Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Application Filters API

Application Filters

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Cybersecurity Management BC-620

Operations 10

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /application-filters List application filters · List application filters #
Ask an LLM
“What application filters are defined in Strata Cloud Manager?”
“Can I list application filters for one folder, snippet or device?”
Tell an agent
List application filters in folder {folder}.
Find the application filter named {name}.
POST /application-filters Create an application filter · Create an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I build a filter that matches all apps known to be used by malware?”
“Can an application filter match by category, risk level or SaaS certifications?”
Tell an agent
Create application filter {name} for category {category}.
Create application filter {name} matching apps with risk {risk}.
GET /application-filters/{id} Get an application filter · Get an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“Where can I see the criteria of one application filter?”
“Which categories and risk levels does a given application filter match?”
Tell an agent
Get application filter {id}.
Show the matching criteria of application filter {id}.
PUT /application-filters/{id} Update an application filter · Update an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add a subcategory to an existing application filter?”
“Can I exclude specific apps from an application filter I already made?”
Tell an agent
Update application filter {id} named {name} to subcategory {subcategory}.
Exclude apps {exclude} from application filter {id}.
DELETE /application-filters/{id} Delete an application filter · Delete an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove an application filter from Strata Cloud Manager?”
“What happens to policies when I delete an application filter?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete application filter {id}.
Remove the application filter with UUID {id}.
GET /sse/config/v1/application-filters List application filters in a folder · List application filters #
Ask an LLM
“What application filters are configured in my Prisma Access folder?”
“Can I search application filters by name?”
Tell an agent
List the SSE config application filters in folder {folder}.
Find the application filter named {name} in folder {folder}.
POST /sse/config/v1/application-filters Create an application filter · Create an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a filter that matches risky or evasive applications?”
“Can a new application filter target apps used by malware or with known vulnerabilities?”
Tell an agent
Create application filter {name} in folder {folder}.
Create filter {name} in {folder} matching category {category} and risk {risk}.
DELETE /sse/config/v1/application-filters/{id} Delete an application filter · Delete an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove an application filter?”
“Can I delete an application filter by ID?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete SSE config application filter {id}.
Remove the application filter with ID {id}.
GET /sse/config/v1/application-filters/{id} Get an application filter · Get an application filter by ID #
Ask an LLM
“Can I read one application filter through the SSE config v1 endpoint?”
“Which characteristics does a specific application filter match on?”
Tell an agent
Fetch SSE config application filter {id}.
Show the match criteria of application filter {id}.
PUT /sse/config/v1/application-filters/{id} Edit an application filter · Edit an application filter #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the categories or risk levels an existing application filter matches?”
“Is it possible to make an existing filter exclude certain apps?”
Tell an agent
Edit SSE v1 application filter {id} ({name}) so it only matches subcategory {subcategory}.
Edit filter {id} ({name}) to exclude {exclude}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-application-filters-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Objects Application Filters API
  description: These APIs are used for defining and managing policy object configurations within Strata Cloud Manager.
  termsOfService: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/assets/pdf/legal/palo-alto-networks-end-user-license-agreement-eula.pdf
  contact:
    email: support@paloaltonetworks.com
    name: Palo Alto Networks Technical Support
    url: https://support.paloaltonetworks.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/license/mit
servers:
- url: https://api.strata.paloaltonetworks.com/config/objects/v1
  description: Current
- url: https://api.sase.paloaltonetworks.com/sse/config/v1
  description: Legacy
security:
- scmToken: []
tags:


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