Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Containers API

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Business capability
Vulnerability Management BC-620.40

Operations 11

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 /api/v34.03/containers Get container scan results (v34.03) · Get Container Scan Results #
Ask an LLM
“What do container scan results look like on the older v34.03 API?”
“Can I filter v34.03 container scan results by cluster or namespace?”
Tell an agent
Get container scan results for cluster {clusters} using API v34.03.
Using v34.03, list scanned containers on host {hostname}.
GET /api/v34.03/containers/count Count scanned containers (v34.03) · Get Containers Count #
Ask an LLM
“How many containers are scanned, according to the v34.03 count endpoint?”
“Can I count containers in one namespace with the v34.03 API?”
Tell an agent
Count scanned containers in namespace {namespaces} via v34.03.
Get the v34.03 container total for image {image}.
GET /api/v34.03/containers/download Download container scan results (v34.03) · Download Container Scan Results #
Ask an LLM
“Can I export container scan results as a file from the v34.03 API?”
“Does the v34.03 container download include labels?”
Tell an agent
Download v34.03 container scan results for cluster {clusters}.
Export v34.03 container scan results with labels set to {includeLabels}.
GET /api/v34.03/containers/names List container names (v34.03) · Get Container Names #
Ask an LLM
“Which container names are known to the v34.03 API?”
“Can I get just the names of containers on one host from v34.03?”
Tell an agent
List container names on host {hostname} using v34.03.
Get v34.03 container names in cluster {clusters}.
POST /api/v34.03/containers/scan Start a container scan (v34.03) · Start a Container Scan #
Ask an LLM
“How do I trigger a container scan through the v34.03 API?”
“Can I kick off an on-demand container scan with the older v34.03 endpoint?”
Tell an agent
Start a container scan using API v34.03.
Trigger an on-demand container rescan via the v34.03 endpoint.
GET /api/v34.04/containers Get container scan results (v34.04) · Get Container Scan Results #
Ask an LLM
“What vulnerabilities and compliance issues did the latest v34.04 container scan find?”
“Can I filter v34.04 container scan results by image or compliance rule?”
Tell an agent
Get v34.04 container scan results for image {image}.
List v34.04 scanned containers failing compliance rule {complianceRuleName}.
GET /api/v34.04/containers/count Count scanned containers (v34.04) · Get Containers Count #
Ask an LLM
“How many containers are scanned in total on the current v34.04 API?”
“Can I count agentless-scanned containers with v34.04?”
Tell an agent
Count v34.04 scanned containers in cluster {clusters}.
Get the v34.04 container count for host {hostname}.
GET /api/v34.04/containers/download Download container scan results (v34.04) · Download Container Scan Results #
Ask an LLM
“How do I download container scan results as CSV on the v34.04 API?”
“Can I export v34.04 container results for a single namespace?”
Tell an agent
Download v34.04 container scan results for namespace {namespaces}.
Export v34.04 container results including labels {includeLabels}.
GET /api/v34.04/containers/names List container names (v34.04) · Get Container Names #
Ask an LLM
“Which container names does the v34.04 API return for my clusters?”
“Can I get a lightweight list of container names from v34.04?”
Tell an agent
List v34.04 container names in namespace {namespaces}.
Get container names for image {image} via v34.04.
POST /api/v34.04/containers/scan Start a container scan (v34.04) · Start a Container Scan #
Ask an LLM
“How do I start a new container scan on the current v34.04 API?”
“Can I force Prisma Cloud Compute to rescan containers right now with v34.04?”
Tell an agent
Start a container scan using API v34.04.
Kick off a fresh v34.04 container scan now.
GET /containers List running containers monitored by Defenders · Palo Alto Networks List Running Containers #
Ask an LLM
“Which containers are currently running under Defender monitoring?”
“Can I see runtime profile and network info for running containers in a collection?”
Tell an agent
List running containers monitored by Defenders in collection {collections}.
Search running containers for {search} on host {hostname}.

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-containers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Palo Alto Networks Containers API
  x-refined-note:
  - x-description-source differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Containers across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: palo-alto-compute-34-03-openapi-34-03-138-sh-openapi.json, palo-alto-compute-openapi-34-04-145-sh-openapi.json, palo-alto-prisma-cloud-compute-api-openapi-original.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- 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.
tags:


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