Palo Alto Networks Ingestion API

Data source configuration for log ingestion.

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POST /ingestion/datasources Palo Alto Networks Configure Data Source #

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-ingestion-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Palo Alto Networks Ingestion API
  version: '1.0'
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/legal
  description: 'Operations tagged Ingestion across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: palo-alto-cortex-xsiam-api-openapi-original.yml, palo-alto-networks-ingestion-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api-{fqdn}/public_api/v1
  description: Cortex XSIAM tenant API endpoint.
  variables:
    fqdn:
      description: Tenant FQDN from the XSIAM settings page (e.g., example.xsiam.paloaltonetworks.com).
      default: example.xsiam.paloaltonetworks.com
- url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
  description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
tags:
- name: Ingestion
  description: Data source configuration for log ingestion.
paths:
  /ingestion/datasources:
    post:
      operationId: configureDatasource
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Configure Data Source
      description: Configures a new data source for log ingestion into XSIAM. Data sources define the schema, parsing rules, and normalization mappings for third-party log formats. Enables XSIAM to ingest and correlate data from firewalls, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and custom sources.
      tags:
      - Ingestion
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - request_data
              properties:
                request_data:
                  type: object
                  required:
                  - name
                  - vendor
                  - product
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      description: Unique name for this data source configuration.
                    vendor:
                      type: string
                      description: Vendor name of the data source (e.g., Palo Alto Networks).
                    product:
                      type: string
                      description: Product name (e.g., PAN-OS, Prisma Access).
                    type:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - syslog
                      - https
                      - api
                      - file
                      description: Ingestion method for this data source.
                    parsing_rule:
                      type: string
                      description: XDL (XSIAM Definition Language) parsing rule for extracting fields from raw log data.
                    mapping_fields:
                      type: object
                      description: Field name mapping from source fields to XSIAM schema fields.
                      additionalProperties:
                        type: string
                    enabled:
                      type: boolean
                      default: true
            examples:
              ConfigureDatasourceRequestExample:
                summary: Default configureDatasource request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  request_data:
                    name: Staging Policy 70
                    vendor: Palo Alto Networks
                    product: example-product
                    type: syslog
                    parsing_rule: example-parsing_rule
                    mapping_fields: {}
                    enabled: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data source configured successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reply:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      datasource_id:
                        type: string
                        description: Unique identifier assigned to the new data source.
                      name:
                        type: string
                      status:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - ACTIVE
                        - PENDING
                        - ERROR
              examples:
                ConfigureDatasource200Example:
                  summary: Default configureDatasource 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    reply:
                      datasource_id: '995974'
                      name: Corporate Policy 49
                      status: PENDING
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      security:
      - xsiamAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api-{fqdn}/public_api/v1
      description: Cortex XSIAM tenant API endpoint.
      variables:
        fqdn:
          description: Tenant FQDN from the XSIAM settings page (e.g., example.xsiam.paloaltonetworks.com).
          default: example.xsiam.paloaltonetworks.com
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions for the requested operation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Malformed request body or invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication headers.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Conflict:
      description: A resource with the specified name already exists.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        reply:
          type: object
          properties:
            err_code:
              type: integer
              example: 140
            err_msg:
              type: string
              example: example-err_msg
            err_extra:
              type: string
              example: example-err_extra
          example:
            err_code: 33
            err_msg: example-err_msg
            err_extra: example-err_extra
  securitySchemes:
    xsiamAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-xdr-hmac-v2
      description: 'Cortex XSIAM uses a custom HMAC-SHA256 authentication scheme. Include four headers on each request: x-xdr-auth-id (API key ID number), x-xdr-nonce (64-character random string), x-xdr-timestamp (Unix epoch milliseconds as a string), and x-xdr-hmac-v2 (SHA-256 hash of api_key + nonce + timestamp). Standard and Advanced API key types are supported; Advanced keys provide additional security through IP allowlisting. Generate API keys from XSIAM Settings > Configurations > API Keys.'
    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.
x-refined-from:
- palo-alto-cortex-xsiam-api-openapi-original.yml
- palo-alto-networks-ingestion-api-openapi.yml