Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks File Blocking Profiles API

File Blocking Profiles

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 /file-blocking-profiles List file blocking profiles · List file blocking profiles #
Ask an LLM
“Which file blocking profiles are configured in my folders?”
“Can I find a file blocking profile by name within a snippet?”
Tell an agent
List file blocking profiles in folder {folder}.
Find the file blocking profile named {name}.
POST /file-blocking-profiles Create a file blocking profile · Create a file blocking profiles #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a profile that blocks certain file types from being uploaded or downloaded?”
“Can I define file blocking rules when I create the profile?”
Tell an agent
Create file blocking profile {name}.
Create file blocking profile {name} with rules {rules}.
GET /file-blocking-profiles/{id} Get a file blocking profile · Get a file blocking profile #
Ask an LLM
“What file types does a specific file blocking profile block?”
“Can I fetch one file blocking profile by ID?”
Tell an agent
Show file blocking profile {id}.
Get the rules in file blocking profile {id}.
PUT /file-blocking-profiles/{id} Update a file blocking profile · Update a file blocking profile #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the rules on a file blocking profile I already have?”
“Is it possible to rename an existing file blocking profile?”
Tell an agent
Replace the rules on file blocking profile {id} with {rules}, keeping name {name}.
Rename file blocking profile {id} to {name}.
DELETE /file-blocking-profiles/{id} Delete a file blocking profile · Delete a file blocking profile #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a file blocking profile?”
“Will removing a file blocking profile stop blocking those file types?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete file blocking profile {id}.
Remove the unused file blocking profile {id}.
GET /sse/config/v1/file-blocking-profiles List file blocking profiles · List file blocking profiles #
Ask an LLM
“What file blocking profiles are set up in a folder?”
“Can I look for a file blocking profile by name?”
Tell an agent
List file blocking profiles in folder {folder} through the SSE config v1 path.
Find file blocking profile {name} in folder {folder}.
POST /sse/config/v1/file-blocking-profiles Create a file blocking profile · Create a file blocking profile #
Ask an LLM
“How do I block users from uploading or downloading certain file types?”
“Can a new file blocking profile contain multiple rules?”
Tell an agent
Create file blocking profile {name} in folder {folder}.
Add file blocking profile {name} with rules {rules} to {folder}.
DELETE /sse/config/v1/file-blocking-profiles/{id} Delete a file blocking profile · Delete an File-blocking profiles #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a file blocking profile I no longer need?”
“Is deleting a file blocking profile permanent?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete file blocking profile {id} using the SSE config v1 endpoint.
Remove the file blocking profile with ID {id}.
GET /sse/config/v1/file-blocking-profiles/{id} Get a file blocking profile · Get a file blocking profile by ID #
Ask an LLM
“Which file types does a specific file blocking profile block?”
“Can I fetch a file blocking profile by ID?”
Tell an agent
Get file blocking profile {id}.
Show the rules in file blocking profile {id}.
PUT /sse/config/v1/file-blocking-profiles/{id} Edit a file blocking profile · Edit an File-blocking profiles #
Ask an LLM
“Can I add a new file type rule to an existing file blocking profile?”
“How do I rename a file blocking profile?”
Tell an agent
Update file blocking profile {id} with rules {rules}.
Rename file blocking profile {id} to {name} via the SSE config v1 path.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-file-blocking-profiles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Security Services File Blocking Profiles API
  description: These APIs are used for defining and managing security services 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/security/v1
  description: Current
- url: https://api.sase.paloaltonetworks.com/sse/config/v1
  description: Legacy
security:
- scmToken: []
tags:


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