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PAN-OS® and Panorama™ API Usage Guide
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Actions for Reading a Configuration
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Jul 23, 2022
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PAN-OS® and Panorama™ API Usage Guide
PAN-OS XML API Request Types
PAN-OS XML API Request Types and Actions
Configuration Actions
Actions for Reading a Configuration
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PAN-OS® and Panorama™ API Usage Guide
Actions for Reading a Configuration
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10.0 (EoL)
PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
11.0 (EoL)
10.2
10.1
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About the PAN-OS API
PAN-OS XML API Components
Structure of a PAN-OS XML API Request
API Authentication and Security
XML and XPath
XPath Node Selection
Get Started with the PAN-OS XML API
Enable API Access
Get Your API Key
Authenticate Your API Requests
Make Your First API Call
Explore the API
Use the API Browser
Use the CLI to Find XML API Syntax
Use the Web Interface to Find XML API Syntax
PAN-OS XML API Error Codes
PAN-OS XML API Use Cases
Upgrade a Firewall to the Latest PAN-OS Version (API)
Show and Manage GlobalProtect Users (API)
Query a Firewall from Panorama (API)
Upgrade PAN-OS on Multiple HA Firewalls through Panorama (API)
Automatically Check for and Install Content Updates (API)
Enforce Policy using External Dynamic Lists and AutoFocus Artifacts (API)
Configure SAML 2.0 Authentication (API)
Quarantine Compromised Devices (API)
Manage Certificates (API)
PAN-OS XML API Request Types
PAN-OS XML API Request Types and Actions
Request Types
Configuration Actions
Actions for Modifying a Configuration
Actions for Reading a Configuration
Asynchronous and Synchronous Requests to the PAN-OS XML API
Configuration (API)
Get Active Configuration
Use XPath to Get Active Configuration
Use XPath to Get ARP Information
Get Candidate Configuration
Set Configuration
Edit Configuration
Delete Configuration
Rename Configuration
Clone Configuration
Move Configuration
Override Configuration
Multi-Move or Multi-Clone Configuration
Multi-config Request (API)
View Configuration Node Values for XPath
Commit Configuration (API)
Commit
Commit-All
Run Operational Mode Commands (API)
Get Reports (API)
Dynamic Reports
Predefined Reports
Custom Reports
Export Files (API)
Export Packet Captures
Export Application PCAPS
Export Threat, Filter, and Data Filtering PCAPs
Export Certificates and Keys
Export Technical Support Data
Import Files (API)
Importing Basics
Import Files
Retrieve Logs (API)
API Log Retrieval Parameters
Example: Use the API to Retrieve Traffic Logs
Apply User-ID Mapping and Populate Dynamic Groups (API)
Get Version Info (API)
Get Started with the PAN-OS REST API
PAN-OS REST API
Access the PAN-OS REST API
Resource Methods and Query Parameters (REST API)
PAN-OS REST API Request and Response Structure
PAN-OS REST API Error Codes
Work With Objects (REST API)
Create a Security Policy Rule (REST API)
Work with Policy Rules on Panorama (REST API)
Create a Tag (REST API)
Configure a Security Zone (REST API)
Configure an SD-WAN Interface (REST API)
Create an SD-WAN Policy Pre Rule (REST API)
Configure an Ethernet Interface (REST API)
Update a Virtual Router (REST API)
Work With Decryption (APIs)
End-of-Life (EoL)
Actions for Reading a Configuration
Configuration Action Type
Syntax
Get active configuration
action=show
Get candidate configuration
action=get
Show and get actions differ in three important ways:
Show actions retrieve the active configuration, while get actions retrieve the candidate, uncommitted configuration.
Show actions only work when the provided XPath specifies a single node. Get actions work with single and multiple nodes.
Show actions can use relative XPath, while get actions require absolute XPath.
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