# Proofpoint Essentials Threat (SIEM) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-essentials-siem/  
**Provider:** Proofpoint — https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/  
**Base URL:** https://us-siem.proofpointessentials.com/v2  
**Documentation:** https://help.proofpoint.com/Essentials/Additional_Resources/API_Documentation/Essentials_Threat_API

Proofpoint Essentials Threat (SIEM) API is one of 7 APIs that [Proofpoint](https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include SIEM, Email Security, and SMB. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an API reference and authentication docs.

Proofpoint Essentials — the SMB and MSP edition of the platform — exposes the same /v2/siem shape as TAP on its own regional hosts, returning blocked and permitted clicks and blocked and delivered messages in syslog or JSON for SIEM ingestion. HTTP Basic with a service principal and secret, GET only, same rolling 24-hour throttle.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **APIReference** — https://help.proofpoint.com/Essentials/Additional_Resources/API_Documentation/Essentials_Threat_API
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/proofpoint/refs/heads/main/authentication/proofpoint-authentication.yml

## Other Proofpoint APIs (6)

- [Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) API v2](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-tap/)
- [Proofpoint Threat Protection Dashboard Reports API v1](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-threat-protection-reports/)
- [Emerging Threats (ET) Intelligence Query API v1](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-et-intelligence/)
- [Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (ZenGuide) Results API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-psat-results/)
- [Proofpoint Secure Email Relay (SER) Email Submission API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-secure-email-relay/)
- [Proofpoint on Demand (PoD) Log API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-pod-log/)

## Tags

SIEM, Email Security, SMB

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-essentials-siem/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/.