: Use XPath to Get Active Configuration
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Use XPath to Get Active Configuration

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Use XPath to Get Active Configuration

Use
action=show
with no additional parameters to retrieve the entire active configuration.
  1. Use the
    xpath
    parameter to target a specific portion of the configuration. For example, to retrieve just the security rulebase:
    xpath=/config/devices/entry/vsys/entry/rulebase/security
    :
    curl -X POST 'https://firewall/api?type=config&action=show&xpath=/config/devices/entry/vsys/entry/rulebase/security"
    There is no trailing backslash character at the end of the XPath.
  2. Confirm that the XML response for the query looks similar to the following (truncated):
    <response status="success"> <result> <security> <rules><entry name="IT DNS Services"><profile-setting><group><member>best-practice</member></group></profile-setting><to><member>untrust</member></to><from><member>trust</member></from><source><member>any</member></source><destination><member>Data Center</member></destination><source-user><member>any</member></source-user><category><member>any</member></category><application><member>dns</member></application><service><member>application-default</member></service><hip-profiles><member>any</member></hip-profiles><action>allow</action><tag><member>Best Practice</member></tag><log-start>no</log-start><log-setting>default</log-setting></entry> ...             </rules> </security> </result> </response>

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