Mist Utilities PCAPs API
API Calls to start, stop or managed Packet Captures at the device level
API Calls to start, stop or managed Packet Captures at the device level
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
contact:
email: tmunzer@juniper.net
name: Thomas Munzer
description: '> Version: **2606.1.1**
>
> Date: **July 10, 2026**
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license:
name: MIT
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tmunzer/Mist-OAS3.0/main/LICENSE
title: Mist Utilities PCAPs API
version: 2606.1.1
x-logo:
altText: Juniper-MistAI
backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
url: https://www.mist.com/wp-content/uploads/logo.png
servers:
- description: Mist Global 01
url: https://api.mist.com
- description: Mist Global 02
url: https://api.gc1.mist.com
- description: Mist Global 03
url: https://api.ac2.mist.com
- description: Mist Global 04
url: https://api.gc2.mist.com
- description: Mist Global 05
url: https://api.gc4.mist.com
- description: Mist EMEA 01
url: https://api.eu.mist.com
- description: Mist EMEA 02
url: https://api.gc3.mist.com
- description: Mist EMEA 03
url: https://api.ac6.mist.com
- description: Mist EMEA 04
url: https://api.gc6.mist.com
- description: Mist APAC 01
url: https://api.ac5.mist.com
- description: Mist APAC 02
url: https://api.gc5.mist.com
- description: Mist APAC 03
url: https://api.gc7.mist.com
security:
- apiToken: []
- csrfToken: []
tags:
- description: API Calls to start, stop or managed Packet Captures at the device level
name: Utilities PCAPs
paths:
/api/v1/orgs/{org_id}/pcaps:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/org_id'
get:
description: List organization packet capture sessions and generated capture files for the selected time range.
operationId: listOrgPacketCaptures
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/start'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/end'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/duration'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapsSearch'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: listOrgPacketCaptures
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
/api/v1/orgs/{org_id}/pcaps/capture:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/org_id'
delete:
description: Stop the currently running organization packet capture and end its websocket output stream.
operationId: stopOrgPacketCapture
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/OK'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: stopOrgPacketCapture
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
get:
description: Retrieve the current organization packet capture status, including active capture targets and progress.
operationId: getOrgCapturingStatus
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapStatus'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: getOrgCapturingStatus
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
post:
description: "Start an organization-level packet capture for org-level Mist Edges\n\n**NOTE**: For packet captures of org level Mist Edges only. Use [Start Site Packet Capture](/#operations/startSitePacketCapture) for site level Mist Edges. \n\nThe output will be available through websocket. As there can be multiple commands issued against the same AP at the same time and the output all goes through the same websocket stream, session is introduced for demux.\n\n#### Subscribe to Device Command outputs\n`WS /api-ws/v1/stream`\n\n```json\n{\n \"subscribe\": \"/orgs/:org_id/pcaps\"\n}\n```\n#### Response (MxEdge)\n```json\n{\n \"event\": \"data\"\n \"channel\": \"/orgs/67970e46-4e12-11e6-9188-0242ac110007/pcaps\"\n \"data\": {\n \"capture_id\": \"f039b1b4-a23e-48b2-906a-0da40524de73\", \n \"pcap_dict\": {\n \"dst_mac\": \"68:ec:c5:09:2e:87\",\n \"src_mac\": \"8c:3b:ad:e0:47:40\", \n \"vlan\": 1, \n \"src_ip\": \"34.224.147.117\", \n \"dst_ip\": \"192.168.1.55\",\n \"dst_port\": 51635, \n \"src_port\": 443,\n \"protocol\": \"TCP\", \n \"mxedge_id\": \"00000000-0000-0000-1000-001122334455\",\n \"direction\": \"tx\", \n \"timestamp\": 1652247615, \n \"length\": 159.0, \n \"lost_messages\": 0,\n \"interface\": \"port0\",\n \"info\": \"1652247616.007409 IP ec2-34-224-147-117.compute-1.amazonaws.com.https > ip-192-168-1-55.ec2.internal.51635: Flags [P.], seq \\n 2192123968:2192124057, ack 4035166782, win 12, options [nop,nop,TS val 597467050 ecr 740580660], length 89\\\\n\",\n }, \n \"pcap_raw\": \"1MOyoQIABAAAAAAAAAAAAP//AAABAAAAQEx7YhMzAACfAAAAnwAAAGjsxQkuh4w7reBHQIEAAAEIAEUAAI1bLEAAKAZ/CiLgk3XAqAE3AbvJs4KpKEDwg8I+gBgADFf9AAABAQgKI5yfqiwkXTQXAwMAVKY5JopoKQrVEn0/3ld4YntctGEH/rTZuwtCvzSncFw71QJveJi9uxHs57KC8w9Apph3YvXJrmWg7M37+o+YV0KH/xmr626s5Bkhb3QhKOu+NoNEmA==\"\n }\n}\n```\n#### Stop Response\n```json\n{\n \"event\": \"data\"\n \"channel\": \"/orgs/67970e46-4e12-11e6-9188-0242ac110007/pcaps\"\n \"data\": {\n \"capture_id\": \"a2f7374d-6a70-41fd-8a3f-71e42573baaf\",\n \"pcap_dict\": null\n }\n}\n```"
operationId: startOrgPacketCapture
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
examples:
MxEdge-Packet-Capture:
value:
duration: 600
format: stream
max_pkt_len: 1500
mxedges:
00000000-0000-0000-1000-001122334455:
interfaces:
port1:
tcpdump_expression: udp port 67 or udp port 68
num_packets: 100
type: mxedge
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_org'
description: Request Body
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapStart'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: startOrgPacketCapture
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
/api/v1/sites/{site_id}/pcaps:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/site_id'
get:
description: List packet captures for a site, optionally filtered by client MAC address and time range. Use [List Org Packet Captures](/#operations/listOrgPacketCaptures) to retrieve packet captures across the organization.
operationId: listSitePacketCaptures
parameters:
- description: Optional client mac filter
in: query
name: client_mac
schema:
type: string
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/start'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/end'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/duration'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapsSearch'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: listSitePacketCaptures
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
/api/v1/sites/{site_id}/pcaps/capture:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/site_id'
delete:
description: Stop current capture
operationId: stopSitePacketCapture
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/OK'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: stopSitePacketCapture
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
get:
description: Get Capturing status
operationId: getSiteCapturingStatus
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapStatus'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: getSiteCapturingStatus
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
post:
description: "Initiate a Site Packet Capture\n\nThe output will be available through websocket. As there can be multiple commands issued against the same AP at the same time and the output all goes through the same websocket stream, session is introduced for demux.\n\n#### Subscribe to Device Command outputs\n`WS /api-ws/v1/stream`\n\n```json\n{\n \"subscribe\": \"/sites/{site_id}/pcaps\"\n}\n```\n#### Response (MxEdge)\n```json\n{\n \"event\": \"data\"\n \"channel\": \"/sites/{site_id}/pcaps\"\n \"data\": {\n \"capture_id\": \"6b1be4fb-b239-44d9-9d3b-cb1ff3af1721\",\n \"lost_messages\": 0\n \"pcap_dict\": {\n \"channel_frequency\": 2412,\n \"channel\": \"1\",\n \"datarate\": \"1.0 Mbps\",\n \"rssi\": -75, \n \"dst\": \"78:bd:bc:ca:0b:0a\",\n \"src\": \"18:b8:1f:4c:91:c0\",\n \"bssid\": \"18:b8:1f:4c:91:c0\",\n \"frame_type\": \"Management\", \n \"frame_subtype\": \"Probe Response\", \n \"proto\": \"802.11\", \n \"ap_mac\": \"d4:20:b0:81:99:2e\", \n \"direction\": \"tx\", \n \"timestamp\": 1652246543, \n \"length\": 416.0,\n \"interface\": \"radiotap\",\n \"info\": \"1652246544.467733 1683216786us tsft 1.0 Mb/s 2412 MHz 11g -75dBm signal -82dBm noise antenna 0 Probe Response (ATTKmsWiVS) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0 Mbit] CH: 2, PRIVACY\\\\n\",\n }, \n \"pcap_raw\": \"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\"\n}\n```\n\n#### Response (Wired)\n```json\n{\n \"event\": \"data\"\n \"channel\": \"/sites/67970e46-4e12-11e6-9188-0242ac110007/pcaps\"\n \"data\": {\n \"capture_id\": \"f039b1b4-a23e-48b2-906a-0da40524de73\", \n \"pcap_dict\": {\n \"dst_mac\": \"68:ec:c5:09:2e:87\",\n \"src_mac\": \"8c:3b:ad:e0:47:40\", \n \"vlan\": 1, \n \"src_ip\": \"34.224.147.117\", \n \"dst_ip\": \"192.168.1.55\",\n \"dst_port\": 51635, \n \"src_port\": 443,\n \"proto\": \"TCP\", \n \"ap_mac\": \"d4:20:b0:81:99:2e\",\n \"direction\": \"tx\", \n \"timestamp\": 1652247615, \n \"length\": 159.0, \n \"interface\": \"wired\",\n \"info\": \"1652247616.007409 IP ec2-34-224-147-117.compute-1.amazonaws.com.https > ip-192-168-1-55.ec2.internal.51635: Flags [P.], seq 2192123968:2192124057, ack 4035166782, win 12, options [nop,nop,TS val 597467050 ecr 740580660], length 89\\\\n\",\n }, \n \"pcap_raw\": \"1MOyoQIABAAAAAAAAAAAAP//AAABAAAAQEx7YhMzAACfAAAAnwAAAGjsxQkuh4w7reBHQIEAAAEIAEUAAI1bLEAAKAZ/CiLgk3XAqAE3AbvJs4KpKEDwg8I+gBgADFf9AAABAQgKI5yfqiwkXTQXAwMAVKY5JopoKQrVEn0/3ld4YntctGEH/rTZuwtCvzSncFw71QJveJi9uxHs57KC8w9Apph3YvXJrmWg7M37+o+YV0KH/xmr626s5Bkhb3QhKOu+NoNEmA==\"\n\n }\n}\n```\n\n#### Stop Response (Wired/Wireless)\n```json\n{\n \"event\": \"data\"\n \"channel\": \"/sites/67970e46-4e12-11e6-9188-0242ac110007/pcaps\"\n \"data\": {\n \"capture_id\": \"a2f7374d-6a70-41fd-8a3f-71e42573baaf\", \n \"lost_messages\": 0,\n \"pcap_dict\": null\n }\n}\n```"
operationId: startSitePacketCapture
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
examples:
AP-New-Wireless-Client-Associations-Packet-Capture:
value:
client_mac: 60a10a773412
duration: 600
includes_mcast: false
max_pkt_len: 128
num_packets: 100
type: new_assoc
AP-Radiotap-Packet-Capture:
value:
duration: 600
max_pkt_len: 68
num_packets: 100
type: radiotap
AP-Radiotap-Packet-Capture-and-Wired-Packet-Capture:
value:
ap_mac: string
client_mac: 38f9d3972ff1
duration: 600
max_pkt_len: 128
num_packets: 1024
ssid: string
type: radiotap,wired
AP-Scan-radio-Packet-Capture:
value:
ap_mac: null
band: '24'
bandwidth: 20
channel: 1
client_mac: 38f9d3972ff1
duration: 600
format: stream
max_pkt_len: 68
num_packets: 100
tcpdump_expression: tcp port 80
type: scan
AP-Wired-Packet-Capture:
value:
duration: 600
max_pkt_len: 68
num_packets: 100
tcpdump_expression: tcp port 80
type: wired
AP-Wireless-Packet-Capture:
value:
ap_mac: null
band: '24'
duration: 600
max_pkt_len: 128
num_packets: 100
type: wireless
Client-Packet-Capture:
value:
client_mac: 60a10a773412
duration: 300
includes_mcast: false
max_pkt_len: 128
num_packets: 1000
type: client
SSR-Packet-Capture:
value:
duration: 600
format: stream
gateways:
'001122334455':
ports:
ge-0/0/0:
tcpdump_expression: tcp
ge-0/0/1:
tcpdump_expression: port 443
ge-1/0/0:
tcpdump_expression: tcp
ge-1/0/1:
tcpdump_expression: port 443
'001122334466':
ports:
ge-0/0/0:
tcpdump_expression: udp
ge-0/0/1:
tcpdump_expression: port 32768
max_pkt_len: 1500
num_packets: 100
type: gateway
Switch-Packet-Capture:
value:
duration: 600
format: stream
max_pkt_len: 1500
num_packets: 100
switches:
'001122334455':
ports:
ge-0/0/0:
tcpdump_expression: udp
ge-0/0/1: {}
ge-1/0/0: {}
ge-1/0/1: {}
'001122334466':
ports:
ge-0/0/0: {}
ge-0/0/1: {}
tcpdump_expression: port 443
type: switch
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_site'
description: Request Body
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/PcapStart'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: startSitePacketCapture
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
/api/v1/sites/{site_id}/pcaps/{pcap_id}:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/site_id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/pcap_id'
put:
description: Update or add notes to a completed packet capture
operationId: updateSitePacketCapture
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
examples:
Example:
value:
notes: wired pcap test
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/notes_string'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/OK'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP401'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP403'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/HTTP429'
summary: updateSitePacketCapture
tags:
- Utilities PCAPs
components:
schemas:
response_pcap_search:
additionalProperties: false
description: Paginated response for packet capture search results
properties:
end:
description: Epoch timestamp, in seconds, for the end of the packet capture search window
type: integer
limit:
description: Maximum number of packet capture records returned in this page
type: integer
next:
description: URL for retrieving the next page of packet capture search results
type: string
results:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/response_pcap_search_results'
description: Packet capture records matching the search filters
start:
description: Epoch timestamp, in seconds, for the start of the packet capture search window
type: integer
total:
description: Number of packet capture records matching the search filters across all pages
type: integer
required:
- end
- limit
- results
- start
type: object
capture_wired_format:
default: pcap
description: 'pcap format. enum: `pcap`, `stream`'
enum:
- pcap
- stream
type: string
capture_gateway:
additionalProperties: false
description: Initiate a Gateway (SSR/SRX) Packet Capture
properties:
duration:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_duration'
description: Packet capture duration, in seconds
format:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_gateway_format'
description: Output format for the gateway packet capture
gateways:
additionalProperties:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_gateway_gateways'
description: List of SSRs. Property key is the SSR MAC
type: object
max_pkt_len:
default: 512
description: minimum is 64 (SSR) / 68 (SRX) maximum is 10240 (SSR) / 1520 (SRX)
examples:
- 128
maximum: 1520
minimum: 64
type:
- integer
- 'null'
num_packets:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_num_packets'
description: Maximum number of packets to capture; use 0 for unlimited
ports:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_gateway_gateways_ports'
description: Gateway ports to include in the packet capture
type:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_gateway_type'
description: Packet capture type discriminator for gateway captures
required:
- type
- gateways
type: object
org_id:
description: Unique identifier of a Mist organization
examples:
- a97c1b22-a4e9-411e-9bfd-d8695a0f9e61
format: uuid
readOnly: true
type: string
capture_radiotap_band:
default: '24'
description: 'enum: `24`, `24,5,6`, `5`, `6`'
enum:
- '24'
- 24,5,6
- '5'
- '6'
examples:
- '24'
type: string
strings:
description: Unique string values returned or accepted by this schema
items:
type: string
type: array
uniqueItems: true
capture_radiotapwired_band:
default: '24'
description: 'only used for radiotap. enum: `24`, `24,5,6`, `5`, `6`'
enum:
- '24'
- 24,5,6
- '5'
- '6'
examples:
- '24'
type: string
capture_switch_ports:
additionalProperties:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_switch_ports_tcpdump_expression'
description: Property key is the port name. 6 ports max per switch supported, or 5 max with irb port auto-included into capture request
type: object
response_pcap_start:
additionalProperties: false
description: Packet capture session created by a start request
properties:
ap_count:
description: Number of APs targeted by the packet capture
type: integer
aps:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/strings'
description: AP MAC addresses targeted by the packet capture
client_mac:
description: Client MAC address filter applied to the packet capture, or null when no client filter is used
type:
- string
- 'null'
duration:
description: Packet capture duration in seconds
type: number
enabled:
description: Whether the packet capture session is enabled after the start request
type: boolean
expiry:
description: Epoch timestamp, in seconds, when the capture session expires
type: number
format:
description: Output format for packet capture data
type: string
id:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/id'
description: Unique identifier for the packet capture session
include_mcast:
description: Whether multicast traffic is included in the packet capture
type: boolean
max_pkt_len:
description: Maximum number of bytes captured from each packet
type: integer
num_packets:
description: Maximum number of packets to capture; use 0 for unlimited
type: integer
org_id:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/org_id'
description: Organization associated with the packet capture session
raw:
description: Whether raw packet data is included in the capture output
type: boolean
site_id:
description: Site associated with the packet capture session, when site-scoped
type:
- string
- 'null'
ssid:
description: Wireless network SSID filter applied to the packet capture, or null when no SSID filter is used
type:
- string
- 'null'
tcpdump_parser_expression:
description: Tcpdump parser expression applied to the packet capture, or null when no parser expression is used
type:
- string
- 'null'
timestamp:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/timestamp'
description: Epoch timestamp, in seconds, when the packet capture session was created
type:
description: Packet capture type requested by the start operation
type: string
required:
- timestamp
- id
- org_id
- site_id
- type
type: object
capture_mxedge_format:
default: stream
description: "PCAP format. enum: \n * `stream`: to Mist cloud\n * `tzsp`: stream packets (over UDP as TZSP packets) to a remote host (typically running Wireshark)"
enum:
- stream
- tzsp
type: string
notes_string:
description: Request body containing notes text
properties:
notes:
description: Text to attach to the target resource as notes
examples:
- wired pcap test
type: string
type: object
capture_tcpdump_expression:
description: tcpdump filter expression applied to packet capture traffic
examples:
- tcp port 80
type:
- string
- 'null'
capture_scan_format:
default: pcap
description: 'Output format for the scan radio packet capture. enum: `pcap`, `stream`'
enum:
- pcap
- stream
examples:
- stream
type: string
capture_mxedge_mxedges_interfaces:
additionalProperties: false
description: Property key is the Port name (e.g. "port1", "kni0", "lacp0", "ipsec", "drop", "oobm"), currently limited to specifying one interface per mxedge
properties:
tcpdump_expression:
description: tcpdump expression common for wired,radiotap
type: string
type: object
capture_switch_format:
default: stream
description: 'Output format for the switch packet capture. enum: `stream`'
enum:
- stream
type: string
capture_gateway_gateways_ports:
additionalProperties:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_gateway_gateways_port'
description: Property key is the port ID
type: object
response_http403:
additionalProperties: false
description: Standard HTTP 403 permission error response
properties:
detail:
description: Human-readable explanation of the permission error
examples:
- You do not have permission to perform this action.
type: string
type: object
capture_new_assoc_type:
description: 'Packet capture type discriminator for new association captures. enum: `new_assoc`'
enum:
- new_assoc
examples:
- new_assoc
type: string
response_pcap_search_item:
additionalProperties: false
description: Packet capture record returned by organization or site packet capture search
properties:
ap_macs:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/strings'
description: AP MAC addresses associated with the packet capture
aps:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/response_pcap_search_item_aps'
description: AP MAC addresses included in the packet capture
duration:
description: Packet capture duration in seconds
examples:
- 600
type: number
format:
description: Output format requested for the packet capture
examples:
- stream
type: string
id:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/id'
description: Unique identifier for the packet capture
last_seen:
description: Last seen timestamp of the capture
examples:
- 1693482149.417
type: number
max_num_packets:
description: Maximum number of packets requested for the capture
examples:
- 1024
type: number
mxedges:
description: List of Mist Edge IDs included in the capture
items:
type: string
type: array
org_id:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/org_id'
description: Organization associated with the packet capture
pcap_aps:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/response_pcap_search_item_pcap_aps'
description: Per-AP radio capture settings keyed by AP MAC address
pcap_url:
description: URL for downloading the generated PCAP file
type: string
site_id:
description: Site associated with the packet capture, when the capture is site-scoped
type:
- string
- 'null'
termination_reason:
description: Reason the packet capture session ended
examples:
- default
type: string
timestamp:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/timestamp'
description: Epoch timestamp, in seconds, when the packet capture record was created
type:
description: Packet capture type represented by this record
type: string
url:
description: Link for accessing the packet capture output or stream
type: string
required:
- timestamp
- type
- url
type: object
response_pcap_status_aps:
description: List of target APs to capture packets
items:
type: string
type: array
capture_switch_switches:
additionalProperties: false
description: Switch-specific packet capture settings keyed under a switch MAC address
properties:
ports:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/capture_switch_ports'
description: Switch ports to include in the capture, keyed by port ID
type: object
capture_mxedge_type:
description: 'Packet capture type discriminator for Mist Edge captures. enum: `mxedge`'
enum:
- mxedge
examples:
- mxedge
type: string
pcap_type:
description: 'enum: `client`, `gateway`, `new_assoc`, `radiotap`, `radiotap,wired`, `wired`, `wireless`'
enum:
- client
- gateway
- new_assoc
- radiotap
- radiotap,wired
- wired
- wireless
examples:
- client
type: string
capture_wireless:
additionalProperties: false
description: Initiate a Wireless Packet Capture
properties:
ap_mac:
description: AP MAC address used to target the wireless packet capture
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