Palo Alto Networks Monitoring API

Site performance metrics, application usage data, and alarm monitoring.

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GET /sdwan/monitor/v1/sites/{site_id}/metrics Palo Alto Networks Get Site Performance Metrics #
GET /sdwan/monitor/v1/applications Palo Alto Networks Get Application Usage #
GET /sdwan/monitor/v1/alarms Palo Alto Networks List Active Alarms #
GET /monitoring/metrics Palo Alto Networks Get 5G Security Metrics #

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-monitoring-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Palo Alto Networks Monitoring API
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Palo Alto Networks Developer Support
    url: https://pan.dev/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/legal
  description: 'Operations tagged Monitoring across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: palo-alto-networks-monitoring-api-openapi.yml, palo-alto-prisma-sd-wan-api-openapi-original.yml, palo-alto-sase-5g-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://api.sase.paloaltonetworks.com
  description: Prisma SD-WAN unified SASE API server.
- url: https://api.cloudgenix.com/v4.7
  description: Legacy CloudGenix API server (v4.7).
- url: https://api.sase.paloaltonetworks.com/5g/v1
  description: SASE 5G Managed Services API production server.
tags:
- name: Monitoring
  description: Site performance metrics, application usage data, and alarm monitoring.
paths:
  /sdwan/monitor/v1/sites/{site_id}/metrics:
    get:
      operationId: getSiteMetrics
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Get Site Performance Metrics
      description: Returns performance metrics for a specific SD-WAN site including WAN link utilization, latency, jitter, and packet loss data collected from the site's ION devices.
      tags:
      - Monitoring
      parameters:
      - name: site_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique site identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '222584'
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        description: Start of the time range in ISO 8601 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2025-02-14T19:41:54Z'
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        description: End of the time range in ISO 8601 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2026-02-21T15:57:03Z'
      - name: metric_type
        in: query
        description: Type of metric to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - bandwidth
          - latency
          - jitter
          - packet_loss
        example: packet_loss
      - name: granularity
        in: query
        description: Time granularity for metric aggregation.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 5m
          - 15m
          - 1h
          - 1d
          default: 1h
        example: 1h
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Site metrics returned successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  site_id:
                    type: string
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SiteMetric'
              examples:
                GetSiteMetrics200Example:
                  summary: Default getSiteMetrics 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    site_id: '662718'
                    data:
                    - timestamp: '2025-09-01T22:29:24Z'
                      site_id: '161135'
                      interface_name: Corporate Policy 17
                      metric_type: packet_loss
                      value: 78.22
                      unit: example-unit
                      direction: download
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      security:
      - oauth2Bearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
  /sdwan/monitor/v1/applications:
    get:
      operationId: getApplicationUsage
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Get Application Usage
      description: Returns application usage and performance data across all SD-WAN sites. Includes bandwidth consumption, session counts, and quality metrics per application.
      tags:
      - Monitoring
      parameters:
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        description: Start of the time range in ISO 8601 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2026-03-04T16:23:46Z'
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        description: End of the time range in ISO 8601 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2025-01-10T18:24:30Z'
      - name: site_id
        in: query
        description: Filter by specific site.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '614282'
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        example: 0
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
        example: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Application usage returned successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationUsage'
              examples:
                GetApplicationUsage200Example:
                  summary: Default getApplicationUsage 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    count: 185
                    items:
                    - application: web-browsing
                      site_id: '410918'
                      bytes_up: 73
                      bytes_down: 230
                      sessions: 208
                      avg_latency_ms: 38.32
                      timestamp: '2024-08-27T23:45:05Z'
                    - application: web-browsing
                      site_id: '410918'
                      bytes_up: 73
                      bytes_down: 230
                      sessions: 208
                      avg_latency_ms: 38.32
                      timestamp: '2024-08-27T23:45:05Z'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      security:
      - oauth2Bearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
  /sdwan/monitor/v1/alarms:
    get:
      operationId: listAlarms
      summary: Palo Alto Networks List Active Alarms
      description: Returns a list of active SD-WAN alarms across all monitored sites. Alarms indicate conditions requiring attention such as WAN link failures, high latency, device disconnections, and tunnel state changes.
      tags:
      - Monitoring
      parameters:
      - name: site_id
        in: query
        description: Filter alarms by site.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '823482'
      - name: severity
        in: query
        description: Filter alarms by severity level.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - critical
          - major
          - minor
          - info
        example: critical
      - name: acknowledged
        in: query
        description: Filter by acknowledgement status.
        schema:
          type: boolean
        example: false
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        example: 0
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
        example: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Alarms returned successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alarm'
              examples:
                ListAlarms200Example:
                  summary: Default listAlarms 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    count: 704
                    items:
                    - id: example-id
                      type: advanced
                      severity: info
                      site_id: '409586'
                      site_name: Staging Sensor 34
                      element_id: '467131'
                      message: Monitoring network monitoring configured endpoint policy on traffic.
                      acknowledged: true
                      acknowledged_by: example-acknowledged_by
                      acknowledged_at: '2026-06-22T16:54:17Z'
                      raised_at: '2026-05-16T13:49:38Z'
                      cleared_at: '2024-10-17T10:24:44Z'
                    - id: example-id
                      type: advanced
                      severity: info
                      site_id: '409586'
                      site_name: Staging Sensor 34
                      element_id: '467131'
                      message: Monitoring network monitoring configured endpoint policy on traffic.
                      acknowledged: true
                      acknowledged_by: example-acknowledged_by
                      acknowledged_at: '2026-06-22T16:54:17Z'
                      raised_at: '2026-05-16T13:49:38Z'
                      cleared_at: '2024-10-17T10:24:44Z'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      security:
      - oauth2Bearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
  /monitoring/metrics:
    get:
      operationId: get5GSecurityMetrics
      summary: Palo Alto Networks Get 5G Security Metrics
      description: Returns security metrics for 5G network traffic including threat detection counts, policy enforcement statistics, subscriber counts, and traffic volumes per network slice.
      tags:
      - Monitoring
      parameters:
      - name: slice_id
        in: query
        description: Filter metrics by network slice.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '136401'
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        description: Start of the metrics period (ISO 8601).
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2025-06-23T12:29:25Z'
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        description: End of the metrics period (ISO 8601).
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        example: '2025-04-09T18:20:46Z'
      - name: interval
        in: query
        description: Metrics aggregation interval.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 5m
          - 15m
          - 1h
          - 6h
          - 1d
          default: 1h
        example: 1h
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 5G security metrics returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecurityMetrics5G'
              examples:
                Get5GsecurityMetrics200Example:
                  summary: Default get5GSecurityMetrics 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    period:
                      start: '2024-06-05T09:27:12Z'
                      end: '2025-01-11T19:58:17Z'
                    total_sessions: 869
                    threats_detected: 523
                    threats_blocked: 380
                    bytes_inspected: 198
                    active_subscribers: 772
                    per_slice_metrics:
                    - slice_id: '752730'
                      slice_name: Corporate Firewall 44
                      sessions: 302
                      threats_detected: 418
                      bytes_inspected: 544
                    - slice_id: '903199'
                      slice_name: Primary Policy 27
                      sessions: 329
                      threats_detected: 975
                      bytes_inspected: 105
                    time_series:
                    - timestamp: '2026-12-16T05:11:44Z'
                      sessions: 780
                      threats: 295
        '400':
          description: Invalid query parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
              examples:
                Get5GsecurityMetrics400Example:
                  summary: Default get5GSecurityMetrics 400 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: example-error
                    message: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
                    request_id: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing Bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
              examples:
                Get5GsecurityMetrics401Example:
                  summary: Default get5GSecurityMetrics 401 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: example-error
                    message: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
                    request_id: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
              examples:
                Get5GsecurityMetrics403Example:
                  summary: Default get5GSecurityMetrics 403 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: example-error
                    message: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
                    request_id: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
        '500':
          description: Internal server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse_2'
              examples:
                Get5GsecurityMetrics500Example:
                  summary: Default get5GSecurityMetrics 500 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: example-error
                    message: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
                    request_id: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      security:
      - oauth2Bearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1
      description: AIOps for NGFW BPA API production server.
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions for this operation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters or body.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid OAuth2 access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code identifying the error type.
          example: example-error
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
          example: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Request identifier for support correlation.
          example: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
    Alarm:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique alarm identifier.
          example: example-id
        type:
          type: string
          description: Alarm type identifier.
          example: advanced
        severity:
          type: string
          enum:
          - critical
          - major
          - minor
          - info
          description: Alarm severity level.
          example: info
        site_id:
          type: string
          description: Site where the alarm was generated.
          example: '409586'
        site_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the site where the alarm was generated.
          example: Staging Sensor 34
        element_id:
          type: string
          description: ION element identifier that generated the alarm.
          example: '467131'
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable alarm description.
          example: Monitoring network monitoring configured endpoint policy on traffic.
        acknowledged:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the alarm has been acknowledged.
          example: true
        acknowledged_by:
          type: string
          description: User who acknowledged the alarm.
          example: example-acknowledged_by
        acknowledged_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the alarm was acknowledged.
          example: '2026-06-22T16:54:17Z'
        raised_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the alarm was raised.
          example: '2026-05-16T13:49:38Z'
        cleared_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the alarm was cleared. Null if still active.
          example: '2024-10-17T10:24:44Z'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        _error:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
                example: example-code
              message:
                type: string
                example: Investigation firewall on investigation blocked malware on on activity traffic.
          example:
          - code: example-code
            message: Traffic activity blocked incident activity alert rule alert firewall incident.
          - code: example-code
            message: Traffic policy on violation blocked Security investigation blocked rule on malware network.
    SecurityMetrics5G:
      type: object
      properties:
        period:
          type: object
          properties:
            start:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              example: '2025-07-23T02:21:44Z'
            end:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              example: '2024-05-24T08:55:26Z'
          example:
            start: '2024-06-05T09:27:12Z'
            end: '2025-01-11T19:58:17Z'
        total_sessions:
          type: integer
          description: Total 5G sessions inspected during the period.
          example: 869
        threats_detected:
          type: integer
          description: Number of threats detected in 5G traffic.
          example: 523
        threats_blocked:
          type: integer
          description: Number of threats blocked.
          example: 380
        bytes_inspected:
          type: integer
          description: Total bytes of 5G traffic inspected.
          example: 198
        active_subscribers:
          type: integer
          description: Number of active 5G subscribers.
          example: 772
        per_slice_metrics:
          type: array
          description: Metrics broken down by network slice.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              slice_id:
                type: string
                example: '877779'
              slice_name:
                type: string
                example: Primary Sensor 69
              sessions:
                type: integer
                example: 257
              threats_detected:
                type: integer
                example: 380
              bytes_inspected:
                type: integer
                example: 50
          example:
          - slice_id: '752730'
            slice_name: Corporate Firewall 44
            sessions: 302
            threats_detected: 418
            bytes_inspected: 544
          - slice_id: '903199'
            slice_name: Primary Policy 27
            sessions: 329
            threats_detected: 975
            bytes_inspected: 105
        time_series:
          type: array
          description: Time-series data points for the metrics period.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              timestamp:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                example: '2025-09-21T07:06:03Z'
              sessions:
                type: integer
                example: 842
              threats:
                type: integer
                example: 159
          example:
          - timestamp: '2026-12-16T05:11:44Z'
            sessions: 780
            threats: 295
    SiteMetric:
      type: object
      properties:
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Time bucket for the aggregated metric.
          example: '2025-09-01T22:29:24Z'
        site_id:
          type: string
          description: Site identifier.
          example: '161135'
        interface_name:
          type: string
          description: WAN interface name.
          example: Corporate Policy 17
        metric_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - bandwidth
          - latency
          - jitter
          - packet_loss
          description: Type of metric.
          example: packet_loss
        value:
          type: number
          description: Metric value.
          example: 78.22
        unit:
          type: string
          description: Unit of measurement (e.g., Mbps, ms, pct).
          example: example-unit
        direction:
          type: string
          enum:
          - upload
          - download
          description: Traffic direction for bandwidth metrics.
          example: download
    ApplicationUsage:
      type: object
      properties:
        application:
          type: string
          description: Application name.
          example: web-browsing
        site_id:
          type: string
          description: Site where the application traffic was observed.
          example: '410918'
        bytes_up:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Uploaded bytes for the application.
          example: 73
        bytes_down:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Downloaded bytes for the application.
          example: 230
        sessions:
          type: integer
          description: Number of application sessions.
          example: 208
        avg_latency_ms:
          type: number
          description: Average latency for application traffic.
          example: 38.32
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Time bucket for the usage data.
          example: '2024-08-27T23:45:05Z'
    ErrorResponse_3:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code identifying the error type.
          example: example-error
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
          example: Applied blocked incident traffic network applied threat traffic incident alert traffic network.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Request identifier for support correlation.
          example: b8969609-ec40-4367-a0fc-c65a6696edee
  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.
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow for obtaining an access token. Requires a client ID and client secret from the Palo Alto Networks SASE identity provider.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://auth.apps.paloaltonetworks.com/oauth2/access_token
          scopes: {}
x-refined-from:
- palo-alto-networks-monitoring-api-openapi.yml
- palo-alto-prisma-sd-wan-api-openapi-original.yml
- palo-alto-sase-5g-api-openapi-original.yml