Palo Alto Networks Shared Snippets API

Shared Snippets

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Operations 3

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GET /shared-snippets List shared snippets · Get Shared Snippets #

Ask an LLM

“Which shared configuration snippets are available to me?”

“What snippets have been shared with my tenant?”

Tell an agent

List shared snippets.

Show all snippets shared with me.

PUT /shared-snippets Update a shared snippet · Update Shared Snippets #

Ask an LLM

“How do I pull the latest version of a shared snippet?”

“Can I pause updates to a shared snippet or validate before updating?”

Tell an agent

Update shared snippet {id}.

Pause updates on shared snippet {id}: {pause_update}.

POST /shared-snippets:load Load a shared snippet into configuration · Load Shared Snippets #

Ask an LLM

“How do I load a shared snippet so it can be used in my config?”

“Can I validate a shared snippet while loading it?”

Tell an agent

Load shared snippet {id}.

Load and convert shared snippet {id} with validation {validation}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Configuration Setup Shared Snippets API
  description: These APIs are used to define how Strata Cloud Manager configurations are implemented.
  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/setup/v1
  description: Current
security:
- scmToken: []
tags:
- name: Shared Snippets
  description: Shared Snippets
paths:
  /shared-snippets:
    get:
      summary: Get Shared Snippets
      description: Retrieve a list of shared snippets.
      tags:
      - Shared Snippets
      operationId: ListSharedSnippets
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_info'
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad_request_errors_basic'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/auth_errors'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/access_errors'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/not_found'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/default_errors'
    put:
      summary: Update Shared Snippets
      description: Update Shared Snippets.
      tags:
      - Shared Snippets
      operationId: ConvertSharedSnippets
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_upload_payload'
        description: The `Shared Snippets To Update` resource definition
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_info'
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad_request_errors_basic_with_body'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/auth_errors'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/access_errors'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/conflict_errors'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/default_errors'
  /shared-snippets:load:
    post:
      summary: Load Shared Snippets
      description: Convert Snippet Snippets.
      tags:
      - Shared Snippets
      operationId: LoadSharedSnippets
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_load_payload'
        description: The `Snippet Snapshots To Convert` resource definition
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_load_payload'
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad_request_errors_basic_with_body'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/auth_errors'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/access_errors'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/conflict_errors'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/default_errors'
components:
  examples:
    json_409_panui_mgmt_name_not_unique:
      summary: Name Not Unique
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E006
          message: Name Not Unique
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_401_panui_auth_not_authenticated:
      summary: Not Authenticated
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: Not Authenticated
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_501_panui_restapi_version_not_supported:
      summary: Version Not Supported
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E012
          message: Version Not Supported
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_403_panui_auth_unauthorized:
      summary: Unauthorized
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E007
          message: Unauthorized
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_mgmt_malformed_command:
      summary: Malformed Command
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: Malformed Command
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_restapi_missing_query_parameter:
      summary: Missing Query Parameter
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: 'Missing Query Parameter: name'
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_401_panui_auth_invalid_credential:
      summary: Invalid Credential
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: Invalid Credential
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_404_panui_mgmt_object_not_present:
      summary: Object Not Present
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E005
          message: Object Not Present
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_409_panui_mgmt_reference_not_zero:
      summary: Reference Not Zero
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E009
          message: Reference Not Zero
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_401_panui_auth_key_expired:
      summary: Key Expired
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: Key Expired
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_restapi_invalid_query_parameter:
      summary: Invalid Query Parameter
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: 'Invalid Query Parameter: location=invalid'
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_401_panui_auth_need_password_change:
      summary: Need Password Change
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: The password needs to be changed.
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_restapi_input_format_mismatch:
      summary: Input Format Mismatch
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: 'Input Format Mismatch: input-format=json'
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_mgmt_invalid_command:
      summary: Invalid Command
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: Invalid Command
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_401_panui_auth_key_too_long:
      summary: Key Too Long
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: Key Too Long
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_mgmt_invalid_object:
      summary: Invalid Object
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: Invalid Object
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_restapi_output_format_mismatch:
      summary: Output Format Mismatch
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: 'Output Format Mismatch: output-format=json Accept=xml'
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_409_panui_mgmt_object_not_unique:
      summary: Object Not Unique
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E016
          message: Object Not Unique
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_504_panui_mgmt_session_timeout:
      summary: Session Timeout
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: '4'
          message: Session Timeout
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_mgmt_bad_xpath:
      summary: Bad XPath
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E013
          message: Bad XPath
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_405_panui_restapi_action_not_supported:
      summary: Action Not Supported
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E012
          message: 'Action Not Supported: move'
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_501_panui_restapi_method_not_supported:
      summary: Method Not Supported
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E012
          message: Method Not Supported
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
    json_400_panui_restapi_missing_body:
      summary: Missing Body
      value:
        _errors:
        - code: E003
          message: Missing Body
          details: {}
        _request_id: abcd-1234
  responses:
    default_errors:
      description: General Errors
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            version_not_supported:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_501_panui_restapi_version_not_supported'
            method_not_allowed:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_501_panui_restapi_method_not_supported'
            action_not_supported:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_405_panui_restapi_action_not_supported'
            bad_xpath:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_mgmt_bad_xpath'
            invalid_command:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_mgmt_invalid_command'
            malformed_command:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_mgmt_malformed_command'
            session_timeout:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_504_panui_mgmt_session_timeout'
    not_found:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            object_not_present:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_404_panui_mgmt_object_not_present'
    auth_errors:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            auth_not_authenticated:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_401_panui_auth_not_authenticated'
            invalid_credential:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_401_panui_auth_invalid_credential'
            key_too_long:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_401_panui_auth_key_too_long'
            key_expired:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_401_panui_auth_key_expired'
            need_password_change:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_401_panui_auth_need_password_change'
    conflict_errors:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            object_not_unique:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_409_panui_mgmt_object_not_unique'
            name_not_unique:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_409_panui_mgmt_name_not_unique'
            reference_not_zero:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_409_panui_mgmt_reference_not_zero'
    access_errors:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            auth_unauthorized:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_403_panui_auth_unauthorized'
    bad_request_errors_basic_with_body:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            input_format_mismatch:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_input_format_mismatch'
            output_format_mismatch:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_output_format_mismatch'
            missing_query_parameter:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_missing_query_parameter'
            invalid_query_parameter:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_invalid_query_parameter'
            missing_body:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_missing_body'
            invalid_object:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_mgmt_invalid_object'
    bad_request_errors_basic:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/generic_error'
          examples:
            input_format_mismatch:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_input_format_mismatch'
            output_format_mismatch:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_output_format_mismatch'
            missing_query_parameter:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_missing_query_parameter'
            invalid_query_parameter:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/json_400_panui_restapi_invalid_query_parameter'
  schemas:
    error_detail_cause_info:
      title: Cause Info
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        details:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: object
        help:
          type: string
    generic_error:
      type: object
      properties:
        _errors:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_detail_cause_infos'
        _request_id:
          type: string
    error_detail_cause_infos:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_detail_cause_info'
    snippet_share_upload_payload:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        pause_update:
          type: boolean
        validate_before_update:
          type: boolean
    snippet_share_info:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: uint
          readOnly: true
        donor_tsg:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_tsg:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_paused_update:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        recipient_validate_before_update:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        snippet_uuid:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        snippet_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        donor_snippet_version:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        donor_snippet_file_id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        donor_created:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        recipient_snippet_version:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        recipient_snippet_file_id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        msg_uuid:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        status:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        error:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        last_updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        donor_tenant_id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        donor_tenant_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_tenant_id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_tenant_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        properties:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippet_share_property'
    snippet_share_property:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        donor_tsg:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        donor_tenant:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_tsg:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        recipient_tenant:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        snippet_uuid:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        snippet_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        property_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        property_value:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        msg_uuid:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        status:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        error:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        created_by:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        updated_by:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
    snippet_share_load_payload:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        validation:
          type:
          - boolean
          - 'null'
  securitySchemes:
    scmOAuth:
      type: oauth2
      description: "Strata Cloud Manager APIs authenticate client requests using the \nOAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow.  Please use the `client_id`, \n`client_secret` values associated with an IAM service account along \nwith a scope value of `tsg_id:XXXXXXXXXX`, where `XXXXXXXXXX` is the \nTenant Service Group (TSG) ID.  The resulting JWT access token should \nbe attached to all API calls as a `Bearer` token in the `Authorization` \nheader (ex. `Authorization: Bearer tokenstring`).\n"
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://auth.apps.paloaltonetworks.com/oauth2/access_token
          scopes: {}
    scmToken:
      type: http
      description: "Strata Cloud Manager APIs authenticate client requests using the \nOAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow.  Please use the `client_id`, \n`client_secret` values associated with an IAM service account along \nwith a scope value of `tsg_id:XXXXXXXXXX`, where `XXXXXXXXXX` is the \nTenant Service Group (TSG) ID.  The resulting JWT access token should \nbe attached to all API calls as a `Bearer` token in the `Authorization` \nheader (ex. `Authorization: Bearer tokenstring`).\n"
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
x-internal: false