McAfee (Trellix) Watchlists API

Manage security watchlists

Operations 4

POST /v2/sysGetWatchlists McAfee List watchlists #
POST /v2/sysGetWatchlistValues McAfee Get watchlist values #
POST /v2/sysAddWatchlistValues McAfee Add values to a watchlist #
POST /v2/sysRemoveWatchlistValues McAfee Remove values from a watchlist #

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OpenAPI Specification

mcafee-watchlists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: McAfee ESM Watchlists API
  description: McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) SIEM REST API for managing security events, alarms, watchlists, data sources, and executing queries against the event database for security monitoring and incident response.
  version: '11.0'
  contact:
    name: McAfee Support
    url: https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/support.html
  termsOfService: https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/about/legal/terms-of-use.html
servers:
- url: https://{esm-server}/rs/esm
  description: McAfee ESM Server
  variables:
    esm-server:
      default: your-esm-server
      description: Hostname or IP of the ESM server
security:
- sessionAuth: []
tags:
- name: Watchlists
  description: Manage security watchlists
paths:
  /v2/sysGetWatchlists:
    post:
      operationId: getWatchlists
      summary: McAfee List watchlists
      description: Retrieve all configured watchlists, which are collections of values (IPs, hostnames, etc.) used for correlation and alerting.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of watchlists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watchlist'
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
  /v2/sysGetWatchlistValues:
    post:
      operationId: getWatchlistValues
      summary: McAfee Get watchlist values
      description: Retrieve the values (entries) contained in a specific watchlist.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - id
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  description: Watchlist ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist values
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                    description: List of watchlist values
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
        '404':
          description: Watchlist not found
  /v2/sysAddWatchlistValues:
    post:
      operationId: addWatchlistValues
      summary: McAfee Add values to a watchlist
      description: Add one or more values to an existing watchlist for use in correlation rules and alarm triggers.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - id
              - values
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  description: Watchlist ID
                values:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Values to add
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Values added to watchlist
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
        '404':
          description: Watchlist not found
  /v2/sysRemoveWatchlistValues:
    post:
      operationId: removeWatchlistValues
      summary: McAfee Remove values from a watchlist
      description: Remove one or more values from an existing watchlist.
      tags:
      - Watchlists
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - id
              - values
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  description: Watchlist ID
                values:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Values to remove
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Values removed from watchlist
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated
        '404':
          description: Watchlist not found
components:
  schemas:
    Watchlist:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Watchlist ID
        name:
          type: string
          description: Watchlist name
        type:
          type: string
          description: Watchlist value type (e.g., IPAddress, Hash, String)
        valueCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of values in the watchlist
        dynamic:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the watchlist is dynamically populated
  securitySchemes:
    sessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: JWTToken
      description: Session token obtained from the login endpoint
externalDocs:
  description: McAfee ESM API Reference Guide
  url: https://docs.mcafee.com/bundle/enterprise-security-manager-api-reference-guide