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Search Top Tags, Session Histogram, and Session Aggregate Data

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Search Top Tags, Session Histogram, and Session Aggregate Data

Use the session histogram search to get data that corresponds to the
Malware Download Sessions
histogram data when you view search statistics. Use the sample aggregate search to view top file types. Use the session aggregate data search to view aggregate data such as
Top Firewalls,
Top Malware
,
Source Countries
, and
Destination Countries
. Use the top-tags search to identify the most popular tags for any given period of time. The top-tags search corresponds to the
Top Tags
data available when you view search statistics.
Aggregate search data is limited to the top 10 results in each category while top-tags data is limited to the top 20 tags.

Resources

/sessions/histogram/search/ /sessions/aggregate/search/ /top-tags/search/

Request Parameters

The following request parameters are available when searching top tags, session histogram, and session aggregate data.
Parameters
Description
Type
Example or Possible Values
apiKey
(
Required
) API key tied to your license. All users attached to a license share a single API key.
string
Example (obfuscated):
d32108a5-XXX-XXXX-XXXX-c04bda5b8450
scope
(
Required
) Scope of the search. Case-sensitive.
string enumeration
Possible values:
industry, organization,all, global
Additional possible values for
/sessions/histogram/search/and /sessions/aggregate/search/:public, private
query
(
Required
) Query based on conditions specified within this object. Condition match those found in the AutoFocus web portal.
object array
See Search Field Names and Search Parameter Types and Operators for a list of available fields, operators, and acceptable values.
To easily determine your
query
, first run the equivalent search in the AutoFocus web portal and then use the API button to view the corresponding JSON:
Example (nested within the
children
object array):
[ { "field":"session.src_country", "operator":"is", "value":"Algeria" }, { "field":"session.device_country", "operator":"is", "value":"United States" }, { "field":"session.app", "operator":"is", "value":"facebook-base" } ]
field
Field for which to provide aggregate data.
Only available and required for
:
/sessions/aggregate/search/
string enumeration
Possible values for
/sessions/aggregate/search/
:
sha256
app
device_serial
device_industry
src_countrycode
dst_countrycode
upload_src
size
Number of results to return.
Only available for
:
/sessions/aggregate/search/
/top-tags/search/
number
Possible values:
Any number above 0 up to 1000.
Default value:
50
tagScopes
Filter based on the type of malware.
Only available for
:
/top-tags/search/
string enumeration (must be provided as a JSON list)
Possible values:
private,public, commodity, unit42
Default value:
Private
Example:
"tagScopes": [ "private", "unit42" ]

Sample Request

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "apiKey": "apikey", "query": { "operator": "all", "children": [ { "field": "sample.malware", "operator": "is", "value": 1 }, { "field": "session.tstamp", "operator": "is in the range", "value": [ "2015-08-26T00:00:00", "2015-09-02T23:59:59" ] } ] },"scope":"public" }' 'https://autofocus.paloaltonetworks.com/api/v1.0/sessions/histogram/search'
View the corresponding cURLrequestor Python syntax for initiating searches for samples, sessions, and aggregate data from the AutoFocus web portal.

Sample Response

The response to session histogram and aggregate searches is similar to sample and sessions searches. Use the
af_cookie
parameter to view the results of your search:
{ "af_in_progress": true, "af_first_result_af_took": 0, "in_progress": true, "af_cookie": "0-041ff071-ba35-480a-bcb2-94403ba66c41+0", "af_complete_percentage": 0, "bucket_info": { "minute_points": 200, "daily_points": 25000, "minute_points_remaining": 190, "daily_points_remaining": 24946, "minute_bucket_start": "2015-10-21 15:37:34", "daily_bucket_start": "2015-10-21 14:41:07" } }
Use the
af_cookie
parameter when you check on the results of your search using the
/sessions/histogram/results/or /sessions/aggregate/results/
resource.

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