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Palo Alto Networks Snippets API

Configuration snippets

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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 /snippets List configuration snippets · List snippets #
Ask an LLM
“What configuration snippets exist in my Strata Cloud Manager tenant?”
“Can I search snippets by name and page through the results?”
Tell an agent
List all my configuration snippets.
Find the snippet named {name}.
POST /snippets Create a configuration snippet · Create a snippet #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a reusable configuration snippet in Strata Cloud Manager?”
“Can I add labels and a description when creating a snippet?”
Tell an agent
Create a snippet named {name} with UUID {id}.
Create snippet {name} (UUID {id}) labelled {labels} and described as {description}.
GET /snippets/{id} Get a configuration snippet · Get a snippet #
Ask an LLM
“How do I look up a single snippet by its UUID?”
“What type and labels does a particular snippet have?”
Tell an agent
Show snippet {id}.
Retrieve the details of the snippet with UUID {id}.
PUT /snippets/{id} Update a configuration snippet · Update a snippet #
Ask an LLM
“Can I rename an existing snippet or change its labels?”
“How do I edit the description of a snippet I already have?”
Tell an agent
Rename existing snippet {id} to {name}.
Update the labels on snippet {id} ({name}) to {labels}.
DELETE /snippets/{id} Delete a configuration snippet · Delete a snippet #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a snippet I no longer use?”
“Can a configuration snippet be deleted by UUID?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete snippet {id}.
Remove the configuration snippet with UUID {id}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

palo-alto-networks-snippets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Configuration Setup 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: Snippets
  description: Configuration snippets
paths:
  /snippets:
    get:
      summary: List snippets
      description: Retrieve a list of snippets.
      tags:
      - Snippets
      operationId: ListSnippets
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit-optional'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset-optional'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name-optional'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    allOf:
                    - type: array
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
                  limit:
                    type: integer
                    default: 200
                  offset:
                    type: integer
                    default: 0
                  total:
                    type: integer
          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'
    post:
      summary: Create a snippet
      description: Create a new snippet.
      tags:
      - Snippets
      operationId: CreateSnippet
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
        description: The `snippet` resource definition.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
        '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'
  /snippets/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a snippet
      description: Retrieve an existing snippet.
      tags:
      - Snippets
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/uuid'
      operationId: GetSnippetByID
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
          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 a snippet
      description: Update an existing snippet.
      tags:
      - Snippets
      operationId: UpdateSnippetByID
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/uuid'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
        description: The `snippet` resource definition.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snippets'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad_request_errors_basic_with_body'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/auth_errors'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/access_errors'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/not_found'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/conflict_errors'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/default_errors'
    delete:
      summary: Delete a snippet
      description: Delete an existing snippet.
      tags:
      - Snippets
      operationId: DeleteSnippetByID
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/uuid'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/http_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'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/conflict_errors'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/default_errors'
components:
  schemas:
    snippets:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - id
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the snippet
        description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the snippet
        id:
          type: string
          description: The UUID of the snippet
          readOnly: true
        type:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          enum:
          - predefined
          - custom
          - readonly
          description: The snippet type
        labels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Labels applied to the snippet
    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'
  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'
    http_ok:
      description: OK
    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'
  parameters:
    name-optional:
      name: name
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The name of the resource
    offset-optional:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The offset into the list of resources returned
    limit-optional:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The maximum number of resources to return
    uuid:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The UUID of the resource
  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