/rest/v1/auth/access-token Access Token API for obtaining a JSON Web Token (JWT) for API authentication. #
POST /dlp/rest/v1/auth/refresh-token Refresh Token API for refreshing authentication tokens. #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/enabled-names Get list of enabled policies. #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules Get rules and classifiers. #
POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions Get rule exception details. #
POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions/all Get list of rule exceptions. #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action Get rule severity and action. #
POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action #
GET /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination Get source and destination. #
POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/index.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/forcepoint/openapi/_ae-authored/forcepoint-openapi-generated.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

forcepoint-openapi-generated.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Forcepoint DLP REST API
  version: '2026-10-20'
  description: 'GENERATED FROM DOCUMENTATION by API Evangelist on 2026-10-20: 12 operation(s) read from 5 public documentation page(s) (each operation
    names its page in x-source). This is not the provider''s published contract; Forcepoint has published no machine-readable contract that the
    pipeline could find. Engine: anthropic.'
  x-evidence-tiers:
    code-example: 5
    documentation: 8
    pages-with-code: 4
    pages-read: 5
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-provenance: generated
  x-authored-by: API Evangelist
  x-generated: '2026-10-20'
  x-generator: generate-contract-from-docs.py
  x-engine: anthropic
  x-sources:
  - https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/9C4D0BEF-05DE-47BD-B6A9-F8F8C6360D79.html
  - https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/CEEF74D1-1171-40D3-ACEE-D7C12DE4F8B8.html
  - https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
  - https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/B9942FE6-DD50-4A85-8D8D-0F847E7D9400.html
  - https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/54F8A174-ACF2-4D3C-B0CB-CDB2F0E2B1EF.html
paths:
  /dlp/rest/v1/auth/access-token:
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_auth_access_token
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Access Token API for obtaining a JSON Web Token (JWT) for API authentication.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/9C4D0BEF-05DE-47BD-B6A9-F8F8C6360D79.html
      parameters:
      - name: refresh-token
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Bearer token for refresh
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
  /dlp/rest/v1/auth/refresh-token:
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_auth_refresh_token
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Refresh Token API for refreshing authentication tokens.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/9C4D0BEF-05DE-47BD-B6A9-F8F8C6360D79.html
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/enabled-names:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_enabled_names
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get list of enabled policies.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy type
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get rules and classifiers.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: policyName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/B9942FE6-DD50-4A85-8D8D-0F847E7D9400.html
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: code-example
        language: curl
        snippet: "curl --insecure --location --request POST \"https://10.0.186.68:9443/dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules\" \n POST rule severity and action\
          \ API "
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_exceptions
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get rule exception details.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy type
      - name: ruleName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Rule name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_exceptions
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/B9942FE6-DD50-4A85-8D8D-0F847E7D9400.html
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: code-example
        language: curl
        snippet: "curl --insecure --location --request POST \"https://10.0.186.68:9443/dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions\" \n Troubleshooting\
          \ \n Create and Update Policy APIs \n While exporting and importing policies, \n Same classifier name should exist on the target FSM.\
          \ \n Resources should exist on the target FSM. Users should have the same email address and other resources like groups and computers\
          \ should have the s"
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/exceptions/all:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_exceptions_all
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get list of rule exceptions.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy type
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_severity_action
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get rule severity and action.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: policyName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_severity_action
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/B9942FE6-DD50-4A85-8D8D-0F847E7D9400.html
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: code-example
        language: curl
        snippet: "curl --insecure --location --request POST \"https://10.0.186.68:9443/dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/severity-action\" \n POST rule\
          \ source and destination API "
  /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination:
    get:
      operationId: get_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_source_destination
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: Get source and destination.
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/3CE93266-7D5D-474B-872F-796CFF5718BF.html
      parameters:
      - name: policyName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Policy name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: documentation
    post:
      operationId: post_dlp_rest_v1_policy_rules_source_destination
      tags:
      - Dlp
      summary: POST /dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/dlp/90/restapi/B9942FE6-DD50-4A85-8D8D-0F847E7D9400.html
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
      x-evidence:
        kind: code-example
        language: curl
        snippet: "curl --insecure --location --request POST \"https://10.0.186.68:9443/dlp/rest/v1/policy/rules/source-destination\" \n POST rule\
          \ exceptions API "
tags:
- name: Api
- name: Dlp
servers:
- url: https://{dlpManagerHost}:{dlpManagerPort}
  description: Self-hosted Forcepoint DLP Manager; docs examples use https://<DLP Manager IP>:<DLP Manager port>/dlp/rest/v1/...
  variables:
    dlpManagerHost:
      default: dlp-manager.example.internal
    dlpManagerPort:
      default: '9443'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ngfw_smc_api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      x-source: https://help.forcepoint.com/fpone/deploy/rhtml/guid-18f77855-8dc9-436a-9fba-179f06a81066.html
security:
- ngfw_smc_api_key: []