Palo Alto Networks Manage Predefined URL Categories API

The ManagePredefinedURLCategories API from Palo Alto Networks — 1 operation(s) for managepredefinedurlcategories.

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GET /v1/config/urlcategories List Pre-defined URL Categories #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact: {}
  description: 'Use predefined URL categories in security rules to block or allow access to websites.

    '
  title: Manage Predefined URL Categories API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.us-east-1.aws.cloudngfw.paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
- name: ManagePredefinedURLCategories
paths:
  /v1/config/urlcategories:
    get:
      description: 'View the predefined URL categories.

        '
      operationId: get-v1-config-urlcategories
      parameters:
      - description: 'If the number of predefined URL categories available for retrieval exceeds the maximum you requested, NGFW returns a NextToken value in response. To retrieve the next batch of URL categories, use this token in your next request.

          '
        in: query
        name: nexttoken
        required: false
        schema:
          title: Nexttoken
          type: string
      - description: 'The maximum number of predefined URL categories that you want NGFW to return for this request.

          '
        in: query
        name: maxresults
        required: false
        schema:
          default: 1024
          maximum: 1024
          minimum: 1
          title: Maxresults
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse'
          description: OK
      summary: List Pre-defined URL Categories
      tags:
      - ManagePredefinedURLCategories
components:
  schemas:
    ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.PredefinedURLCategory:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        Action:
          description: 'Predefined URL category action.

            '
          title: Action
          type: string
        Name:
          description: 'Name of the predefined URL category.

            '
          title: Name
          type: string
      required:
      - Action
      - Name
      title: PredefinedURLCategory
      type: object
    ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.Result:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        ErrorCode:
          default: 0
          description: "Default value of a successful response is 0. Any other number indicates an error code.  \n\n400—HTTP bad request\n* InvalidRequestException—Operation failed due to invalid request. For example, unsupported parameter name or value in the request.\n* ResourceNotFoundException—Unable to locate a resource using the parameters you provided.\n* ThrottlingException—Operation failed due to throttling limitations.\n\n500—Bad request \n* InternalServerError—Your request is valid but Cloud NGFW could not perform the operation due to a system issue.\n"
          title: Errorcode
          type: integer
        Reason:
          description: 'The error description.

            '
          title: Reason
          type: string
      title: Result
      type: object
    ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        Response:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.ResponseData'
          description: 'The API call response.

            '
        ResponseStatus:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.Result'
          description: 'The API call response status.

            '
      title: ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse
      type: object
    ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.ResponseData:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        CategoriesRunning:
          description: 'Predefined URL categories in run state.

            '
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListURLPredefinedCategoriesResponse.PredefinedURLCategory'
          title: Categoriesrunning
          type: array
        NextToken:
          description: 'If the number of predefined URLs available for retrieval exceeds the maximum you requested, NGFW returns a NextToken value in response. To retrieve the next batch of URLs, use this token in your next request.

            '
          title: Nexttoken
          type: string
      title: ResponseData
      type: object