Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Authentication API

Token-based authentication for API access.

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POST /authenticate Get a Prisma Cloud Compute bearer token · Palo Alto Networks Authenticate and Obtain Bearer Token #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get a bearer token for the Prisma Cloud Compute API?”
“How long is a Compute console token valid, and can I scope it to a project?”
Tell an agent
Authenticate to Prisma Cloud Compute as {username} with password {password}.
Get a Compute bearer token for {username} in project {project} using {password}.
POST /login Log in with a Prisma Cloud access key · Palo Alto Networks Authenticate and Get JWT Token #
Ask an LLM
“How do I exchange a Prisma Cloud access key for a JWT?”
“Which customer name do I send when logging in with an access key?”
Tell an agent
Log in to Prisma Cloud with access key {username} and secret {password}.
Get a Prisma Cloud JWT for access key {username} with secret {password} under customer {customerName}.

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Palo Alto Networks Authentication API
  contact:
    name: Palo Alto Networks Developer Support
    url: https://pan.dev/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/legal
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Authentication across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: palo-alto-networks-authentication-api-openapi.yml, palo-alto-prisma-cloud-compute-api-openapi-original.yml, palo-alto-prisma-cloud-cspm-api-openapi-original.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
  description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
- url: https://{console}/api/v1
  description: Prisma Cloud Compute Console API.
  variables:
    console:
      default: console.example.com
      description: Address of the Prisma Cloud Compute Console. For SaaS deployments, use the address provided in Prisma Cloud under Compute > Manage > System > Utilities.
- url: https://api.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (US region 1).
- url: https://api2.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (US region 2).
- url: https://api3.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (US region 3).
- url: https://api.eu.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (EU).
- url: https://api.anz.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (ANZ).
- url: https://api.sg.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (Singapore).
- url: https://api.ca.prismacloud.io
  description: Prisma Cloud API (Canada).
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: Token-based authentication for API access.
paths:
  /authenticate:
    post:
      operationId: authenticate
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Authenticate and Obtain Bearer Token
      description: Authenticates with Prisma Cloud Compute credentials and returns a JWT bearer token for subsequent API calls. The token is valid for 30 minutes. For integrations requiring project-level access, include the project name in the request body.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - username
              - password
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  description: Prisma Cloud Compute username or access key.
                password:
                  type: string
                  description: Prisma Cloud Compute password or secret key.
                project:
                  type: string
                  description: Project name for project-scoped access. Omit for Central Console access.
            examples:
              AuthenticateRequestExample:
                summary: Default authenticate request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  username: soc-analyst
                  password: example-password
                  project: example-project
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authentication successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  token:
                    type: string
                    description: JWT bearer token valid for 30 minutes.
              examples:
                Authenticate200Example:
                  summary: Default authenticate 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    token: 4149d308542fc31fb11607add5a3d9ef
        '401':
          description: Invalid credentials or unauthorized access.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
  /login:
    post:
      operationId: login
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Authenticate and Get JWT Token
      description: Authenticates with Prisma Cloud access key credentials and returns a JWT token for subsequent API calls. Tokens are valid for 10 minutes.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - username
              - password
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  description: Access Key ID from Prisma Cloud Settings.
                password:
                  type: string
                  description: Secret Key associated with the Access Key.
                customerName:
                  type: string
                  description: Customer name (required for multi-tenant accounts).
            examples:
              LoginRequestExample:
                summary: Default login request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  username: jsmith
                  password: example-password
                  customerName: Branch Gateway 17
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authentication successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  token:
                    type: string
                    description: JWT bearer token for API authorization.
                  message:
                    type: string
                  customerNames:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        customerName:
                          type: string
                        tosAccepted:
                          type: boolean
              examples:
                Login200Example:
                  summary: Default login 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    token: b92f25f9d9ca270185936012ae9c8b4a
                    message: Threat network traffic violation alert threat violation policy alert suspicious traffic.
                    customerNames:
                    - customerName: Corporate Firewall 06
                      tosAccepted: false
        '401':
          description: Invalid credentials.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2Bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token for SASE platform authentication. Obtain using the client_credentials grant with your SASE service account client ID and client secret.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: JWT token obtained from the /api/v1/authenticate endpoint. Valid for 30 minutes.
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using Prisma Cloud Compute credentials.
x-refined-from:
- palo-alto-networks-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- palo-alto-prisma-cloud-compute-api-openapi-original.yml
- palo-alto-prisma-cloud-cspm-api-openapi-original.yml