Sysdig Rules API

Manage Falco security rules

Operations 5

GET /api/secure/falco/v2/rules List Falco Rules #
POST /api/secure/falco/v2/rules Create Falco Rule #
GET /api/secure/falco/v2/rules/{ruleId} Get Falco Rule #
PUT /api/secure/falco/v2/rules/{ruleId} Update Falco Rule #
DELETE /api/secure/falco/v2/rules/{ruleId} Delete Falco Rule #

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OpenAPI Specification

sysdig-rules-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sysdig Secure Rules 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: Rules
  description: Manage Falco security rules
paths:
  /api/secure/falco/v2/rules:
    get:
      operationId: listFalcoRules
      summary: List Falco Rules
      description: Retrieve all Falco security rules.
      tags:
      - Rules
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of Falco rules
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleListResponse'
    post:
      operationId: createFalcoRule
      summary: Create Falco Rule
      description: Create a new custom Falco rule.
      tags:
      - Rules
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Falco rule created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleResponse'
  /api/secure/falco/v2/rules/{ruleId}:
    get:
      operationId: getFalcoRule
      summary: Get Falco Rule
      description: Retrieve a specific Falco rule by ID.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RuleId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Falco rule details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleResponse'
    put:
      operationId: updateFalcoRule
      summary: Update Falco Rule
      description: Update an existing Falco rule.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RuleId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Falco rule updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRuleResponse'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteFalcoRule
      summary: Delete Falco Rule
      description: Delete a custom Falco rule.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RuleId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Falco rule deleted
components:
  schemas:
    FalcoRuleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        rule:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRule'
    FalcoRuleListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        rules:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRule'
    FalcoRuleRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - rule
      properties:
        rule:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FalcoRule'
    FalcoRule:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        condition:
          type: string
          description: Falco condition expression
        output:
          type: string
        priority:
          type: string
          enum:
          - EMERGENCY
          - ALERT
          - CRITICAL
          - ERROR
          - WARNING
          - NOTICE
          - INFORMATIONAL
          - DEBUG
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
          - syscall
          - k8s_audit
          - awscloudtrail
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        enabled:
          type: boolean
  parameters:
    RuleId:
      name: ruleId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the Falco rule
      schema:
        type: integer
  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/