Sysdig Policies API

Manage runtime security policies

Business capability
Cybersecurity Management BC-620

Operations 5

GET /api/policies/v2 List Policies #
POST /api/policies/v2 Create Policy #
GET /api/policies/v2/{policyId} Get Policy #
PUT /api/policies/v2/{policyId} Update Policy #
DELETE /api/policies/v2/{policyId} Delete Policy #

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OpenAPI Specification

sysdig-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sysdig Secure Policies API
  description: The Sysdig Secure API provides programmatic access to cloud and container security capabilities including vulnerability management, runtime threat detection, policy enforcement, compliance automation, activity audit, image scanning, SBOM management, and Falco rules management.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sysdig Support
    url: https://sysdig.com/support/
  termsOfService: https://sysdig.com/legal/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://sysdig.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.us1.sysdig.com
  description: US East
- url: https://api.eu1.sysdig.com
  description: EU Central
- url: https://api.au1.sysdig.com
  description: Asia Pacific
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Policies
  description: Manage runtime security policies
paths:
  /api/policies/v2:
    get:
      operationId: listPolicies
      summary: List Policies
      description: Retrieve all runtime security policies.
      tags:
      - Policies
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Filter by policy type
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - falco
          - list
          - awscloudtrail
          - k8s_audit
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of policies
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyListResponse'
    post:
      operationId: createPolicy
      summary: Create Policy
      description: Create a new runtime security policy.
      tags:
      - Policies
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Policy created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyResponse'
  /api/policies/v2/{policyId}:
    get:
      operationId: getPolicy
      summary: Get Policy
      description: Retrieve a specific runtime security policy.
      tags:
      - Policies
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PolicyId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Policy details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updatePolicy
      summary: Update Policy
      description: Update an existing runtime security policy.
      tags:
      - Policies
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PolicyId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Policy updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyResponse'
    delete:
      operationId: deletePolicy
      summary: Delete Policy
      description: Delete a runtime security policy.
      tags:
      - Policies
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PolicyId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Policy deleted
components:
  schemas:
    PolicyResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        policy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Policy'
    Policy:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        severity:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 7
        enabled:
          type: boolean
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - falco
          - list
          - awscloudtrail
          - k8s_audit
        scope:
          type: string
        runAsUser:
          type: boolean
        actions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              isLimitedToContainer:
                type: boolean
        ruleNames:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        notificationChannelIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
    PolicyListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        policies:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Policy'
        total:
          type: integer
    PolicyRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - policy
      properties:
        policy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Policy'
  parameters:
    PolicyId:
      name: policyId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the policy
      schema:
        type: integer
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Authenticate using a Sysdig API Token, Team-Based Service Account, or Global Service Account token as a Bearer token.
externalDocs:
  description: Sysdig Developer Tools Documentation
  url: https://docs.sysdig.com/en/developer-tools/sysdig-api/